<p>For my story, I need a galaxy map with star positions in the galactic coordinate system. 2D with a view of the galaxy from above would be enough.</p>
<p>I have gathered data from <a href="http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/index.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Atlas of the Universe</a> and Wikipedia and continue to search for sources.</p>
<p>The issue for this question is: how to draw a galactic coordinate grid? Preferably using not too complicated computer software.</p>
<p>I have tried to do it in MS Excel graphs, but none is adequate for my purpose.</p>

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2023-03-06T13:39:49.097Z
"None of it is adequate for my purpose".  What precisely is your purpose ?  It's hard to understand what you want your map to show.
StephenG - Help Ukraine
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2023-03-07T16:33:27.723Z
@StephenG-HelpUkraine The result should look like this: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Artist%27s_impression_of_the_Milky_Way_%28updated_-_annotated%29.jpg
I want to see how stars are positioned in relation to and how far they are from one another.
Krišjānis Liepiņš
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How to draw galactic coordinate grid?
Krišjānis Liepiņš
# How to draw galactic coordinate grid?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-03-02)

For my story, I need a galaxy map with star positions in the galactic coordinate system. 2D with a view of the galaxy from above would be enough.

I have gathered data from [Atlas of the Universe](http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/index.html) and Wikipedia and continue to search for sources.

The issue for this question is: how to draw a galactic coordinate grid? Preferably using not too complicated computer software.

I have tried to do it in MS Excel graphs, but none is adequate for my purpose.

**Tags:** galaxy, coordinate, map

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> **username_1**: "None of it is adequate for my purpose".  What precisely is your purpose ?  It's hard to understand what you want your map to show.  
> **username_0**: @StephenG-HelpUkraine The result should look like this: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Artist%27s_impression_of_the_Milky_Way_%28updated_-_annotated%29.jpg I want to see how stars are positioned in relation to and how far they are from one another.  

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