<p>I look for an image that I know exists.</p>
<p>It is an image showing the whole sky, showing all stars and galaxies bright enough to be visible at the resolution, projected to the same shape that is commonly used for the microwave background / CMB.</p>
<p>I am sure the image is well known and has a name.</p>
<p>Can you give a reference to it?</p>

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2020-08-10T08:08:36.780Z
Google is your friend. The pictures you have seen of the CMB are of the whole sky.
ProfRob
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2020-08-10T08:18:27.540Z
@RobJeffries I mention the CMP to describe the shape of the image. But I look for an image of the stars (and galaxies, of course - but these will not be recognizable even at high resolution) Google is indeed a close friend, but I did not manage to formulate the right question in this case. I made it more clear.
Volker Siegel
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2020-08-10T08:26:22.467Z
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap091125.html
ProfRob
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2020-08-10T08:30:58.560Z
I wonder if you might be thinking of this projection: [What is the 2D elliptical projection of the Celestial Sphere called, and how can I make one?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/22600/7982)
uhoh
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2020-08-10T08:52:21.877Z
As Rob & uhoh said, you're probably looking for a Mollweide projection using galactic coordinates, as I described here: https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/293386/123208
PM 2Ring
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2020-08-10T09:15:39.937Z
@RobJeffries Yes, exactly this, that is the exact answer!
Volker Siegel
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2020-08-10T09:17:24.607Z
@a_donda Yes, that's a valid answer!
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360 degree image of the whole sky
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# 360 degree image of the whole sky

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-10)

I look for an image that I know exists.

It is an image showing the whole sky, showing all stars and galaxies bright enough to be visible at the resolution, projected to the same shape that is commonly used for the microwave background / CMB.

I am sure the image is well known and has a name.

Can you give a reference to it?

**Tags:** photography, night-sky

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Google is your friend. The pictures you have seen of the CMB are of the whole sky.  
> **username_0**: @RobJeffries I mention the CMP to describe the shape of the image. But I look for an image of the stars (and galaxies, of course - but these will not be recognizable even at high resolution) Google is indeed a close friend, but I did not manage to formulate the right question in this case. I made it more clear.  
> **username_1**: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap091125.html  
> **username_2**: I wonder if you might be thinking of this projection: [What is the 2D elliptical projection of the Celestial Sphere called, and how can I make one?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/22600/7982)  
> **username_3**: As Rob & username_2 said, you're probably looking for a Mollweide projection using galactic coordinates, as I described here: https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/293386/123208  
> **username_0**: @RobJeffries Yes, exactly this, that is the exact answer!  
> **username_0**: @a_donda Yes, that's a valid answer!  

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