<p>Crap: I've just realized the answer is <em>given on that Wikipedia page!</em></p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_coordinate_system" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_coordinate_system</a></p>

<p>Looking up from here: Coma Berenices</p>

<p>Looking down from here: Sculptor</p>

<p>Hope this helps someone googling.</p>

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<p>Pretend you're in our galaxy near Earth and you're standing upright wrt the flat galactic disk.</p>

<p>If you look directly towards the center of the galaxy, that's Sagittarius. If you swivel your head and look directly away from the center, I believe that's around Auriga.</p>

<p>In fact, if you look straight up, about which constellation is that?  And if you look straight down?</p>

<p>(If I'm not mistaken, could be wrong, this is equivalent to asking about...</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ZgB7n.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ZgB7n.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_coordinate_system" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia explanation of galactic coordinates</a></p>

<p>... galactic coordinates of longitude zero, latitude 90° (up overhead) and -90° (down through your feet).</p>

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Which constellations are straight up and straight down?
Fattie
# Which constellations are straight up and straight down?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-04)

Pretend you're in our galaxy near Earth and you're standing upright wrt the flat galactic disk.

If you look directly towards the center of the galaxy, that's Sagittarius. If you swivel your head and look directly away from the center, I believe that's around Auriga.

In fact, if you look straight up, about which constellation is that? And if you look straight down?

(If I'm not mistaken, could be wrong, this is equivalent to asking about...

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ZgB7n.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/ZgB7n.jpg)

[Wikipedia explanation of galactic coordinates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_coordinate_system)

... galactic coordinates of longitude zero, latitude 90° (up overhead) and -90° (down through your feet).

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2016-11-04. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Crap: I've just realized the answer is *given on that Wikipedia page!*

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_coordinate_system>

Looking up from here: Coma Berenices

Looking down from here: Sculptor

Hope this helps someone googling.


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