Is there a 3D map of the naked-eye visible nightsky objects?

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In summary, the conversation discusses the curiosity about the distance of stars and objects in the sky, and the search for a map or graphic that displays this information. The mention of an old space strategy game and a planetarium software are also brought up.
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I often look up at the sky and wonder how far away this or that star/object is. I know that most discernible stars are in our neighborhood, but I have a hard time figuring out just how close they are.
Is there a map/graphic that would map all the objects we can see with a naked eye in our nightsky and how far away they are? Some of you may have played an old space strategy game called Ascendancy, where the neighboring systems were displayed like this:

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Thank you for an answer!
 
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A little bit off topic:

alpskomleko said:
Some of you may have played an old space strategy game called Ascendancy, where the neighboring systems were displayed like this:

If memory serves me well this way of displaying objects on space dates to - at least - Elite from 1984.
 
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Borek said:
If memory serves me well this way of displaying objects on space dates to - at least - Elite from 1984.

Best. C= game. Ever.
 
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Speedo said:

No.


But there's some truly awesome stuff there. I just spent an hour there, including watching the entire TV show.
 
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