B Map of M87 Galaxy & Universe: Find & Explore Here!

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A user seeks a specific map animation of the M87 galaxy from a Netflix show, asking for public sources to visualize the universe's scale. Recommendations include searching YouTube for "scale of the universe" and using interactive tools like Celestia, which allows zooming out to Andromeda but lacks clarity. The Hayden Planetarium's Digital Universe Atlas is mentioned as a resource, though it is noted for being difficult to navigate and requiring separate modules for different scales. The discussion also touches on the importance of clear communication in thread titles. Overall, users are encouraged to explore various online tools for a better understanding of cosmic scale.
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Does anyone know where I can find the map animation of the galaxy / nearby galaxy cluster that illustrate the geometry between Earth and M87 at the 29th minute in the Netflix show ?

Alternatively if that's not a public source, can anyone recommend a publicly available "map of the universe", I'd love to be able to zoom out from earth to give my daughter a sense of scale of the universe.

Thanks
 
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It was easy enough to find on Youtube:


An interactive map that goes from Earth-scale to galactic might be harder to find. Celestia (free planetarium software) lets you zoom out roughly to as far as Andromeda. But it's not as clear to see what's you're looking at as with such schematic animations like the one above.
link: https://celestia.space/

Other than that, you can use Hayden Planetarium's Digital Universe Atlas to visualise most of what's shown in the video below:

However, it's 1) terribly hard to use. I mean it; 2) can't go from Earth to intergalactic scale - you have to load separate modules, one for rendering the Milky Way and another for the large-scale universe. The video is like a pre-rendered presentation stitched together from both modules, with some bells and whistles added, that I think they play in the planetarium.
link: https://www.amnh.org/research/hayden-planetarium/digital-universe
 
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The one in the title. I agree capitalization or better punctuation would help, though.
 
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russ_watters said:
What Netflix show?
Bandersnatch said:
The one in the title. I agree capitalization or better punctuation would help, though.
I fixed the thread title up some just now. :smile:
 
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