The Location of Deep Space Nine and Sci-fi Stars
Sep 25, 2023
This is a scientifically accurate depiction of where a select few sci-fi star systems are in our galaxy, Deep Space Nine among them. Showing this visually — getting a feel for where these systems sit around the solar system — has been an obsession of mine for months. It should be noted that the relative positions of the stars are accurate, but their sizes are not.
Books mentioned
- Star Trek: Stellar Cartography
- Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary
- Carl Sagan, Contact
- Robert L. Forward, Flight of the Dragonfly (Rocheworld)
Sources
Star positions come from the HYG 3.5 database.
Models: "Deep Space Nine" by rossrobotics, "Voyager NCC-74656" by morenostefanuto, and "Babylon 5 Station" by uperesito, all licensed CC BY.