The Real Stars of DUNE

The real stars of Dune: which named systems of the Imperium correspond to stars we can actually point at, where they sit relative to the Sun, and what the Zensunni wandering and FTL travel look like once you put them on a map.

Chapters

• 00:00 — Intro
• 00:49 — Timeline
• 02:16 — Real stars
• 08:56 — Salusa Secundus
• 12:05 — Kaitain
• 15:54 — Zensunni wandering
• 17:54 — FTL travel

Sources

• PASJ 74, 92
• MNRAS 389, 869

Thanks to the Dune wiki and the Stellar Australis blog, and to Justin Pearson for the Heighliner model.