Comments on: Milky Way Transit Authority http://arbesman.net/blog/2009/01/07/milky-way-transit-authority/ The online home of Samuel Arbesman Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:47:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: rikchik http://arbesman.net/blog/2009/01/07/milky-way-transit-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-861 rikchik Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:02:47 +0000 http://arbesman.net/blog/?p=107#comment-861 Thanks for the clarification. If you do redraw it for some other reason, it might make sense to switch "Galactic Center" to the light italic you used for Canis Major. At any rate, the map is beautiful - I've got it hanging up above my monitor now. Thanks for the clarification. If you do redraw it for some other reason, it might make sense to switch “Galactic Center” to the light italic you used for Canis Major. At any rate, the map is beautiful – I’ve got it hanging up above my monitor now.

]]> By: arbesman http://arbesman.net/blog/2009/01/07/milky-way-transit-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-860 arbesman Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:21:55 +0000 http://arbesman.net/blog/?p=107#comment-860 Thanks for the suggestion. But then again, you wouldn't want the map to be too Earth/Sol-centric now, would you? I made this with all galactic citizens in mind :) Thanks for the suggestion. But then again, you wouldn’t want the map to be too Earth/Sol-centric now, would you? I made this with all galactic citizens in mind :)

]]> By: susan http://arbesman.net/blog/2009/01/07/milky-way-transit-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-859 susan Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:45:20 +0000 http://arbesman.net/blog/?p=107#comment-859 Love the map, needs a "You are here" arrow perhaps. If you change it so it has one please tell me as I'd like to print it out again. Love the map, needs a “You are here” arrow perhaps. If you change it so it has one please tell me as I’d like to print it out again.

]]> By: arbesman http://arbesman.net/blog/2009/01/07/milky-way-transit-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-858 arbesman Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:38:45 +0000 http://arbesman.net/blog/?p=107#comment-858 Glad you liked it! In terms of the Galactic Center, Galactic Center was designed to refer to the whole bundle of stations, and Sag A (the large black hole in the center of the galaxy) was just included because it added a bit of actual astronomy info. The unnamed stations are simply there to allow everything to fit. And Canis Major is one of the closest satellite galaxies to the Milky Way, and was included to give a bit of topography to the map. Glad you liked it! In terms of the Galactic Center, Galactic Center was designed to refer to the whole bundle of stations, and Sag A (the large black hole in the center of the galaxy) was just included because it added a bit of actual astronomy info. The unnamed stations are simply there to allow everything to fit.

And Canis Major is one of the closest satellite galaxies to the Milky Way, and was included to give a bit of topography to the map.

]]> By: rikchik http://arbesman.net/blog/2009/01/07/milky-way-transit-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-857 rikchik Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:37:17 +0000 http://arbesman.net/blog/?p=107#comment-857 Just discovered the MWTA map via io9.com - very cool! A few questions - it looks like there are 3 stations in the Galactic Center interchange, one named Galactic Center, one named Sag A, and one unnamed. Is that deliberate? Also, what does the grey Canis Major zone signify? Just discovered the MWTA map via io9.com – very cool! A few questions – it looks like there are 3 stations in the Galactic Center interchange, one named Galactic Center, one named Sag A, and one unnamed. Is that deliberate? Also, what does the grey Canis Major zone signify?

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