Comment on "New app! A compass that points to the centre of the galaxy"

TxzK@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Bitflip@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Does this mean it points just back at the user?

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  • ifGoingToCrashDont@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Underrated comment 🔥

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  • muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Technically everyone is the centre of the observable universe.

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  • Wojwo@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    👌

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• otter@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yea unfortunately I couldn’t try it myself, but the write-up was fun

  Waiting for someone to make a FOSS one for Android

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  • apex32@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You can just use Sky Map and search for Sagittarius.

    What you actually want to search for is Sagittarius A*,, but Sky Map doesn’t have that, so the Sagittarius constellation is close enough to give you the general direction.

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    • lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      RA 17h 45m 40.0409s, dec −29° 0′ 28.118″

      Here’s a map: www.eso.org/public/images/eso1835b/

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