Two Tickets to Paradise As the first part of a series on the planets of the Alien(s) universe, I wanted to cover Origae-6. Believe it or not, locating Origae-6 was the original problem that got me into fictional star mapping a few years ago. It offered the best components of a good mystery – an […]

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The Richest Planet in the Galaxy Since we’ve just spent a lot of time (and math) on our initial mapping of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy‘s space, it seemed fitting to follow up with our first star placement by charting Magrathea. From the Hitchhiker wiki page: Magrathea is an ancient planet located in orbit […]

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Are you a zarkin’ frood?  Do you know – and I mean KNOW – where your towel is? I hope so. You should ALWAYS know where your towel is. For those out there hitchhiking, I’m writing this from Earth, a mostly harmless rock ball in Galactic Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha.  As my first examination […]

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Ok, here we are. Square zero. The goal of The Stellar Cartographer is to create an expanding map of fictional stars and planets in our galaxy – to finally chart on one map all the worlds our imaginations take us to. But before we start any mapping project, we have to agree on our units […]

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Welcome to The Stellar Cartographer, where we will discuss all things sci-fi map-related! Check back in regularly as I journey through the murky interstellar waters of science fiction space mapping, and shine light on all the corners of The Final Frontier – and beyond!

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