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Milky Way and the Universe

The sky from every place on Earth, with the Southern Cross, the Magellanic Clouds and the North Star, and where Earth sits in the Milky Way and the Universe.

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The sky from each place: what you can see

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    Where Earth sits in the Universe

    The drawings are not to scale: the real distances are too large to fit on a screen.

    Each place's sky is worked out from its latitude and each object's declination (its "latitude" on the sky). Months are the best for early-evening viewing.

    Where to see it on your trip

    Places in the guide related to this topic.

    Southern Hemisphere: Milky Way, Southern Cross and Magellanic Clouds

    San Pedro de Atacama
    Chile

    San Pedro de Atacama

    Vale do Elqui
    Chile

    Vale do Elqui

    Salar de Uyuni
    Bolivia

    Salar de Uyuni

    Tekapo
    New Zealand

    Tekapo

    Alto Paraíso de Goiás
    Brazil

    Alto Paraíso de Goiás

    Jalapão
    Brazil

    Jalapão

    Lençóis Maranhenses
    Brazil

    Lençóis Maranhenses

    Northern Hemisphere: Big Dipper and North Star

    Ilha do Havaí (Big Island)
    the United States

    Ilha do Havaí (Big Island)

    Tenerife
    Spain

    Tenerife

    Flagstaff
    the United States

    Flagstaff

    Abisko
    Sweden

    Abisko

    On the equator, both skies

    Macapá
    Brazil

    Macapá

    Marco Zero do Equador
    Brazil

    Marco Zero do Equador

    Ecuador
    Country

    Ecuador