|  Galaxy
View
Galaxy View uses a familiar view of the Milky Way galaxy—in
the form of well-known constellations visible from the southern
sky—to introduce visitors to
concepts of scale, light years, and our context in the galaxy
and universe.
Offering different views of famous constellations, the Galaxy
View allows a visitor to visualize the differences between
2D and 3D representions of the galaxy.
Interacting with the Galaxy View, a visitor:
- Learns where the Earth and its star—the Sun—
are situated in the Milky Way galaxy.
- Is introduced to the use of light years as a unit of
measurement.
- Discovers that constellations appear very different when
viewed from space.
- Uses a two-dimensional map to identify the major stars
of a constellation.
- Walks through a three-dimensional reconstruction of the
constellation, comparing the arrangement of stars in 2D
and 3D.
- Measures light years as a unit of distance across the
gallery floor.
- Experiences the sense of wonder that comes with contemplating
contexts of scale, distance, and our place in the Universe.
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