Steven Philley
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Vol. Science · Astronomy · Bay Area sky

Local sky

Orientation chart for Campbell, CA / South Bay (≈37.29°N, 121.95°W). Pick a month and local time; the wheel shows which major landmarks sit above the horizon. Educational — approximate sidereal rotation, not a precision planetarium.

Method: local sidereal time ≈ Greenwich mean sidereal (Meeus-style approximation) + longitude. Horizon altitude from equitorial (RA/Dec) → alt/az. Bright-star catalog is a small public educational subset (Hipparcos/Yale Bright Star magnitudes, rounded). No paid APIs.

N at top · zenith at center · horizon rim

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Astronomy desk

Solar system

Solar map

Interactive schematic — Sun through Neptune.

Neighborhood

Nearest stars

Proxima, Alpha Cen, Barnard’s and friends.

Milky Way

Galaxy start

Spiral arms and Sol’s seat in the Orion Arm.

Earth systems

Atmosphere

Layers above the same Bay Area sky.