From The Universe Behind the Zodiac: Astrology of the Whole Sky. The book prints its figures in black and white. Here are the thirteen figures of the road drawn from their actual stars, and a photograph of every deep sky object in Section Three.
The thirteen figures of the road, from the actual stars
Every star brighter than magnitude five, at its true position, with the region boundaries cut through it. The horizontal axis is sidereal longitude (Fagan/Bradley) and the vertical is ecliptic latitude; the dashed line is the road, the Sun's own path. The lines that join stars into a shape are a drawing convention, not a measurement, so they are not drawn. The Archer is the one printed in the book, as Figure 4; the other twelve are drawn the same way.
The Archer · Figure 4 in the bookThe Ram · 7 stars brighter than magnitude fiveThe Bull · 22 stars brighter than magnitude fiveThe Twins · 21 stars brighter than magnitude fiveThe Crab · 6 stars brighter than magnitude fiveThe Lion · 21 stars brighter than magnitude fiveThe Maiden · 22 stars brighter than magnitude fiveThe Scales · 9 stars brighter than magnitude fiveThe Scorpion · 21 stars brighter than magnitude fiveThe Snake Tamer · 16 stars brighter than magnitude fiveThe Sea-Goat · 16 stars brighter than magnitude fiveThe Water Bearer · 22 stars brighter than magnitude fiveThe Fish · 18 stars brighter than magnitude five
The thirty-seven, photographed
Every deep sky object in the book, nearest first, with its word, its distance and the room it stands in. Each photograph is credited as its source requires.
The Hyadessiblings · 153 light years · Bi, the NetImage: NASA, ESA, and STScI.The Pleiadesthe sisters · 444 light years · Mao, the Hairy HeadImage: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Richard Cool (University of Arizona) and WIYN.The Beehivethe hive · 577 light years · Gui, the GhostImage: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Tom Bash and John Fox/Adam Block.The Helixthe eye · 650 light years · Wei, the RooftopImage: NASA, ESA, C.R. O’Dell (Vanderbilt University), and M. Meixner, P. McCullough, and G. Bacon (Space Telescope Science Institute).The Pencil Nebulathe dispatch · 800 light years · Xing, the StarImage: ESO.The ring around Meissathe halo · 1,300 light years · Zi, the Turtle BeakImage: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA.The Orion Nebulathe nursery · 1,344 light years · Shen, the Three StarsImage: NASA, ESA, M. Robberto (Space Telescope Science Institute/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team.The Dumbbellthe offering · 1,360 light years · Niu, the OxImage: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA).The Owlthe owl's eyes · 2,030 light years · Zhang, the Extended NetImage: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Émilie Storer (Collège Charlemagne, QUE)/André-Nicolas Chené (HIA/NRCof Canada)/T. Rector (U.Alaska, Anchorage).The Veilthe lace · 2,400 light years · Nü, the GirlImage: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: J. Hester (Arizona State University) and Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble).The Ringthe tunnel · 2,570 light years · Dou, the DipperImage: NASA, ESA, and C. Robert O’Dell (Vanderbilt University).Messier 67the elders · 2,700 light years · Liu, the WillowImage: NASA, ESA, and J. Krist (Jet Propulsion Laboratory); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America).The Lagoonthe deciding · 4,100 light years · Ji, the Winnowing BasketImage: ESO.The Blue Snowballthe true color · 4,600 light years · Shi, the Pure TempleImage: NASA, ESA, and A. Hajian (University of Waterloo).Messier 4the old clock · 6,033 light years · Xin, the HeartImage: ESO. Acknowledgement: ESO Imaging Survey.The Crab Nebulathe lighthouse · 6,500 light years · Bi, the NetImage: NASA, ESA and Allison Loll/Jeff Hester (Arizona State University). Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble).The Pillars of Creationthe pillars · 7,000 light years · Ji, the Winnowing BasketImage: NASA, ESA/Hubble and the Hubble Heritage Team.The Carina Nebulathe blaze · 7,500 light years · Yi, the WingsImage: NASA, ESA, N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA).The Double Clustera true pair · 7,500 light years · Lou, the BondImage: N.A.Sharp/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA.The Sagittarius Star Cloudthe window · 10,000 light years · Ji, the Winnowing BasketImage: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Fred Calvert/Adam Block.Omega Centaurithe far heart · 17,000 light years · Zhen, the ChariotImage: ESO.Messier 13the letter · 22,200 light years · Wei, the TailImage: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA).Messier 5the ancestor · 24,500 light years · Di, the RootImage: Hillary Mathis, REU Program/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA.Messier 80the flare · 32,600 light years · Fang, the RoomImage: The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA/ESA).Messier 15the core · 33,600 light years · Xu, called EmptinessImage: NASA, ESA.Messier 2the old light · 55,000 light years · Xu, called EmptinessImage: ESA/Hubble & NASA, G. Piotto et al.The Galactic Centerthe hub · 26,000 light years · Wei, the TailImage: NASA, ESA, SSC, CXC and STScI.The Large Magellanic Cloudthe fountain · 163,000 light years · Jing, the WellImage: ESO/VMC Survey.The Small Magellanic Cloudthe yardstick · 200,000 light years · Kui, the LegsImage: ESO/VISTA VMC.The Andromeda Galaxythe approach · 2,500,000 light years · Bi, the WallImage: NASA, ESA, B. Williams (University of Washington).Triangulumthe horizon · 2,730,000 light years · Kui, the LegsImage: ESO.The Pinwheelthe wobble · 21,000,000 light years · Kang, the NeckImage: Image: European Space Agency & NASA.The Whirlpoolthe spiral · 31,000,000 light years · Jiao, the HornImage: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA).The Leo Tripletthe meeting · 35,000,000 light years · Yi, the WingsImage: ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: OmegaCen/Astro-WISE/Kapteyn Institute.Messier 77the feeding · 47,000,000 light years · Wei, the StomachImage: NASA, ESA & A. van der Hoeven.The Virgo Cluster and M87the finished work · 54,000,000 light years · Zhen, the ChariotImage: NASA, ESA, A. Lessing (Stanford University), E. Baltz (Stanford University), M. Shara (AMNH), J. DePasquale (STScI).The Great Attractorthe pull · 250,000,000 light years · Di, the RootImage: ESA/Hubble & NASA.
