[gurps] GURPS Space star maps questions

[Kurt Feltenberger]

At 08:47 AM 12/27/2006, you wrote:

>1. Has anyone has ever drawn up a "real-life"=20
>star map (one with real nearby stars, not=20
>fictional ones). I'm planning to draw one up=20
>using Star Trek Star Charts (G. Mandel) as a basis.
>
>2. How does one come up with the formula for the=20
>average distance between two neighboring points=20
>(1.12 =D7 cube root of (V/N)), given the volume=20
>(V) and the number of points (N)? (Where does=20
>the 1.12 come from and what does it represent?)=20
>(ref: GURPS Space 4e, sidebar, p. 72)
>
>3. What are the number of stars and the volumes=20
>of space covered in Space Atlas 3 & 4 (I've=20
>heard SA4 is double-size with 49 stars). I have=20
>SA1 & 2: 28 & 25 stars (respectively) in a=20
>volume of 40=D732=D732 parsecs (Z-axis size assumed).

If you can find a copy of the map from either=20
Traveller: 2300 or 2300AD (same game, different=20
name), you'll have a map of all the stars within=20
50 light years as well as the type of starts and=20
their relative x, y, and z coordinates as they relate to Earth.


Kurt Feltenberger
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