A PCDVR experiment
Name
Constellation
Every letter has a place. Enter a name to trace its phonetic path through a field of stars.
AURORA
Phonetic trajectory
Pan-STARRS1 / PS1 Science Consortium · MAST/STScI · Color HiPS & cutout: CDS. Image credits
How are these stars chosen? →Find this name elsewhere in the real sky Layer 2 · on-device search ↗
STAR-05 · Open-sky beta
Find a real field for this name.
Search a fixed local star index for a real field that approximates this name’s canonical PCDVR shape. Nothing is sent to an astronomy service.
Found in the sky
This is a deterministic geometric search through catalogued stars, not a recognized constellation or a claim that a name has astronomical meaning. Layer 2 uses HYG Database v4.1 / astronexus. Data & method details.
Technical match details
Animation settings
A little discovery, every day
Name of the day
A new name each day. A new angle whenever you turn it.
A new perspective
Changes daily at midnight UTC
Open to exploreMinimize view
Drag to turn. Double-tap the graph to minimize it, or use Minimize view. Swipe outside the graph to scroll. Keyboard: arrows to rotate, Escape to minimize.
⚙ View settings
Turn the view. Follow the path. Discover what a name can look like.
Explore anagrams
Same letters. Different journeys.
Five words, six shared stars. Choose a word, turn the view, and follow its path.
LISTEN
Same nodes. Different paths.
Drag to turn. Double-tap the graph to minimize it, or close Explore anagrams. Swipe outside the graph to scroll. Journey moves along the path; Escape minimizes.
⚙ View settings
L → I → S → T → E → N
The story behind these paths →