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Maps of the Terragen Sphere

A selection of maps of the Milky Way Galaxy showing the location of the Terragen Sphere and various polities within that region



The Orion Arm and Proximity

Artistic Map
Image from Phil B
An artistic interpretation of the Empires and other volumes within the Orion Arm and environs. Although the borders between the empires are displayed as discrete limits in this interpretation, in practice the various empires merge into one another and change over time as the various systems change allegiance.

Note as well that this two-dimensional representation does not show the full extent of empires which overlay one another - the Red Star M'Pire overlays the much larger Solar Dominion, for instance, and the Mutual Progress Association and the Keter Dominion are similarly stacked one above the other



The Milky Way Galaxy and the location of Known High Energy Emitting Civilisations

Milky Way and HEECs
Image from Steve Bowers

This map shows the various arms of the Milky way galaxy, the extent of the Orion Arm Civilisation and some of the alien High Energy Emission Civilisations which have been detected outside the reach of current exploratory spacecraft.

Please note that the grid is centred on Sol and each square represents ten thousand light years.




The Terragen Sphere as seen from Galactic North

showing the locations of all major star cluster and Outer Volumes Political Regions.


The Terragen Sphere as seen from Galactic North

Map Outer Volumes.
Image from Steve Bowers
A Clickable version of this image here (warning: 5.6 megs)




Map Middle Regions
Image from Steve Bowers

A map of the Middle Regions out to three thousand light years in radius
A clickable version of this map can be found here Warning; large file- 2.6 megs




The Middle Regions - Celestia Image

Middle Regions Celestia
Image from Steve Bowers

Another view of the Middle Regions, as seen from a different angle




The Inner Sphere

Inner Sphere
Image from Steve Bowers
The Inner Sphere including Sol; (the direction of galactic north is towards the top of the image);
(click for more detailed image).




Inner Sphere from Galactic North

Inner Sphere from Glactic North
Image from Steve Bowers
Locations in the Inner Sphere, viewed from above the Galactic Plane from Galactic North. Note; the grid has a scale of 10 light years per square




Inner Sphere from another Angle

Inner Sphere - Celestia
Image from Steve Bowers

This view shows the Inner Sphere from a viewpoint above the Galactic plane and to rimward and counterspinwards of Sol. The location of Sol is marked by a red diamond.




See Also

Maps of the Galactic Plane as seen from Old Earth



Political Maps of the Middle Regions in the year 8000 A.T.

These maps corresponds to slices of the galactic plane, separated by planes 200 ly apart. The distance of the camera from Sol is 5000 ly.

Northernmost Slice

Northernmost slice
Image from Anders Sandberg



Northern Middle Slice

Northern Middle Slice
Image from Anders Sandberg



Southern Middle Slice

Southern Middle Slice
Image from Anders Sandberg



Southernmost slice

Southernmost slice
Image from Anders Sandberg



The Big Picture

Shows the Outer volumes and the periphery

The Big Picture
Image from Anders Sandberg



The Galactic Plane

image of the Terragen Sphere from the side

Galactic Plane
Image from Anders Sandberg
Please note- in this map, galactic North is to the bottom- as is the convention in the Communion of Worlds and elsewhere




More maps of the Terragen Sphere by Anders Sandberg

A number of older maps of the Terragen Sphere can be found on this page
 
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Development Notes
Text by Steve Bowers and Anders Sandberg

Initially published on 01 January 2007.

 
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