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Theoretics: an atlas of the world

5 kpc10 kpc15 kpc3-kpcNorma-OuterScutum-Centaurus-OSCSagittarius-CarinaLocalPerseusGalactic centre0°60°90°120°150°180°210°240°270°300°330°SOLstar system, 1 star0 pc, the home systemTETRADstar system, 4 stars56.2 pc from Sol (183 ly)AssumedPlaceholder name5 kpc16,308 light-years

MILKY WAY

THE GALAXY / FACE-ON

Seen from above the north Galactic pole; the Galaxy turns clockwise as seen from the north. Bearings are galactocentric azimuth, 0° toward the Sun; they turn and tilt with the disc. The dense arms are measured by parallaxes; the light stipple carries the same spirals on beyond them, over a faint exponential disc.

Key

The Galaxy

  • Spiral arm measured by parallaxes, bar and bulge
  • The same spirals carried on, and the disc
  • Ring every 5 kpc from the centre
  • Bearings round the frame: galactocentric azimuth, 0° toward the Sun, turning with the Galaxy
  • The Sun and the systems within 100 pc

Design catalogue

CatalogueDesignRev.TypeSize
SVServolynEwalking robot1.8 m
OXOdonyxAflying robot125 mm
AXAnimyxBstorage disc28 mm
AHAnimyx HardenedBstorage disc96 mm
SHShip (placeholder)Aship20 km

Plate 2. Servolyn, revision E

Views from SV-001 Body; isometric view from SV-002 Stance of revision C, shaded from a render. Select a view to see it at the size of its sheet's lettering.