Gaia Early Data Release 3 - Gaia Catalogue of Nearby Stars - fly-through

A virtual tour through the Gaia Catalogue of Nearby Stars. The observer flies through this region while positions, motions, and colours of the more than 300 thousand catalogued stars are highlighted. An overview is given of the sample with respect to the Milky Way.

Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC
License: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

Acknowledgement:

[jamieoglethorpe]

Awe inspiring. Many thanks to the Gaia team.

[HonzaKuranda]

This is absolutely breathtaking and incredible. I just wonder why such great achievements and amazing work has less than a thousand views.. Thank you ESA team!

[jmarto]

Astonishing and beautiful, thank you . I am sharing this achievment of yours with my family.
Many thanks.

[j.a.roarer]

Fantastic way to present the data, thank you.

[oscarrox]

For all the razzmatazz of the rockets, Gaia tops it all for me, real knowledge about our environment, our galaxy.

[boyeagiselias]

45"-50" motion travel looks really for me.and 2.10 2.15 of this amazing video.

[topinlanguages]

how to see this data visualization? can someone explain or provide the exact link ?

[eurotrash]

as GDR3 is out now, maybe this will get more views? :-)

[HudsonKnowsEconomics]

Parsecs are 3.26 light years, not 326. Also, there are a lot more binary stars systems than you've indicated, well over half of all stars.