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"New app! A compass that points to the centre of the galaxy" (interconnected.org)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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A blog by Matt Webb

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yea unfortunately I couldn't try it myself, but the write-up was fun

Waiting for someone to make a FOSS one for Android

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

You can just use Sky Map and search for Sagittarius.

What you actually want to search for is Sagittarius A*, but Sky Map doesn't have that, so the Sagittarius constellation is close enough to give you the general direction.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

RA 17h 45m 40.0409s, dec −29° 0′ 28.118″

Here's a map: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1835b/