"3D Star Map"

by American Tool and Toy
Where Am I, again???

Most Sci-Fi shows have the main characters planning around a 3D star map so I had to have one too.

I bought it mail order back in the 1980's from an ad in the back of an astronomy mag. I'm not sure what happened to the manufacturer, American Tool and Toy Company.

I later found a clear basketball case for it at a sports/hobby store. This has helped wear and tear and eases dusting.

The map has had a hard life, it showed up with 2 broken stars right off the bat, and it has followed me around the mid-west the past 20 yrs to many display every year. One star system is currently missing and a few stars, I had to 're-build'.

This map has appeared at many events of MN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, Mpls Planetarium, MN Space Frontier, , and Radio City.

I use the 3D star map functions of Starry Night Pro for real detailed info, or a quick Java applet @ SolStation.Com but its still cool to have a physical 3D Star map.

Basketball Case Storage Box
Basketball Case Storage Box
The Neighborhood

Home
3D Starmap
3D Starmap

3D Starmap
3D Starmap
3D Starmap

Map Center
To Quasar 3C 273
To Galactic Nucleus

<-- Galactic Rotation this way
To Andomeda's M-31
Map Key

American Tool and Toy

Basketball Case Storage Box	Basketball Case Storage Box	The Neighborhood
Home	3D Starmap	3D Starmap
3D Starmap	3D Starmap	3D Starmap
Map Center	To Quasar 3C 273	To Galactic Nucleus
<-- Galactic Rotation this way	To Andomeda's M-31	Map Key
American Tool and Toy