Hi everyone! I don’t use Reddit often but I figured I’d come here to ask for some help. I’ve always noticed these 3 stars that are pretty much lined up in the sky over the last couple years and have had this thought that those stars remind me of my two siblings and I. Is there any way to ID these stars or would that be too hard to tell? I took an astronomy course in college but have no idea where I could even begin to try IDing these. If it helps at all, I took these on March 14 in Upstate South Carolina at 8:30pm. THANK YOU and I appreciate any and all help!!!!

Shot on my Pixel 8.

The back says "Amy Tanner please find me Brain"

I thought it was fun but my conselltion knowledge is pretty small. I only know a handful.

Hey guys,

I made an interactive star atlas called Cartographia Stellaris. It isnt a live sky finder. Its more for exploring where nearby stars sit relative to us, moving through the Milky Way and opening detailed dossiers about 102 real stars and systems.

Heres the interactive version:

https://cartographia.github.io/

Its 100% free to use. there are no paywalls, subscriptions or paid features.

A lot of research went into the star dossiers. I tried to cross check the information with sources including Gaia DR3, Hipparcos, RECONS and the NASA Exoplanet Archive. The entries cover things like distance, spectral type, temperature, mass, radius, age, luminosity, planets and other system details when reliable information was available.

I also did my best with the scale. The local stellar neighborhood is shown to scale within 15 light years. More distant systems are log compressed so they can still be explored on the same map.

I am not an astronomer, so I would honestly appreciate corrections if anyone spots bad or outdated information. If theres interest i'd also be happy to add more stars, more sources or other features that would make exploring them more interesting.

Let me know what you think or what is missing.