Have you ever dreamed of space travel?
What are you waiting for?, pack your bags and enjoy a wonderful and exiting vacation in space.
You go to 4 different locations in the Milky Way with start and finish being Earth(#42 on the game board).
You dont have many vacation days saved up but you still want to see everything. So, the first one back home wins.
On your turn you roll the dice and then click on one of the dots connected to your current player position to move forward(look at the red lines to see what places are connected.) Plan carefully to optimize your trip.
At each location you get to do a random activity which will help you or hinder you from getting home first.
Good Luck
Feel free to zoom in and out to access different parts of the game.
Astronomy notes:
Pal=Palomar, Ter=Terzan
you can nicely see on the map that globular clusters(green) are easier to see even from far. While open clusters(yellow) and nebulas(blue) are harder to see so we only see them closeby even though they might also exist further away.
| number | place name | constellation it is near or in | distance | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M75(aka NGC 6864) | Sagittarius | 68kly | globular cluster |
| 2 | Ter7 | Sagittarius | 76kly | globular cluster |
| 3 | Pal 5 | Serpens(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as scorpius) | 76kly | globular cluster |
| 4 | NGC 5634 | Virgo(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Norma or Lupus) | 82kly | globular cluster part of a dwarf galaxy that is merging with Milky Way |
| 5 | NGC 6284 | Ophiuchus (map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Scorpius) | 50kly | globular cluster |
| 6 | NGC 6584 | between Telescopium and Ara(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Scorpius) | 45kly | globular cluster |
| 7 | NGC 6356 | Ophiuchus (map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Scorpius) | 50kly | globular cluster |
| 8 | pal 8 | Sagittarius | 42kly | globular cluster |
| 9 | pal 11 | Aquila | 42kly | globular cluster |
| 10 | NGC 6934(aka Caldwell 47) | Delphinus(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Sagitta) | 52kly | globular cluster |
| 11 | M72(aka NGC 6981) | Aquarius near Capricornus(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as sagitta) | 55kly | globular cluster |
| 12 | pal 12 | Capricornus(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Sagitta) | 63kly | globular cluster |
| 13 | Djor 1 | Scorpius | 44kly | globular cluster |
| 14 | M53(aka NGC 5024) | Coma Berenices(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Centaurus or Lupus) | 58kly | Metal poor globular cluster |
| 15 | NGC 6101(aka Caldwell 107) | Apus(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Centaurus) | 48kly | globular cluster |
| 16 | NGC 5946 | Norma | 35kly | globular cluster |
| 17 | NGC 5986 | Lupus | 34kly | globular cluster |
| 18 | M68(aka NGC 4590) | Hydra(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Centaurus) | 33kly | globular cluster |
| 19 | NGC 4833(aka Caldwell 105) | Musca(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Centaurus) | 21.5kly | globular cluster |
| 20 | NGC 4372(aka Caldwell 108) | Musca(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Centaurus) | 19kly | globular cluster |
| 21 | NGC 5139(aka Caldwell 80) | Centaurus | 16kly | Omega Centauri, the biggest globular cluster in the Milky Way |
| 22 | NGC 6441 | Scorpius | 43kly | globular cluster |
| 23 | NGC 6496 | Scorpius | 37kly | globular cluster |
| 24 | NGC 6256 | Scorpius | 34kly | globular cluster |
| 25 | M5(aka NGC 5904) | Serpens(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Scorpius) | 24kly | globular cluster |
| 26 | Lynga 7 | Norma | 26kly | young(metal rich) globular cluster |
| 27 | NGC 5927 | Lupus | 25kly | globular cluster |
| 28 | NGC 5873 | Lupus | 17kly | planetary nebula |
| 29 | Ter1 | Scorpius | 20kly | globular cluster |
| 30 | M62(aka NGC 6266) | Ophiuchus(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Scorpius) | 22kly | globular cluster |
| 31 | Ter5 | Sagittarius | 19kly | globular cluster |
| 32 | M55(aka NGC 6809) | Sagittarius | 18kly | globular cluster |
| 33 | NGC 6565 | Sagittarius | 14kly | planetary nebula |
| 34 | NGC 6603 | Sagittarius | 10kly | open cluster |
| 35 | NGC 6752(aka Caldwell 93) | Pavo(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Scorpius) | 13kly | globular cluster |
| 36 | NGC 581(aka M103) | Cassiopeia | 10kly | irregular cluster |
| 37 | NGC 281(aka IC 11 or Sh2-184) | Cassiopeia | 9kly | Pacman Nebula part of H II region |
| 38 | NGC 7635(aka Sharpless 162 or Caldwell 11) | Cassiopeia | 7 to 11kly | Bubble nebula, an H II region |
| 39 | NGC 7142 | Cepheus | 6kly | open cluster |
| 40 | M42(aka NGC 1976) | orion | 1.3kly | Orion nebula |
| 41 | M45 | Taurus | 0.445kly | Pleiades open cluster(the Seven Sisters) |
| 43 | NGC 6405(aka M6) | Scorpius | 1.6kly | Butterfly cluster(open cluster) |
| 44 | NGC 6397(aka Caldwell 86) | Ara(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Scorpius) | 8kly | globular cluster |
| 45 | NGC 6558 | Sagittarius | 24kly | globular cluster |
| 46 | Sgr A* | Sagittarius | 26kly | radio source thought to come from central black hole |
| 47 | NGC 6287 | Ophiuchus(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Sagittarius or Scorpius) | 30kly | globular cluster |
| 48 | M70(aka NGC 6681) | Sagittarius | 30kly | globular cluster |
| 49 | NGC 6569 | Sagittarius | 35.5kly | globular cluster |
| 50 | M14(aka NGC 6402) | Ophiuchus(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Scrutum) | 30kly | globular cluster |
| 51 | NGC 6712 | Scrutum | 26.5kly | globular cluster |
| 52 | NGC 6760 | Aquila | 24kly | globular cluster |
| 53 | W51 | Aquila | 17kly | nebula |
| 54 | NGC 6886 | Sagitta | 15kly | planetary nebula |
| 55 | M71(aka NGC 6838) | Sagitta | 13kly | globular cluster |
| 56 | M56(aka NGC 6779) | Lyra(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Vulpecula) | 33kly | globular cluster |
| 57 | M15(aka NGC 7078) | Pegasus(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Cygnus) | 36kly | globular cluster |
| 58 | M2(aka NGC 7089) | Aquarius(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Cygnus) | 55kly | globular cluster |
| 59 | M92(aka NGC 6341) | Hercules(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Cygnus) | 27kly | globular cluster |
| 60 | M13(aka NGC 6205) | Hercules(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Cygnus) | 22kly | globular cluster |
| 61 | Cyg X-1 | Cygnus | 7kly | binary star system with strong source of X-rays due to presence of possible black hole |
| 62 | Gaia1 | Canis Major | 15kly | open cluster |
| 63 | NGC 2204 | Canis Major | 13kly | open cluster |
| 64 | NGC 2194 | Orion | 12kly | open cluster |
| 65 | NGC 1893 | Auriga | 12kly | open cluster |
| 66 | NGC 1245 | Perseus | 10kly | open cluster |
| 67 | IC 3568 | Camelopardalis | 4.5kly | Lemon slice nebula |
| 68 | NGC 2355 | between Gemini and Canis Minor | 5kly | old open cluster |
| 69 | M46(aka NGC 2437) | Puppis | 5kly | open cluster |
| 70 | NGC 3293 | Carina | 8kly | open cluster |
| 71 | 47 tuc(aka NGC 104 or Caldwell 106) | Tucana(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Vela) | 15kly | globular cluster |
| 72 | Vela Molecular Ridge | Vela and Puppis | 22-33kly | molecular cloud |
| 73 | NGC 362(aka Caldwell 104) | Tucana(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Vela) | 29kly | globular cluster |
| 74 | NGC 2808 | Carina | 31kly | globular cluster |
| 75 | NGC 5286(aka Caldwell 84) | centaurus | 36kly | globular cluster |
| 76 | NGC 1261(aka Caldwell 87) | Horologium(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Vela) | 53kly | globular cluster |
| 77 | NGC 1851(aka Caldwell 73) | Columba(map is 2D not 3D so same direction as Canis Major) | 40kly | globular cluster |
| 78 | NGC 2298 | Puppis | 35kly | globular cluster |
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