Galactic Gas Explorer

This interactive visualisation was created by Laurin Söding using a reconstruction of atomic and molecular hydrogen gas in the Milky Way. You can find the corresponding publication at arXiv:2407.02859.
You can report any bugs or feedback to my email. This is my first such project, so please be kind.

Select an Option

The most performance-expensive option. A fast desktop-computer or new-ish phone are highly recommended. Whole Galaxy, nonuniform resolution The following options are much more lightweight: Whole Galaxy 625 x 625 x 63 Whole Galaxy 313 x 313 x 32 Local Volume Zoom-In 400 x 400 x 160 Local Volume Zoom-In 200 x 200 x 80