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- 1'Little planet' images offer unique 360-degree night sky views▼This stereographic projection, commonly known as a little planet transformation, offers a unique 360-degree perspective
A stereographic projection, popularly called a little planet transformation, maps an entire spherical panorama of the night sky onto a flat plane, producing a striking 360-degree view from a single terrestrial vantage point. The mathematical visualization technique is being shared and admired as an unusual way to picture the stars and surrounding landscape together.