--- In RingworldRPG@..., Lensman <lensman@...> wrote:
>
> Sam McConnich wrote:
> > didnt ftl 2448 also have a list
>
> Never heard of that game, sorry. One big advantage of
> "2400 A.D."'s star list is that it has x, y and z
> coordinates, making mapping quite easy. Unfortunately most
> star atlases have only right ascension and
> declination (and perhaps estimated distance), which is fine for
> observational astronomy, but doesn't help much when it comes
> to mapping stars.

If that's what you're after, you might try to locate a copy of the
old SPI "Universe" RPG (copies appear on eBay occasionally).

It had a lovely stellar map showing stars within (IIRC) 50 or 100ly
of Earth, including x,y,z coordinates.

I also just stumbled across this web site which may also be of
interest in this context:

http://www.projectrho.com/starmap.html

In fact, I also just discovered you can download a .pdf version of
portions of the original Universe starmap here:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~avalon11/Universe/APC.htm

HTH

Stephen Posey
stephenlposey@...