The Motion of Proxima Centauri

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Animated Chart

The movement of nearby stars becomes apparent when their positions are charted over time. This movie follows Proxima Centauri at 30 day intervals over 114 years, beginning from the year it was discovered.

The other stars are also moving - the Milky Way is a cloud of stars, each on its own course.

The slow rotation of the whole chart indicates the precession of Earth's axis.

Drag the thumb to advance rapidly through the charts.

This movie was generated by the star charting program: Starry Night Pro which uses data from Hipparcos, Tycho and the GSC catalog to plot charts.