#  Understanding the Structure of the Milky Way 

 



   ![Understanding the structure of the milky way](/sites/g/files/omnuum6291/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-05/Screenshot%202026-05-01%20at%2010.51.57%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=UKRz018h) 

 

**Presentation Date:** Saturday, February 15, 2025  
**Location:** Santa Barbara, CA

A public-facing view of why the past five years have created a watershed of opportunity to try (again!) to understand the structure of the Milky Way, especially near the Sun, in 3D.

Temporary [link to Keynote format slides.](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nhrl3zmojra40bpdmw11m/UnderstandingMilkyWay25RW.key?rlkey=3edvb0iqm5mf0x1rdv3gamu4d&dl=0)

Slides highlight the following projects:

- [MilkyWay3D.org](https://sites.google.com/view/milkyway3d/home)
- [glue](https://glueviz.org/)
- [LIVE Environments](https://live-env.org/) (Linkable Interactive Visualization and Exploration Environments
- [LIVE-astro](http://live-astro.org/)
- [WorldWide Telescope](http://worldwidetelescope.org/webclient)

This presentation was given on Saturday, February 15, 2025 in Santa Barbara, CA



 

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