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I took inspiration of a NatGeo (if I'm not wrong) picture for the Solar System. Well, I simply draw the ellipses (with the same ratio height/widht) for the required scale, then the straight lines for degrees (with the correct angle). I "erased" most of the lines to keep only the 5° and the hatch on the last ellipse. I can open a resource thread with a png, if you want?
Thanks! I'm not so sure of what you mean about the grids. Do you mean the general grid for distances and degrees?
Totally deserved ! Keep the R.E. Howard-like locations coming
Thanks for the rep and the comment Wired! (:
My pleasure - I hope to see more of your space maps in the future
Thank you for the comment, the vote and the rep! I'm glad you like Desert Dragon
Aw thank you, Wired I have a fascination for water, so I just keep working on it whenever the opportunity arises
Thanks for the rep, Wired - much appreciated
Me too! I'm with Voolf below v v. Thank you Wired
Thank you so much for the file Sebastian, it is awesome. Definately will come in handy.
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