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How would ou go about visualizing the "exact location of every star in the galaxy? The Google Chrome Blog defines this as a problem of "galactic proportions" but they have taken a step (which they define as small) by "plotting the location of the stars closest to our sun." With over 200 billion stars this "experiment" of 100,000 stars is amazing. You can zoom in on stars (and on the "prominent stars close to our sun - click each the name to learn more information and see a digital rendition" or zoon out to the Milky Way.
To go directly to this interactive graphic: http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/stars/.
