His goal was to enable the exact measurement of stellar proper motions by creating a reference system of fixed objects.

"Sounds like forecasting a future map of the galaxy based on known stellar motion," Cutler asked.

The stellar motion relative to the Galaxy - we think - can be neglected.

What you see here is an extrapolation of stellar motion over the generations, and how those stars should be arranged now.

It is capable of detecting stellar motions as small as one meter per second, comparable to a slow walking speed.

A long term study of stellar motions was instituted there, and Argentina's national observatory was moved to the site.

Magnetic theory of stellar and terrestrial motion.

These stellar motions were unknown to ancient astronomers.

Since the position of the solar apex represents an average over many local stellar motions, there are significant uncertainties.

No indication of stellar motion was detected by these efforts.