Navigating The Galaxy

As everything in space is in constant motion, many creatures in Pelexat use the galaxy itself as a reference point - specifically, the supermassive black hole at the galactic centre. The Pelexat Navigational Coordinate System (or the PNCS) use the supermassive black hole as the centre point. Galactic North is defined as moving towards the centre, whereas Galactic South is defined as moving away, towards The Void. Galactic East and West are measured in degrees (0-180°). Galactic West is the side of the galaxy closest to the Tupik Galaxy, the smaller galaxy that is being absorbed into Pelexat, and Galactic east is simply the side away from Tupik. And finally, most coordinates also include an elevation value, which describes how far above or below the galactic disk the location is. 

A typical set of galactic coordinates usually looks something like the following: 23GS, 150°GE, -10EL.

The first value indicates that this location is 23 Lightyears away from the Galactic Core ("S" meaning "south of"). The second value says how far east or west the location is; this is located at 150° Galactic East. The final value tells you the elevation, this location is 10 lightyears below the galactic disk (EL meaning elevation). 

Some Galactic maps will also show the galaxy divided into 3 rings, the Galactic Core, The Middle Ring and the Outer Ring. This is just to help divide the galaxy into more easily measured and monitored segments.