Archive for May 17, 2008

Virtual telescope opens night sky

news.bbc.co.uk

“Microsoft has launched WorldWide Telescope, a free tool that stitches together images from some of the best ground- and space-based telescopes.

Collections include pictures from the Hubble and Spitzer telescopes, as well as the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.

The web-based tool also allows users to pan and zoom around the planets, and trace their locations in the night sky.” read the article from the BBC

 

WorldWide Telescope web site

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