Worldwide Telescope Offers Mouseclick Access To The Universe
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. launched its WorldWide Telescope late Monday, bringing the free Web-based program for zooming around the universe to a broad audience.
WorldWide Telescope, developed by Microsoft’s research arm, knits together images from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and others.
Computer users can browse through the galaxy on their own or take guided tours of different outer-space destinations developed by astronomers and academics.
The site lets users choose from a number of different telescopes and switch between different light wavelengths.
“The WorldWide Telescope is a powerful tool for science and education that makes it possible for everyone to explore the universe,” said Bill Gates, Microsoft’s chairman, in a statement.
Click here to visit the Worldwide Telescope.
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Cool Bash … Thanks
May 13th, 2008 at 2:14 pmwow Bash, thanks for posting this.
I just downloaded it. comes in at around 29MBs. it looks really cool but it is a ram hog so exit other programs before using it.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:30 pmIs it real time data or simply images map togther? Wife an dI are dbating.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:45 pmcclezel
not sure about that. it has an update button so probably pretty close to real time
May 13th, 2008 at 3:15 pmJust what I thought, doesn’t work in Linux.
Now I’ve got to boot into Windo$e and pay the MS tax, update all the malware protection required to run Windo$e.
cclezel:
May 13th, 2008 at 3:37 pmThese are library images.
can I make it with google ?
May 13th, 2008 at 3:41 pm