worldwide telescope

WOW!!!

Thanks to Nina I have read this article telling that a free software (the result of several years of hard labour by a small team at Microsoft Research) has been launched today and will effectively turn every computer that downloads it into a mini-planetarium capable of displaying high resolution images of millions of stars, planets and other celestial bodies.

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“The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a Web 2.0 visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope?bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless exploration of the universe.”

I am going to play aroud right now!! Or should I say when I arrive home? ;)

thanks Nina!




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