Google Earth given celestial view

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6955787.stm
The constellations of Andromeda, Hydra and Vulpecula are now just a mouse click away for amateur star-gazers, following the launch of Google Sky

That sounds great ... but there was one very useful piece of info missing from that article, where can you get it? Is it Windows only?

Bart.

www.worldwindcentral.com/add-ons/list has stars and more for WorldWind (remember that cool nasa project that you've heard nothing about since google took over the worlds internet searching :-) )

edit: Bart, worldwind is betaing in java now so it should run anywhere

...an add on for Google Earth which allows you to wiew the sky.

See here;

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6955787.stm

From the Meade user group:

Earlier this morning, the media announced to the world the launch of Google Sky.

Google Sky is a feature of the Google Earth platform and uses the same easy-to-use interface to search and zoom in on stars, planets, and deep sky objects. The high-resolution imagery is supplied by Hubble. Click on an object and Google Sky will produce lots of information about the object.

Google Sky is sure to attract the interest of many people who are interested in space and science, and if you are interested in Google Sky, we invite you to join Google Sky on Yahoo at tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/googlesky < tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/googlesky/> ; .

I have found myself mesmerized as I scan and zoom in to high resolution imagery. To learn more about and download Google Sky, go to:

earth.google.com/sky/skyedu.html

Let us know what you think about Google Sky and how you are using it to explore the universe.

Wishing you clear and steady skies,

Scott

Scott W. Roberts
www.meade4m.com