Comments on: Google Sky Takes You There http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:07:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Hitesh http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/comment-page-1/#comment-52287 Hitesh Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:41:16 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/#comment-52287 terminator puts on his infrared shades on.. terminator puts on his infrared shades on..

]]> By: Ivan Krastev http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/comment-page-1/#comment-16185 Ivan Krastev Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:11:19 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/#comment-16185 Go to www.sky-map.org and you will see that what Google has just announced already exists in web-based version for about a year. Sky-Map.ORG has SDSS, IRAS, and H-Alpha surveys integrated in his system and it have 100s of millions of objects mapped. Only for HDF they have > 10.000 galaxies mapped. Sky-Map.ORG also have articles related to hundreds of thousands of objects and many features that Google doesn’t have. Great site!!! Go to http://www.sky-map.org and you will see that what Google has just announced already exists in web-based version for about a year. Sky-Map.ORG has SDSS, IRAS, and H-Alpha surveys integrated in his system and it have 100s of millions of objects mapped. Only for HDF they have > 10.000 galaxies mapped. Sky-Map.ORG also have articles related to hundreds of thousands of objects and many features that Google doesn’t have. Great site!!!

]]> By: Talven81 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/comment-page-1/#comment-15783 Talven81 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:50:43 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/#comment-15783 Google Sky is pretty cool but I still prefer Celestia. Google Sky is pretty cool but I still prefer Celestia.

]]> By: da http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/comment-page-1/#comment-15674 da Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:13:06 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/#comment-15674 i was looking around google sky and i noticed something wierd..if you go all the way north or all the way south you will find what im talking about...can someone tell me what is it? i was looking around google sky and i noticed something wierd..if you go all the way north or all the way south you will find what im talking about…can someone tell me what is it?

]]> By: Sven Guudenbionker http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/comment-page-1/#comment-15668 Sven Guudenbionker Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:03:49 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/#comment-15668 Just checked out Google Sky for a few hours and it's pretty cool. Anybody know why the Infra red filter photos get a blurry stripe when you zoom in? It didn't "stripe" with the visible or elavation filter. Needs tweeking to be more user friendly and additional info made available faster, but it could be a cool teaching tool. They've got a serious attitude problem with some of their weekend help desk to clear up, but the site has potential. Just checked out Google Sky for a few hours and it's pretty cool.

Anybody know why the Infra red filter photos get a blurry stripe when you zoom in?
It didn't "stripe" with the visible or elavation filter.
Needs tweeking to be more user friendly and additional info made available faster, but it could be a cool teaching tool.

They've got a serious attitude problem with some of their weekend help desk to clear up, but the site has potential.

]]> By: AndyF http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/comment-page-1/#comment-15633 AndyF Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:17:40 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/#comment-15633 "Spectrums"?? I think you mean "spectra". "Spectrums"?? I think you mean "spectra".

]]> By: Burzycki.org - Tech and Interesting Facts http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/comment-page-1/#comment-15611 Burzycki.org - Tech and Interesting Facts Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:27:59 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/#comment-15611 [...] Google Sky Takes You There March 14th, 2008 | Category: Astronomy, Contributors OK, I think I have my feet back on the ground now. But I may have gotten lost in the Small Magellanic Cloud’s Open Star Cluster. I’ve just been playing around with Google Sky, and have traveled around the universe, seeing dramatic astronomical images as never before. Anyone interested in astronomy, or those of you who just like awe-inspiring images will enjoy Google Sky. Just like Google Earth, Google Sky allows you to search for specific locations, zoom in and out of images, and pan around areas to look at nearby features. But Google Sky teams up with some of the largest ground- and space-based astronomical surveys to allow you to explore the far reaches of the universe. (more…) [...]

[...] Google Sky Takes You There March 14th, 2008 | Category: Astronomy, Contributors OK, I think I have my feet back on the ground now. But I may have gotten lost in the Small Magellanic Cloud’s Open Star Cluster. I’ve just been playing around with Google Sky, and have traveled around the universe, seeing dramatic astronomical images as never before. Anyone interested in astronomy, or those of you who just like awe-inspiring images will enjoy Google Sky. Just like Google Earth, Google Sky allows you to search for specific locations, zoom in and out of images, and pan around areas to look at nearby features. But Google Sky teams up with some of the largest ground- and space-based astronomical surveys to allow you to explore the far reaches of the universe. (more…) [...]

]]> By: Paul Smith http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/comment-page-1/#comment-15556 Paul Smith Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:00:05 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/14/google-sky-takes-you-there/#comment-15556 And in a few months WorldWide Telescope will be released. :-) And in a few months WorldWide Telescope will be released. :-)

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