Microsoft unveils 'Google Earth' for space


	Microsoft unveils 'Google Earth' for space

spherepet

5-15-2008 1:34 AM

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5-15-2008 2:40 AM

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The application knits together images from powerful ground and space-based 
  telescopes across the world, allowing users to roam seamlessly across the 
  solar system, galaxy and beyond. 
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The <A href="http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/">Worldwide Telescope </A>site 
  also offers guided tours, hosted by astronomers and academics, of galactic 
  destinations such as the Milky Way, the Eta Carina Nebula and the darker 
  reaches of the galaxy. 
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Users can choose from a variety of telescopes, including the Hubble Space 
  Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center, the Spitzer Space 
  Telescope, to access detailed images of stars, constellations and space dust 
  normally reserved for Nasa scientists. 
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