google maps for the sky
April 29th, 2007 by Monkey
a detailed online sky map, showing the positions & basic characteristics of space objects using a Google Maps like interface. the Wikisky application allows users to zoom in or out on stars or star constellations, switch to real high resolution sky images, & retrieve detailed astronomical data collected from Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) data, depending on their location & timezone.
[link: wikisky.org]
Originally from information aesthetics on April 24, 2007, 8:31pm
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