Photos: Microsoft beams outer space to the desktop

Star gazing at home

By Andy Smith, 19 May 2008 16:45

To get started, you can click on thumbnail images of your choice - including planets, moons and galaxies - and your telescope will automatically search the sky on your screen to find their location. Then zoom in for more details.

Photo credit: WorldWide Telescope

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  1. 1. GALLEY SLAVE#41

    An addictive toy! works very well but needs to be improved a lot before it would be taken seriously by amateur or professional stargazers.
    But I think I will keep it.

  2. 2. GALLEY SLAVE#41

    Works just fine. RECOMMENDED

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