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Google Launches Sky Online

March 13, 2008

Google has just released a version of Google Sky that can be viewed in your browser, very similar to Google Maps.
The interface is very similar to Google Maps, but with some sky-based changes. The main change is that the tools which are normally “Map”, “Satellite” and “Terrain” have now become “Backyard Astronomy”, “Infrared”, “Microwave” [...]

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Microsoft’s answer to Google Earth Sky set to launch on February 27

February 19, 2008

According to TechCrunch, Microsoft is set to unveil a product called “Worldwide Telescope” on February 27. This product will be used through a Windows-only downloadable application.
It sounds a whole lot like the “Sky Mode” in Google Earth. From the article:
Users will be able to pan around the nighttime sky and zoom as far [...]

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New layers in Google Sky

January 9, 2008

As reported by Ogle Earth, Google Sky now has a handful of new layers. They include:

Featured Observatories
Current Sky Events
Education Center
Historical Sky Maps

Good stuff. Go check em out.
Update: Some commentary from Google Earth Blog and the official announcement from Google.

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Google Earth Sky

June 25, 2007

James Stafford (aka “Barnabu” at the Google Earth Community) has created a cool way to show a realistic sky in Google Earth. He’s written about it in his blog, and Frank Taylor at the Google Earth Blog has two posts about it as well.

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