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Technical Help & Discussion => Software, Hardware & Website Recommendations => Topic started by: Clive on March 23, 2007, 08:25

Title: It's like Google Maps...for space.
Post by: Clive on March 23, 2007, 08:25
Wikisky is a draggable, zoomable, web-based star map. And if you click on a star or other object, it brings up a page with all the information you could want on it, including recent articles and astrophotos that contain that object. And it does lots more. Go explore.

http://www.wikisky.org/
Title: Re: It's like Google Maps...for space.
Post by: sam on March 23, 2007, 10:07
ooh thats good... I hadnt come across that before...
Title: Re: It's like Google Maps...for space.
Post by: sam on March 23, 2007, 10:08
and wow, the SDSS link is great!
Title: Re: It's like Google Maps...for space.
Post by: Clive on March 23, 2007, 14:40
When I first saw it I thought it was just another crappy planetarium programme, but when I started to delve a bit deeper it impressed the hell out of me.  I had no idea the SDSS was as good as that!  Now we are all professionals!   ;D  Oh, I forgot - you already are!!   8-)
Title: Re: It's like Google Maps...for space.
Post by: sam on March 23, 2007, 16:31
Quote from: Clive on March 23, 2007, 14:40
When I first saw it I thought it was just another crappy planetarium programme, but when I started to delve a bit deeper it impressed the hell out of me.  I had no idea the SDSS was as good as that!  Now we are all professionals!   ;D  Oh, I forgot - you already are!!   8-)

I see you wasn't listening.. since my main conclusion at the talk I gave you lot in November was go, play with the SDSS! lol
Title: Re: It's like Google Maps...for space.
Post by: Clive on March 23, 2007, 18:20
Quote from: sam on March 23, 2007, 16:31
I see you wasn't listening.. since my main conclusion at the talk I gave you lot in November was go, play with the SDSS! lol

 :aarrgh:
Title: Re: It's like Google Maps...for space.
Post by: Michelle on March 23, 2007, 20:10
I wasn't that excited I must say, although what I wanted to see didn't have sdss  :(   

I need to have more of  play with it  8-)
Title: Re: It's like Google Maps...for space.
Post by: Simon on March 23, 2007, 20:43
Quote from: sam on March 23, 2007, 16:31
I see you wasn't listening.. since my main conclusion at the talk I gave you lot in November was go, play with the SDSS! lol

You must have been talking during his afternoon nap, Sam.  :devil:
Title: Re: It's like Google Maps...for space.
Post by: sam on March 24, 2007, 02:04
Quote from: Michelle on March 23, 2007, 20:10
I wasn't that excited I must say, although what I wanted to see didn't have sdss  :(   

I need to have more of  play with it  8-)

the sdss is a mostly a galaxy survey, looking at a quite large numbers, millions - so you wouldn't expect them to image things that a non professional might be interested in. I have to say though for an online planetarium there are lots of options.
Title: Re: It's like Google Maps...for space.
Post by: Michelle on March 29, 2007, 17:37
Yes it is clever but as you say not so much for us non pro's  :embarassed:
Title: Re: It's like Google Maps...for space.
Post by: sam on March 30, 2007, 13:32
but then again.. if you just use it to find out info on objects and where they are in the sky and a free internet planetarium, if you are stargazing anywhere and wanna know what you can see then it is really quite cool and useful.