NASA Blueshift

Blueshift - February 17, 2009: Zooming Through the Universe


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Have you ever wondered where Google Sky gets the data that lets you pan and zoom your way around the cosmos? Much of it comes from NASA's SkyView Virtual Observatory, a database of astronomy data from a variety of different sources. Google Sky and WorldWide Telescope are two sites that access the database for users, but anyone can use SkyView directly with just a web browser! It's like having a powerful - and versatile - telescope at your fingertips, ready to show you whatever you'd like to see in the Universe. We interviewed Tom McGlynn, the creator of SkyView, about what this powerful virtual telescope can do and how people are using it. Hunt for near-Earth asteroids, research a homework assignment, check out multiwavelength data... or just play!
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