Google Sky Alter-Ego !!

Star gazing has never been so easy with internet. Google expanded horizons beyond earth by adding a sky tool to Google Earth and enabled everyone to explore stars for free. Its almost after an year Google released web version for internet users (www.google.com/sky).

With no suprises Microsoft announced recently about their new product Worldwide Telescope. Users will be able to zoom in much deeper into outer space images. The data is collected from different telescopes including Hubble telescope and uses Microsoft’s Visual Experience Engine to . The initial release would be in 2nd quarter of 2008. Something that always keeps me wondering about Microsoft, they copy lot of ideas from others.. !! They never have ideas of their own. Atleast lets see if this new product is better than Google sky.

Now the fun part. What if you can’t go to Moon. You can send your name to Moon Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. see the below link.. The deadline is June 27, 08.  You will get a participation certificate as well, kids will love this !!

http://lro.jhuapl.edu/NameToMoon/index.php

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