Latest update for Google Earth contains star charts.
Just hit a button to switch views.
Mick
See http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/22/google_sky/ for the odd screenshot...
I've just spent the last 90 mins playing with google stars, and i can say its fantastic,
its so easy,
i'm off to spend the next 90 mins playing.
Mac
Agreed it's excellent - great close up images - you can just keep zooming in for more & more detail - amazing - also great for seeing where objects are in relation to one another in the sky etc...
John
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMUCSWZK5F_index_0.html (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMUCSWZK5F_index_0.html)
The constellations of Andromeda, Hydra and Vulpecula are now just a mouse click away for amateur star-gazers, following the launch of Google Sky.
The tool is an add-on to Google Earth, a program that allows users to search a 3D rendition of our planet's surface.
More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6955787.stm
(Interesting just how many references Google Stars is getting...)
...and I suppose a link to the beast might be a good idea: http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
...and it seems folks have gone looking for black monoliths and starships. ;)
See http://dduane.livejournal.com/122645.html and links beyond... ;)