Google Stars

[mickw]

Latest update for Google Earth contains star charts.
Just hit a button to switch views.
Mick

[Rick]

See http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/22/google_sky/ for the odd screenshot...

[Mac]

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

[JohnP]

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

[Whitters]

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMUCSWZK5F_index_0.html

[Rick]

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...)

[Rick]

...and I suppose a link to the beast might be a good idea: http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html

[Rick]

...and it seems folks have gone looking for black monoliths and starships.

See http://dduane.livejournal.com/122645.html and links beyond...