The science-fiction writers best companion – Worldwide Telescope
Posted in writing on 12/25/2008 01:28 pm by EricBy mere chance I downloaded this application called “The Worldwide Telescope.” It’s a desktop application that allows the amateur astronomer to easily navigate through the cosmos. Using hi-resolution images from Spitzer, Hubble and anything else that can grab photos, the WWT is capable of displaying striking images from across our galaxy. (http://www.worldwidetelescope.org)
Like any long-time computer user, I’m hesitant to download and install anything that says Micro$oft on it, but in this case, the app works perfectly, and is in fact useful. Further, it hasn’t asked me to register or to become the default viewer for looking at the sky.