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Google Sky Goes Online

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2008-03-14 15:02:19 by Ashley in CyberNet
Last August Google released an updated version of Google Earth which had a new addition to it. Sky for Google Earth was added and has allowed users to Explore the universe right from their chair and view over 100 million stars and 200 million galaxies. The only downside was the fact that it was desktop based and you were required to download...
 
Tags: google, download google earth, google earth, earth, google engineers, google sky, sky, google maps, google talk
 
 
 
 
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Viewing Google Sky through a browser

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2008-03-13 22:54:00 by Elinor Mills in Webware.com
Google unveiled a browser version of its Google Sky application on Thursday for people who don't want to download the Google Earth software The browser version allows you to zoom in and out and pan around the celestial bodies, search for planets and galaxies and view the sky through infrared, x-ray, ultraviolet, and microwave views There are...
 
Tags: google sky, sky, google, nighttime sky, google sky application, official google blog, google earth software, browser version, weeks ago microsoft
 
 
 
 
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Google Sky, Now in Your Web Browser

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2008-03-13 23:49:29 by Erick Schonfeld in TechCrunch
 
So while the rest of us who are not Robert Scoble are still waiting to cry and experience Microsoft Researchs WorldWide telescope project that lets you zoom through the galaxy on your computer, Google is putting its not-quite-so-glitzy Google Sky software out on the Web. Glitzy or not (the site is a bit jerky), for astronomy buffs it is an...
 
Tags: sky, google sky software, google, google sky, sky kml url, sky podcasts gallery, google maps, earth, google earth software
 
 
 
 
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Google's sky gets podcasting, maps with dragons

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2008-01-10 19:10:00 by Josh Lowensohn in Webware.com
While computer monitors and TV screens continue to become the size of small stars , there's no beating the real thing short of visiting a planetarium, or lately-- Google Earth . Yesterday Google unveiled the second iteration of Google Sky for Google Earth at the Astronomical Society's annual conference in Austin, Texas. Among the more notable...
 
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Google Sky Goes Web-Based

2008-03-14 03:42:22 by SolSie in SolSie.com / The Lighter Side of Technology
 
Google Sky is now available on the web at sky.google.com. You can search for planets, listen to Earth & Sky podcasts, watch some beautiful Hubble telescope images, or explore historical maps of the sky from the comfort of your browser.This Web-based release brings the universe to every browser and makes Sky accessible to just about
 
Tags: sky, google sky, sky accessible, google, sky podcasts, explore historical maps, release brings, browser, web
 
 
 
 
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WorldWide Telescope Visualizes the Night Sky

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2008-05-13 08:30:00 by Gina Trapani in Lifehacker: Windows
Windows only: Microsoft Research releases astronomy application WorldWide Telescope, software which offers "terabytes" of detailed telescope images of the night sky for exploration right on your desktop. Zoom, pan, and explore the solar system, galaxies and more using WorldWide Telescope. The BBC reports Collections include pictures from the...
 
Tags: worldwide telescope, night sky, sky, bbc, bbc reports, bright radiation clouds, chandra x-ray observatory, visible light view, collections include pictures
 
 
 
 
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I Want A Programmable Sky, But Without The Sky Part

2008-06-25 00:25:13 by Michael Arrington in TechCrunch
 
This Programmable Sky product is awesome, but what I really want is to have it completely covering all six walls of a room with no windows (including the floor and ceiling) and have it hooked up to an Xbox or Wii. Can one of you get that set up and send a video? Well send you a free TechCrunch tshirt, promise Crunch Network : CrunchBoard because...
 
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Digital Sky Technologies Acquires Majority Stake in Mail.ru

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2008-07-28 10:36:13 by Allen Stern in CenterNetworks
Yakov is reporting that Digital Sky Technologies has obtained an additional 15% stake in Mail.ru from Tiger Global Management for $180-200 million. This moves Digital Sky Technologies' into the majority stakeholder position with 50.6%. Yakov also notes, "Its also reported that DST could be selling a controlling stake in itself to Alisher Usmanov...
 
Tags: million, million daily visitors, mail, digital sky technologies, million monthly visitors, stake, kommersant, tiger global management, majority stakeholder position
 
 
 
 
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"Sky Is Falling" For Media Companies

2008-10-30 22:12:00 by Henry Blodget in Silicon Alley Insider
 
Rough week in the media business. PR Week has the summary Clearly, the sky is falling,' says New York Times writer David Carr, regarding the bloodiest week for employees of media companies in recent memory. Here's a roundup of this week's bad media news As though following the advice of Netscape founder Marc Andressen, The Christian Science...
 
Tags: newsroom staff, staff, staff reductions, rough week, week, web site, editorial staff, media companies, jobs
 
 
 
 
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15+ Sites for Backyard Astronomers

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2008-10-05 00:01:08 by Sean P. Aune in Mashable!
The stars have always fascinated mankind. Telescopes arent exactly cheap though, so how do you know which ones are worth the money? Where do you find charts that show you which stars are which? How do you know when the weather will be best suited for viewing? Luckily there are numerous resources on the Web to help you find all the astronomy...