OT Virtual telescope
 

This NYT article is worth a read.


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/science/15books.html?_r=1&8dpc

In it you will find

http://www.google.com/sky/

And

http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/Home.aspx

The latter requires starlight app and ~ 50 megs of RAM. All free.

Neat way to gander the heavens once in awhile.

Bill

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