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Google Sky Goes Online

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2008-03-14 15:02:19 by Ashley in CyberNet
...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 Google Earth to be able to use it. Not long ago that wouldnt have been considered a downside,...
 
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
...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 also galleries of some of the best shots from...
 
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
 
...Sky software out on the Web. Glitzy or not (the site is a bit jerky), for astronomy buffs it is an amazing resource Google Sky was formerly available only within the Google Earth software, but now you can check it out with your browser. It lets you pan through the galaxy and check out different celestial bodies in ultraviolet, infrared,...
 
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
...Sky for Google Earth at the Astronomical Society's annual conference in Austin, Texas. Among the more notable additions is podcasting that's been integrated into the Earth and Sky layer. These short 90-second podcasts will tell you anything that's coming up this week (or that's historically taken place), and you can listen to them right from...
 
Tags: google, sky, google maps api, google maps, earth, google earth, sky layers, sky imagery, google sky
 
 
 
 
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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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Browse the Sky with WorldWide Telescope from Microsoft Research

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2008-05-13 05:43:00 by Brandon LeBlanc in MS Windows Vista Compatible Software
...sky WorldWide Telescope lets me connect to Communities , access Collections of celestial objects such as the Solar System or Constellations, or take Guides Tours Using my mouse, I can navigate the cosmos zooming in and out to any object in the rich catalog of celestial objects. I can right-click to access quick information on any celestial...
 
Tags: telescope, virtual telescope, worldwide telescope brings, worldwide telescope, worldwide telescope observes, ascom-capable telescope, sky, view, favorite view
 
 
 
 
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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
...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 Hubble and Spitzer telescopes, as well as the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. ... "Users can see the X-ray view of the sky, zoom into bright radiation clouds, and...
 
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...
 
Tags: free techcrunch tshirt, programmable sky product, crunch network, completely, time, wii, windows, floor, walls
 
 
 
 
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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
...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 , founder of Metalloinvest...
 
Tags: million, million daily visitors, mail, digital sky technologies, million monthly visitors, stake, kommersant, tiger global management, majority stakeholder position
 
 
 
 
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Aircell.com - Wi-Fi In The Sky

2008-03-20 07:09:00 by bruna in KillerStartups.com - all
 
...sky thanks to Aircell In their own words Unlike anything thats come before, Aircell broadband has been called the link weve all been waiting for bringing an exclusive, affordable high-speed data connection that will truly change the way you fly. Passengers will be able to surf the Internet, check e-mail, send attachments, and log into their...
 
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