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Wikisky: your guide to the heavens

by Roger Sinasohn (Subscribe to Roger Sinasohn's posts)
Apr 21st 2007 2:29PM

Filed under: Places To Go, Development/Milestones: Babies, Gadgets

Wikisky: It's like Google Earth, only for everywhere else. Wikisky is a free, online skymap to guide you through the heavens. You can search for specific objects or click-and-drag your way around the universe. It also shows the constellations, so you can look for your favorites. What can I say? This is cool.

Position your mouse over one of the millions of objects it knows about and you get a pop-up box identifying it. Click on it and you get a lot more info, including images, distance, location, and even links to related articles. Whether you're a serious sky buff or you just want to be able to find Polaris, the North Star, this is a pretty awesome tool.