A new standard has been set in three-dimensional representation of vast amounts of data plucked from space telescopes, the ease of navigatio, the visual experience and features like guided tours narrated by experts.
The World-wide Telescope project spans astronomy, education and computing. Educators hope its rich images, animation and design for self-navigation will help entice computer-gaming young people into astronomy and science in general. The space service, astronomers say, could also become valuable in scientific version being developed with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
The project is the culmination of years of work by researchers at Microsoft and the website and free downloadable software are available at www.WorldwideTelescope.org.
The other major company with an ambitious astronomy service online is Google. Two months ago, Google introduced a web-based version of Google Sky, layering space images on its searchable space images on its searchable map service. The Google culture encourages to put new things onto the Internet quickly and keep improving them, a philosophy geared to constant evolution instead of finished products.
The eager will be able to witness the constellations, stars and space dust displayed in vivid detail and animated imagery across the screen.
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