[ExI] Google Sky Launches! See it on Thoughtware.TV

[Lee Corbin]

We really should be discussing comparisons between Google Sky,
Stellarium, and the only one I've used, the incomparable :-)
Celestia.

Lee

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BillK" <pharos at gmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: [ExI] Google Sky Launches! See it on Thoughtware.TV


> On 8/23/07, Emlyn wrote:
>> Wonderful!
>>
> 
> You can also download the free Stellarium program, which some say is
> far better than Google Sky. And it can run offline as well.
> Available for Linux, Mac and Windows.
> 
> <http://www.stellarium.org/>
> 
> Quote:
> Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It
> shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked
> eye, binoculars or a telescope.
> It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go.
> 
> BillK
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