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Sneak Peek at Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the eye-on-the-sky dept.

Ted.com has a great sneak peek at Microsoft's new WorldWide Telescope project. In this video, presented by Roy Gould and Curtis Wong, you are able to see a combined view of satellites and telescopes from all over the planet and nearby space. The compiled image is rendered using Microsoft's new high-performance "Visual Experience Engine" that allows users to pan and zoom across the night sky seamlessly.

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  1. The battle against Google goes on by r3f4rd30n · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Well, it seems they can't beat Google on Earth, so they gotta think big...

  2. Re:Question: by owlnation · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How is this different from Google Sky?
    Google's doesn't suck.