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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. oK... by El+Lobo · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    let the bashing begin. I mean, it's MS and this is /. Hmmm... what could we bash them for this time.. Oh . I know... Nahhh... there is no Linuzz or Abble telescope...

    Hmm... let me see... Oh, I know! ***IF**** Abble could make one it would be better. I mean, it would be shining white and **cool***.

    Ohh...or better, let's bashing them by not making it OS!

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    It's time to realise that Abble's products are the biggest abomination these days. Just say NO to the dumb iAbble way!!
  2. 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...

  3. Re:Question: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Well, it's from microsoft, so there's at least three things:

    1) windows-only (or at the VERY least, windows-centric)
    2) buggy
    3) a couple of years late

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

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