FreeLists / az-observing / [AZ-Observing] Re: Web Site

[Stan Gorodenski <stan_gorodenski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff Hopkins wrote:

>Hello Stan,
>
>I checked it, but fail to see the value of it. The AutStar 
>planetarium program is as good as far as I can tell and does much 
>more.
>
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>

I can't give an opinion, but this is what Science had to say about it, 
which is where I saw it. It may be for the experienced amateur this is 
not much value.
"Whether you're hunting for data on the M90 galaxy or just feel like a 
little lunchtime stargazing, drop by WikiSky. You can zoom in on more 
than 500,000 objects outside our solar system, including stars in the 
roiling Gamma Cygni nebula. Visitors can browse a whole-sky map, 
customize the view to show the stars above their location, or switch to 
photos from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, which is charting one-fourth 
of visible space. Click on an object to summon data such as its 
position, magnitude, motion, and distance from Earth. The accounts also 
furnish photos and links to abstracts of papers that mention the object. 
Users of the site, created by a pair of mathematicians in Canada, can 
contribute by writing Wikipedia-style articles on astronomy topics or 
posting their own heavenly shots"
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