[AZ-Observing] Messier Object Location App
- From: Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
- To: <AZ-Observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 18:09:11 -0500
Texas amateur astronomer Bill Tschumy has written a very nice little Java
application that shows the physical location of all of the Messier objects with
respect to the Milky Way's disc. The software is named "WhereIsM13."
http://www.thinkastronomy.com/software/software.html
Symbols for the selected Messier objects are plotted against edge-on and
face-on views of our home galaxy. Next time you're doing a Messier marathon,
you can gain some perspective on where you're actually looking.
Tom
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