Comments on: Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope is Amazing http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/28/microsofts-worldwide-telescope-is-amazing/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:52:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rain, and here comes the sun -- Chip’s Quipshttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/28/microsofts-worldwide-telescope-is-amazing/#comment-49007 Rain, and here comes the sun -- Chip’s Quips Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:00:54 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/28/microsofts-worldwide-telescope-is-amazing/#comment-49007 [...] in our daily experience here on Earth, but we now know that it won’t last forever and that there’s much more to the cosmos than our star in one little corner of one galaxy among billions. Tags: akhenaten, angels, [...] [...] in our daily experience here on Earth, but we now know that it won’t last forever and that there’s much more to the cosmos than our star in one little corner of one galaxy among billions. Tags: akhenaten, angels, [...]

]]> By: Jughttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/28/microsofts-worldwide-telescope-is-amazing/#comment-48894 Jug Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:26:08 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/28/microsofts-worldwide-telescope-is-amazing/#comment-48894 I prefer Celestia. Then slap on some galaxy / nebula addons from Celestia Motherlode for the extra bling bling, and you have a free / open-source multiplatform application for universe exploration. MS is being pathetic as usual when it comes to targetting various platforms. I prefer Celestia. Then slap on some galaxy / nebula addons from Celestia Motherlode for the extra bling bling, and you have a free / open-source multiplatform application for universe exploration.

MS is being pathetic as usual when it comes to targetting various platforms.

]]> By: Drongohttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/28/microsofts-worldwide-telescope-is-amazing/#comment-48892 Drongo Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:20:34 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/28/microsofts-worldwide-telescope-is-amazing/#comment-48892 Yes, GoogleEarth has the same thing under a little button, but they don't tell like "oh my god, we are such genious bringing that holy thing to the world" like microsoft here in the video. *shuggle* Yes, GoogleEarth has the same thing under a little button, but they don't tell like "oh my god, we are such genious bringing that holy thing to the world" like microsoft here in the video. *shuggle*

]]> By: Captain Obvioushttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/28/microsofts-worldwide-telescope-is-amazing/#comment-48803 Captain Obvious Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:53:41 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/28/microsofts-worldwide-telescope-is-amazing/#comment-48803 Doesn't Google Earth already have something <a href="http://earth.google.com./sky/skyedu.html" rel="nofollow">similar</a>, albeit less developed? Doesn't Google Earth already have something similar, albeit less developed?

]]> By: Rob Phttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/28/microsofts-worldwide-telescope-is-amazing/#comment-48781 Rob P Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:35:14 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/02/28/microsofts-worldwide-telescope-is-amazing/#comment-48781 The only thing that disappoints me about this is that it works only on Windows at this point. Why not bring this to the masses like Google Earth? The only thing that disappoints me about this is that it works only on Windows at this point. Why not bring this to the masses like Google Earth?

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