This video, featuring Roy Gould of the Harvard Center for Astrophysics and Curtis Wong of Microsoft, introduces Microsoft’s new program, World Wide Telescope, a kind of Google Earth for the Galaxy.
Gould argues that the software will allow users to 1) experience the universe as a kind of “magic carpet” ride that lets you go where you want to go, 2) “tour the universe with astronomers as your guides” using the built-in tours, or 3) create your own tours through the universe, which can be shared with others. Gould claims that this last point is the most exciting because it will allow a “community of storytellers evolve and emerge” around the images of our galaxy.
The software will be available as a free download this spring from worldwidetelescope.org
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