Microsoft’s Free Astronomy Software

Awesome idea. It look sort of like google earth, but lets you look at galaxies and stuff like that. I heard that there were some initial problems. Can’t wait to download it for myself

Once again, Chris you’ve pointed me in the direction to something wonderful. Thanks

I just downloaded this program. I have to say, this is probably the best piece of free software microsoft has made!

(Book marks this page as well).. one of the classes I wanted to attend was in Astrology and Astronomy (which does have basics of Astrology), but once again, money issues say that I must spend my time searching for a job, or finally getting my business off the ground… T_T

I found about this on yahoo Tech news the day it came out. this is the best free astronomy software I have ever used. It is way better than Google earth. Try looking at earth with this program the night mode is pretty cool

i dont like u, but goot call on the telescope….+1

, you really have to check this out. The things you will see are just amazing. Go ahead… I dare you. Open your eyes, broaden your horizons. You never know what’s out there waiting. … Original post bychris@pirillo.com (Chris Pirillo)

I tryed to get the telescope working but it needed some application, what do i need?

I really like this idea. Wow. Just neat. It even syncs with a real telescope you say? That is just brilliant!

I think teachers could use this software to show their students some of the things that they teach them about in a textbook.

I’m definitely going to download this one! But there is just something about using a traditional telescope……

The big issue in using this software, you have to have a duel processor. Most computers do not have this.

even still, its not a detailed as google earth.

What planet do you live on?

they do if u can afford it lol

Ok…..
A) It’s Microsoft
B) I’m not a huge space buff
C) It’s windows only. Thats another thing all together
D) I’m gonna have to agree with what Chris said in an earlier video… its just a matter of time until we see windows apps running natively on OS X! That will be some day!

Sounds like a lot of fun. Is anybody else in here running a seti client? I’ll be checking this out later. Need to start my 1 day weekend while I can.

nice one… it would be a big help for those aspiring astronomers and it’s very educational… the one who would benefit this one are the students who have hard time in understanding the science of the universe… well, nothing to say more so i’ll end up here… thanks…

nice one… it would be a big help for those aspiring astronomers and it’s very educational… the one who would benefit this one are the students who have hard time in understanding the science of the universe… well, nothing to say more so i’ll end up here… thanks…

This is exactly related to this blog post but I heard that a minister in charge of Astronomy for the Vatican recently said that is okay to believe in extraterrestrial life because they are also God’s creatures.

I’m not a big astronomy software guy, but if it is better than Google Sky, I’ll have to check it out. 1UP for PCs :P

wow this **** looks awsome i was thinkin of buying a telescope from pawn shop but i wounder would it connect to this software or no cuz it be kinda cool to see it for my self and not images

Still, Ms WorldWide Telescope is better. Sorry but this time @ M$ is getting it right.

Did u even watch the video

Beginners should enjoy this software.
It’s not the same as looking through a telescope
you’ve built yourself, including grinding and
polishing the parabolic mirror.
Now that’s SOMETHING!!

Beginners should enjoy this software.
It’s not the same as looking through a telescope
you’ve built yourself, including grinding and
polishing the parabolic mirror.
Now that’s SOMETHING!!

its nice and all, but i cant get as close to the ground as i can with google.

Very good bit of software there Chris, thank you… This is a wonderful find, and will be a great tool for anyone who like me, home schools their children… or even someone who is just having trouble getting their kids interested in science.

That sounds like a cool program. I might give it a try. Im not a Big astronomy person but I love watching the Space Shuttle Launches and Landings. I also like watching the astronauts when they make there long space walks. Thats a very nice feature that it has that it lets you plug in your telescope and do some things. Im sure anyone with a telescope would love to try this out.

um, stfu

um, stfu

no you dont, i dont and it runs well, think its just recommended

I love astronomy, thanks so much for telling use about this. This is by far the best software ive ever used TY!

Well, I don’t mean to sound like I’m favoring GNU, but I am….Honestly I have never heard the words, Microsoft and Free in the same sentance. I’m glad that it’s finally coming true!! Wahoo!

-Great

You know if you put a high tech graphics in your computer you could probably squeeze out better graphics and resolution for exploration or it could probably come in high def if you connect your computer to a high definition TV.

Microsoft is always there to copy ideas… It’s just an invention of wheel again… Google earth is better in efficiency and accuracy. After running WWT system’s performance degraded highly but not in google earth.

This is sweet. I have always been fascinated with space, and I love reading about Quantum Physics and just mathematics in general… Pi, the Golden Ratio. Astronomy, Numerology, Astrology, etc. have all been interests of mine… I love theoretical sciences because if there can only be theory then no answer is fundamentally wrong… or right for that matter. I am currently running SETI @ Home on a secondary computer.

wow thats really interesting. i never really was into astronomy but then i checked out that site and really had some fun its like having the outdoors, indoors i think that we should use this in school it really helped me want to learn more

This is nothing like google earth. It’s a great teaching teaching tool. This is not a freekink race, it’s about the science, and this tool is awesome. give it up.

It will be a good tool, but my point was something else.

i downloaded it thanks to you Chris.Btw:i found some really strange objects around the space,if anyone wants to see the screenshots i took,reply me and ill send you the pic.Tip:It

it resembles to a sattellite,but it is blue and really far away from earth.One of them is really close to Sirius.

Great way to relearn everything I forgot about astronomy. It’s light years ahead better reading from a book. The graphics are stunning. Thanks Chris, for the link.

great app.. too bad i can’t install the app cuz i only have less than 1GB of HDD space and my systen can’t even stand on its own..

yeah dude send them to me

yeah dude send them to me

yeah im going to make some wallpapers as well

yeah im going to make some wallpapers as well

What a cute little dog. I don’t want the astronomy software, I want a dog like Chris has.

You still never fail to point out great software whether it has been released yet or not. It is wonderful what technology can bring us these days isn’t it. When I was born, 14 years ago, there was barely any common knowledge of the computer and know you can see stars and galaxies on your computer monitor over the internet.

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Thanks Chris, you have shown me something interesting and fun again! You always find the things I’m interested in or have been wondering if such things existed. As for educational purposes I agree with others’ comments saying that this will improve the learning environment when learning about other galaxies and the sort.

it’s called compition and improvement. What if we never imporved off technology we would still be living in past. Microsoft is simply trying to create something better, which is good for us, because it leds to new and better things. This is what has made America so powerful, when companies compete with each other, the consumer wins, and we prosper as a whole.

it’s called compition and improvement. What if we never imporved off technology we would still be living in past. Microsoft is simply trying to create something better, which is good for us, because it leds to new and better things. This is what has made America so powerful, when companies compete with each other, the consumer wins, and we prosper as a whole.

This is absolutely amazing, too bad google didn’t make something like this. I do agree with the above comment, using this in school would definitely help if not provide a more interactive experience in schools

Great post Chris!

Wow this is amazing! Shame that Google does not offer the same thing.

I agree with the above comments, using this in conjunction in schools would offer a great and interactive learning experience for all the students.

Great post Chris!

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This is a very interesting topic Chris. I wrote to Chris earlier telling him about another similar product. It’s called Stellarium. It allows you to look at different constellations, planets, etc at different times of the day and at different parts of the world. Unlike this Microsoft Software, Stellarium is available on all platforms including Linux, Macintonsh, and of course Windows.
The download is at http://stellarium.org. It is a very simple and easy download, and the program is very easy to use once you get started with it.
Thanks
Bradley Bradwell

i32(.)tinypic(.)com/2ko9vo.jpg - A foggy object.Not the best picture,but you can see the object well.
i30(.)tinypic(.)com/11aivy0.jpg - This one is northeast of Sirius(on the program)
i32(.)tinypic(.)com/2zjdklk.jpg - Quality view of the last point.
i found many more and i took pictures of them all,but they upload to that webpage very slow.

Hey Chris, I got this and it’s basically nothing much different with all the other apps I’ve used for astronomy. I mean I like to learn new and important things when I’m on the computer but when I mess around with that and say click on a star it’\ll tell me like the temp of it and what it’s name is such as (GX-159) or something like that, I mean it might interest many people, but it really doesn’t interest me.

I just wish they had astronomy software that made you feel like you were on the planet, star, moon, or space rock you were looking at. This could allow you to study the area better. However, until more study is done, study will not occur this way. (Was that too confusing?).

Google Earth has a nice space feature, and I have yet to try Microsoft’s out. Maybe someday there will be an astronomy application interesting enough for me to download and try it out.

Well, google does offer to watch the stars, but this Microsoft telescope offer much more and it’s more user friendly because you can take guided tours watch planets, only thing that it missing to be really good is to add more features like Google earth has, it shows you the name of countries , city names, you can see the names of streets plus other things, sorry i’m not convinced to quit using Google Earth yet , although that doesn’t mean that i won’t co-use Microsoft’s telescope with Google Earth.
thn for the great tip, i’m eager to learn and experience something new.

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yea google earth did provide the name but microsoft telescope is to me better.

World telescope is seeming pretty cool, you can take some tours guided by other’s voices or just browse around and get coords, (what i do) and In general learn a bit more. I’m taking a tour hosted by a 6 year old named Benjamin… lol

Microsoft is getting better and better with he’s software, and I think that Google is getting worse! The new edition of Google Earth looks god but it has so many bugs. Last time the Globe float me out of the window in direction to the sun. but the World wide telescope is amazing, it could be the future of Astronomy because of the light pollution.

This is pretty neat. It looks like Microsoft is trying to compete with Google Earth? If they are, it appears as if they have done a decent job. I am definitely going to download this on to my Windows machine soon and start exploring.

I especially like the sound of the guided tour feature, and how it tells to what part of the sky you are looking at in relation to Earth. Very interesting stuff. Thank you for the share, Chris.

Hey. It’s the guy from TechTV, the host of the Call for Help show a long time ago.

I’ve never been very interested in astronomy… this looks like a great way for me to look around without spending money on a telescope! Thanks for the great find, Chris.

The point is not about improving something. I think you are not following me. My point is about copying the idea. I didn’t feel any difference in it and Google Earth. This is just re-invention of wheel. They have always been doing such idea copying. They don’t have something of their own… copies like Windows -> MAC OS, .NET –> Java, Excel –> Lotus, WWT –> Google Earth, Live Search –> Google, What else is remaining ? I m talking about innovation, not competition.

Silly point. .Net is hardly a copy of java. Google Earth isn’t really the same as WWT. Mac Copied Xerox labs GUI - it was hardly original to Mac. “If no one reinvented the wheel, we’d still be using stone wheels”

You can try also this: http://www.sky-map.org/ a web planetarium…

Forget exploring your own neighborhood, lets look to the heavens! Literally. Programs like this always get me sucked in because I’m a geography whiz, but I can only name about 4 or 5 constellations, two of which have the word “dipper” in it. I think that if the right people or just people in general use it, it will broaden our society’s knowledge of the universe. Thanks for the suggestion once again!

Blah, it’s just trying to compete with google earth? Scince vista came out, I’ve been a microsoft hater, even tough I still use windows xp lol, hoping to get my hands on a macbook soon tough, and just use my pc for gaming :P

0.o! Stunning pictures! I want to know what their source is, I doubt they could get a hold of the Hubble.

This reminds me of something I saw on TechTV, it’s a tracker on Google that tracks all the space debris around the Earth and any other nearby satellites.

Um..YEAH, it’s FREE! Seriously that made it worth it.

I love the this telescope program. I understand why scoble cried now. One problem though, no mac support I had to see it in boot camp. Please MS put Mac support. Thanks!

I would soo like to use that and explore that software, but unfortunately my computer isn’t that good :( which means i’m not able to use it but anyhow that program looks great tough and i’m sure it is, i used to use program called Stellarium, it’s pretty cool to but compared to MS ones it’s nohting

I remember when I first got interested in astronomy when Google Earth started their service. This is 2 or 3 times better than that. It’s pretty cool to be able to look at all of this really amazing information for free. I really like the fact that you can view the sky from different spectrums, too. Maybe Microsoft does do some good…

Smooth move on Microsoft’s part making it Windows only… I’d love to run this, but I’m on OSX. I’ll stick to Google Earth for now, sorry MS.

Sounds kind of like the “Sky” feature in Google Earth. I remember when Google Earth first came out - I thought it was incredible that you could see satellite imagery of the entire planet. But I’ll definitely check this astronomy software out- it sounds very interesting!

“World Wide Telescope” knew but awesome idea.I never thought of this possibility before.I’ll try it.Microsoft does usually great pieces of software.This I think it’s one of it!

Yea isnt this amazing? Soo cool what tech can do these days

I honestly believe that Microsoft is humbling itself and focusing on making good products. As for this, I think I will have to download it. I have also had this fascination with back holes and interstellar space travel since freshman year. Maybe we can find something in the sky that scientists dont know is there yet.

I tried out Google’s new one. Google Sky or something along those lines. Was pretty fun for a while. but I think I’ll stick with this planet for the time being ;)

I’m not sure if people could really relate to this as well as people can to something like GoogleEarth. For one, I for one don’t know about many constellations up there - our skies aren’t the most transparent either. Plus, I think people would find looking at somewhere they know, or are going to more interesting. AND, we can already look up at the Sky. We have these sort of services already because they shows us things we can’t readily see from earth (GoogleEarth, GoogleMars for example). Not an app for my tastes, but I’m sure it will be a hit with others!

I really respect how Microsoft has concentrated to make this really great free product. I like how it lets you see the position of certain planets in the future so you can pick them out in the sky since it is very easy to confuse them with stars.

this software is awesome i just downloaded it a couple of days ago it is so much fun to look at the stars and galaxies. its like google earth just ten times cooler

This program is amazing! It’s the Google Maps of space.
I recommend 100%.

Nice tool, I was a big astronomy junkie when I was a kid.

You know what sucks about this? This doesn’t run on a MacBook. Great, thanks Microsoft for forgetting about a high number of users!

Other than that, this seems like a great program. I hope people use it as they should: in schools, for education.

i love astronomy and i have downloaded this and loved it because i love looking for super novas and blue giants

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