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Hi,
If you or anyone are into, or teach astronomy, you should definitely check
out the site below. Enjoy...
Paula Tortorice
tortoric@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
Schmitz Park Elementary
Computer Lab I.A.
www.seattleschools.org/schools/spark
YourSky
http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/
One of many educational pages devised by entrepreneur and programmer John
Walker, YourSky is a virtual planetarium. Visitors to the site can use the
Sky Map to produce astronomical maps by entering time and date, viewpoint,
and observing location (latitude/longitude and ascension/declination). The
Virtual Telescope helps you to track comets and asteroids, and Horizon Views
returns views of the stars above the horizon as seen from a specified
observing site at a given date and time. If you aren't sure of the exact map
coordinates of the city sky you desire to view, you can consult a hypertext
list of major cities around the world. Want to aim your telescope at a
certain planet or stellar body? There's a hypertext list of those, too. Full
explanations of map colors and symbols are provided, along with links to
related programs, a Sky screensaver, and more.
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