{"id":63,"date":"2008-05-13T06:58:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-13T06:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/astrologicalmusings\/2008\/05\/new-the-worldwide-telescope.html"},"modified":"2008-05-13T06:58:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-13T06:58:00","slug":"new-the-worldwide-telescope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2008\/05\/new-the-worldwide-telescope.html","title":{"rendered":"New:  The Worldwide Telescope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of you (well, Jon <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ezboard.com\/intl\/aenglish\/images\/emoticons\/happy.gif\"> ) will decry my promotion of the Great Beast, but Microsoft has come out with a really cool new gizmo:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldwidetelescope.org\">The Worldwide Telescope<\/a>.  From the press release: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>REDMOND, Wash. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d May 12, 2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The final frontier got a bit closer today as Microsoft Corp. officially launched the public beta of its WorldWide Telescope, which is now available at http:\/\/www.worldwidetelescope.org. WorldWide Telescope is a rich Web application that brings together imagery from the best ground- and space-based observatories across the world to allow people to easily explore the night sky through their computers. WorldWide Telescope has been eagerly anticipated by the astronomical and educational communities as a compelling astronomical resource for students and lifelong learners, and as a way to make science fun for children. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The WorldWide Telescope is a powerful tool for science and education that makes it possible for everyone to explore the universe,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153By combining terabytes of incredible imagery and data with easy-to-use software for viewing and moving through all that information, the WorldWide Telescope opens the door to new ways to see and experience the wonders of space. Our hope is that it will inspire young people to explore astronomy and science, and help researchers in their quest to better understand the universe.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You can view a video demonstration here: <\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/rlHuiyI88X8&#038;hl=en\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/rlHuiyI88X8&#038;hl=en\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of you (well, Jon ) will decry my promotion of the Great Beast, but Microsoft has come out with a really cool new gizmo: The Worldwide Telescope. 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