http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobAstronomy for EveryoneAlyssa Goodman, Megan Watzke,
Lisa Dettloff, Sanjana Sharma, Curtis WongHarvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysicshttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobAlpha CentauriWARNING: Really bright stars like Alpha Centauri are smaller than they appear.http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnob1 light year = 6 trillion mileshttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnob500,000 miles
acrossProxima
CentauriHow big are stars? Alpha
CentauriSunhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnob北斗七星
Northern Dipper
ChineseGroßer Wagen
Great Cart
GermanThe Plough
BritishBuruj Biduk
The Ladle
MalaysiaSaucepan
Austrailiaसप्तर्षि
Seven Sages
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Star (Dubhe)Closest Dipper
Star (Mizar)http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobSimulated clear naked eye skyhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobActual 1-meter-diameter telescope viewhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=ssc2005-20a1http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=ssc2005-20a1M31 image Spitzer Infrared Space Telescopehttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=ssc2005-20a1http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=sloanhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=sloanhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=sloanhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=sloanhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=833381153http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=833381153http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=833381153http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=833381153Forming Galaxyhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=833381153http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=833381153http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobMercuryhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobJovian moon speed 10,000 x real timehttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobhttp://www.worldwidetelescope.org/wwtweb/thumbnail.aspx?name=usnobCredits:
This tour was created at the KICP workshop entitled
"Viewing the Universe on the World Wide Web"
in September 2008 at the Unviersity of Chicago.
The "CLAMS" group who made it are:
C=Curtis Wong, Creator of World Wide Telescope, Microsoft Research
L=Lisa Detloff, Science Teacher, PassionforInquiry.com
A=Alyssa Goodman*, Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University (narrator)
M=Megan Watzke*, Public Affairs Officer, Chandra X-Ray Observatory
S=Sanjana Sharma*, Winsor High School Student, WWT Intern
*=representing the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Music written and performed by Robert Fripp
Music Copyright Robert Fripp, Microsoft All rights reserved
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