• Google Earth Reaches for the Stars!

    Google Earth Reaches for the Stars!

    Techtree News Staff, Aug 23, 2007 1707 hrs IST

    Google Sky, like Google Earth, comprises photographs of the universe pieced together to create a seamless database that users can navigate through.

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You don't have to be a la Sunita Williams to hang around in space... Google has reportedly released a beta version of Google Earth that includes a Google Sky feature allowing users get up close and personal with more than 100 million galaxies and 200 million stars. Google Sky, like Google Earth, comprises photographs of the universe pieced together to create a seamless database that users can navigate through. To use Google Sky, users need first download the latest version of Google Earth software. They can then go to the View drop down menu, and select 'Switch to Sky' to get started on their 'heavenly' journey. Google claims Google Sky offers a planetarium-like experience on the PC, allowing voyeurs zoom in and out from inside an inverted sphere. And like Google Earth, they can zoom in to see points of interest -- be it constellations, including Taurus, Scorpio or Sagittarius, or the black hole NGC 5128, et al. Besides, clicking on anything of interest throws up pop-ups -- complete with photographs and information on that subject. The pop-up content comes mainly from third parties including NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the Space Telescope Science Institute, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the Digital Sky Survey Consortium, etc. According to Google, for users to get the most out of Google Sky, they need to use Google Sky Layers (content created for Google Sky) that includes Backyard Astronomy, The Planets, The Moon, and Constellations, to name a few.

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bakar
,chitoor, on Aug 27, 2009 03:11 PM
I want to see my chitoor district,sadom village
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vishal h devere
, jalgaon, on Dec 15, 2007 04:26 PM
i see my city paldhi tah-dharangaon dist-jalgaon state-maharashtra
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vishal h devere
, jalgaon, on Dec 15, 2007 04:33 PM
i dont see your city
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aamman
,hanumangarh, on May 19, 2009 06:25 PM
i want see my city rawatsar dist hanumangarh in rajastan
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PRADUMAN SHAH D
,SUNDERGARH, on Jul 07, 2008 09:36 PM
A GOOD SITE TO GET A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT OUR COUNTRY .
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sanidhya
,kannur, on Apr 26, 2008 03:24 PM
i want to see kerala /kannur/pinarayi
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MOHAN
,MUMBAI, on Apr 19, 2008 05:54 PM
i see the world
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yogendra patwal
,Ramnagar(Nainital), on Apr 13, 2008 12:17 PM
I want to see my state uttrakhand
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sarvesh karekar
,panaji, on Feb 22, 2008 08:20 PM
i want to see agra tajmahal
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knrao
,sahibabad, on Feb 02, 2008 06:31 PM
want to see city
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mohan reddy
,hydrabad, on Jan 29, 2008 03:07 PM
ok nice
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rahul
,bangalore, on Jan 24, 2008 06:45 PM
please can any one tell me where to download this software to see the stars
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ranjeet
,tura, on Jan 20, 2008 08:18 PM
I WANT TO VIEW MY PLACE
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nazeer
,mumbai, on Dec 26, 2007 04:32 PM
i want to seee
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nazeer
,mumbai, on Dec 26, 2007 04:27 PM
i want to see it
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pradeep
,kota, on Dec 23, 2007 05:31 PM
good
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nilesh j koli
,jalgaon, on Dec 15, 2007 04:22 PM
i see my city jalgaon tah-amalner dist- jalgaon state maharashtra
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revathi
,kaveripattinam, on Dec 11, 2007 01:07 PM
want to see tamilnadu
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ramesh
,tuticorin, on Oct 13, 2007 08:43 PM
i see my city
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MADHU
,HYDARABAD, on Nov 12, 2007 10:49 PM
I WANT SEE MY STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH IN INDIA
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ARPIT BHUGUL
,PUNE, on Oct 13, 2007 06:45 PM
just amazing
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Anonymous
,jgn, on Oct 01, 2007 08:38 PM
v good
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balachandran
,trichy, on Sep 17, 2007 08:49 PM
i could not see my home
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www
,Agartala, on Sep 15, 2007 11:41 AM
it's just nice
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Aishwarya
,Mumbai, on Aug 30, 2007 06:48 PM
Its really very nice
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moon
,siliguri, on Aug 30, 2007 03:49 PM
Its amazing that we can see sky in our computer.Its like dream come true of seeing sky in computer
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Sathi
,siliguri, on Aug 30, 2007 03:44 PM
Its amazing that sitting in the computer we can see what there in the sky. good job
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Rajeev Chakra
,Gujarat, India, on Aug 29, 2007 09:31 PM
Baroda earth surface
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Rajeev Chakra
,Gujarat, India, on Aug 29, 2007 09:27 PM
I want to start this
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praanesh
,coimbatote, on Aug 26, 2007 09:52 PM
excellent work by google
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yob
,perth, on Aug 26, 2007 04:23 PM
its wicked and awesome
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brandon
,mandruah, on Aug 25, 2007 05:38 AM
like how do i get google sky on my computer
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ron
,coonabarabran, on Aug 25, 2007 03:17 PM
i have not seen google sky yet but it sounds good.
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alan
,lincoln, on Aug 25, 2007 10:33 PM
i am trying to get google sky
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Russell Paster
,Houston, on Aug 26, 2007 05:22 AM
I want to try it.
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bill weller
,cherokee village arkansas, on Aug 26, 2007 12:37 AM
great page
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mohan
,kolkata, on Aug 25, 2007 05:16 PM
good achivment
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r.k.gupta
,mumbai, on Aug 25, 2007 02:01 PM
its amazing
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Mike
,Australia, on Aug 25, 2007 01:56 PM
When viewing the planets in motion it gets a little confusing, took me a moment to remember my vantage point was from the earth. they should add the sun to add a little realism.
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Rahul Shastry
,Dubai, on Aug 25, 2007 12:40 PM
Looks good
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moonmass
,egy, on Aug 25, 2007 12:06 PM
sky
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gopi
,india, on Aug 25, 2007 11:06 AM
jhnh
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Vahid
,Shiraz, on Aug 25, 2007 03:25 AM
I HAVEN'T COMMENT BUT...
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khaled
,cairo, on Aug 25, 2007 01:07 AM
knowledge
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Carmen A. Alcai
,San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Aug 25, 2007 01:02 AM
I want to navigate through google sky, and google earth
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Itshak
,Tel-Aviv, on Aug 24, 2007 11:52 PM
Amazing
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Akbar
,Bangaldesh, on Aug 24, 2007 11:16 PM
see my contruy
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Akbar
,Bangaldesh, on Aug 24, 2007 11:13 PM
I want to see my contury
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jimmy
,karachi, on Aug 24, 2007 10:21 PM
how can i see world by google earth? i dont have it software can u send me?
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Canh Que
,HCM City, on Aug 24, 2007 10:19 PM
Sky
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DAVID
,HAMDEN, on Aug 24, 2007 07:59 PM
BEST EVER
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sangeeta rani
,ldh, on Aug 24, 2007 07:28 PM
moon
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vinod kaila
,ldh, on Aug 24, 2007 07:54 PM
i am happy
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santosh
,madras, on Aug 24, 2007 07:52 PM
excellent
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vinod kaila
,ldh, on Aug 24, 2007 07:51 PM
moon
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yaser m.hamdy
,cairo, on Aug 24, 2007 07:21 PM
its wonderfull
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mahipal singh
,UDAIPUR, on Aug 24, 2007 07:15 PM
india
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Filip
,Belgrade, on Aug 24, 2007 06:41 PM
NO COMENT
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amar
,surrey, on Aug 24, 2007 05:37 PM
Excellent
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timucin
,sydney, on Aug 24, 2007 05:21 PM
google sky
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saravana
,coimbatore, on Aug 24, 2007 05:06 PM
nothing
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madhur
,delhi, on Aug 24, 2007 04:28 PM
hi hello i am reaching to satars
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tazeen zehra hu
,New delhi, on Aug 24, 2007 03:25 PM
I would like to register for google earth star watch
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anant
,ranchi, on Aug 24, 2007 02:02 PM
i love this site
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Markovetski
,Qiriar Eqron, on Aug 24, 2007 01:42 PM
love Google Sky
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VINOD
,KANPUR, on Aug 24, 2007 01:37 PM
woh
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VINOD
,KANPUR, on Aug 24, 2007 01:33 PM
i love to see galaxy
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hari
,HYDERABAD, on Aug 24, 2007 01:30 PM
how to view google sky?
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aldunne
,chiang Rai, thailand, on Aug 24, 2007 12:58 PM
Why is there no link to access this service in the article?
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Navneet Bisht
,Ghaziabad, on Aug 24, 2007 12:17 PM
I Appreciate this work..
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gary neese
,carmichael, ca, on Aug 24, 2007 11:27 AM
love Google Sky
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,rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, on Aug 24, 2007 11:24 AM
yyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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Terry r Gee
,Penrith, on Aug 24, 2007 11:20 AM
GOOGLE SKY STARS SOFTWARE
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vinod
,ajmer, on Aug 24, 2007 11:01 AM
sir i could not see my city image very well on google earth ajmer rajasthan india
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Satya
,Delhi, on Aug 24, 2007 10:51 AM
Good
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maria
,sylmar, on Aug 24, 2007 09:46 AM
very nice, but how do i get access?
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avinash agrawal
,bhopal, on Aug 24, 2007 09:30 AM
Report this post as offensive Goodle is going way ahead from all it competitors good show to show sky. Is it sweet drems to google sky
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avinash agrawal
,bhopal, on Aug 24, 2007 09:38 AM
v.verey good
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NAVEEN
,BENGALURU, on Aug 24, 2007 09:37 AM
i like this very much it is very usefull
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MOHAN
,CHENNAI, on Aug 24, 2007 09:23 AM
It's really good
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Arvinder Singh
,Pune, on Aug 24, 2007 06:16 AM
Goodle is going way ahead from all it competitors.....good show to show sky. Is it free?????
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LARRY
,APPLE VALLEY, CA., on Aug 24, 2007 06:02 AM
waiting for you email, and how to use this,,,is it free,,,,,,,
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LARRY
,APPLE VALLEY, CA., on Aug 24, 2007 05:57 AM
is this free
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soli dastur
,vancouver, on Aug 24, 2007 05:54 AM
Is subscription compulsory just to view the galaxies and stars? If not, how do I log on to view them? also, on Aug.27 at 9.30 pm PST there will be two moons appearing in the sky as a result of the earth's alignment with mars. Can that be viewed on Google sky? also
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LARRY
,APPLE VALLEY, CA., on Aug 24, 2007 05:53 AM
MAYBE WOULD BE INTRESTED IN YOUR PROGRAM LOOKING AT THE STARS, IS IT FREE
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Liz
,Los Angeles, on Aug 24, 2007 05:42 AM
Thank you for helping us to explore the galaxy
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muhammad khan
,london, on Aug 24, 2007 05:42 AM
That's very very amazing feature. I appreciate Google for this achievement
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Dheeraj Bhatnag
,Indore, on Aug 24, 2007 05:23 AM
That's very very amazing feature. I appreciate Google for this achievement. Thanks
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nick
,nanaimo,bc canada, on Aug 24, 2007 04:24 AM
why is it so hard to register this website sky
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burak
,manisa, on Aug 24, 2007 03:39 AM
zzz
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Anime Janai
,seattle, on Aug 24, 2007 02:39 AM
All google needs to do now is let each user have a spaceship icon to appear in google earth/space. Then, if another google user happens to zoom by in google earth/space, they might see the other google earth user spaceship icons. FIRE PHASERS and photon torpedoes to make the other google users logout of google earth/space in a sort of mmorpg game. I wonder if google could develop a type of game out of virtual space tools such as google earth.... It might be a nice spinoff game company if they need to make spinoffs for stock or investment reasons.
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Sandra Roberts-
,Cambria, CA, on Aug 23, 2007 06:31 PM
Okay, great. So Google Earth, which I can't access, being a Macie, now has Google Sky, which I also can't access! Am I supposed to be excited?
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NIcholas
,Bloomington, IN, on Aug 23, 2007 07:12 PM
What's a "Macie"? do you mean someone who uses a Macintosh or Apple computer? Google Earth works on Macs. Link to the FAQ: http://earth.google.com/faq.html At the bottom of the page, the system requirements are listed.
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joe
,los angeles, on Aug 23, 2007 09:28 PM
Why don't you download the mac client?
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Physco219
,Massena, on Aug 24, 2007 12:12 AM
Typical "macie" don't know how to make things that were designed for both Windows and Mac work for them and complains about it.
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Feroz Siddiqui
,Singapoe, on Aug 24, 2007 01:52 AM
Im on mac & have been using google earth for a long time.. simply downloaded the mac version from google..
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Feroz Siddiqui
,Singapoe, on Aug 24, 2007 01:56 AM
Im on mac & have been using google earth for a long time.. simply downloaded the mac version from google.. http://earth.google.com/tour/thanks-mac4.html
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anonymous
,macville, on Aug 24, 2007 02:17 AM
Sandra Roberts = idiot
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armen
,prizren, on Aug 24, 2007 01:50 AM
weri good
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mark layton
,birmingham, on Aug 24, 2007 01:30 AM
thsnks
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rosslyn A. Lyel
,duxbury, ma,, on Aug 24, 2007 12:41 AM
no commen\t
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tomy
,baroda,india, on Aug 24, 2007 12:37 AM
thanks
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parvez
,anand, on Aug 24, 2007 12:20 AM
thanks for publishing such a wonderful site
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Ashley
,Kennewick, on Aug 24, 2007 12:09 AM
This is awesome
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shelly
,jaipur, on Aug 23, 2007 11:31 PM
It's fantastic !! It will help us to zoom in sky whenever we want & to get updated by the latest news on stars, galaxy & ....the Universe. Thanks to Google Earth.
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Zachary
,Sharpsburg, on Aug 23, 2007 11:27 PM
This sounds awesome I wish I had it.
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Amiya Banerjee
,Poughkeepsie NY, on Aug 23, 2007 10:58 PM
ingniously structured website
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Albert
,Maasbracht ( Holland), on Aug 23, 2007 10:51 PM
Hi, I found it, Go to help in Google Earth en search for new updates, update you google earth en yo'l find everything you need. To access Sky, users need only click "Switch to Sky" from the "view" drop-down menu in Google Earth, or click the Sky button on the Google Earth toolbar. The interface and navigation are similar to that of standard Google Earth steering, including dragging, zooming, search, "My Places," and layer selection.
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ardian
,new york, on Aug 23, 2007 10:48 PM
Very good idea
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Albert
,Maasbracht (Netherlands), on Aug 23, 2007 10:29 PM
Tell me why, I can't find the Google Sky?
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sachin
,delhi, on Aug 23, 2007 10:23 PM
thats great
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nitu
,d.doon, on Aug 23, 2007 10:19 PM
its just miraculous & wonderful.it will provide gr8 exposure to students.
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John T Minahan
,moon, on Aug 23, 2007 09:55 PM
This is a great idea.
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william parker
,aldergrove, on Aug 23, 2007 09:45 PM
informative, interesting
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nick ciocea
,nanaimo,bc canada, on Aug 23, 2007 09:19 PM
should be interesring
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dominic
,beverlyhills,fl, on Aug 23, 2007 09:14 PM
THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN INTERSTING PROGRAM TO USE HOPE I LIKE THI
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test
,test, on Aug 23, 2007 09:13 PM
test
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Rustin
,Blair NE, on Aug 23, 2007 08:23 PM
In addition to this wonderful service you will also find google moon and google mars. If you zoom in too close on the google moon you get a pleasant surprise. http://www.google.com/moon/ http://www.google.com/mars/
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mustafapetiwala
,india(mumbai), on Aug 23, 2007 07:08 PM
heard google sky.its fantasticto see the heaven from earth
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Pat
,Cumberland, on Aug 23, 2007 06:56 PM
How do I access Google Earth & Google Sky?
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MacDonald Moses
,White Plains, on Aug 23, 2007 07:04 PM
How can I access?
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Google
,Sky, on Aug 23, 2007 07:04 PM
This is wonderful, I can access both & they are great.
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Dasmond Haynes
,Kingfisher, on Aug 23, 2007 07:00 PM
All this is great. How about improving their search?
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B. William
,Auburndale, on Aug 23, 2007 07:00 PM
good
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