10-08-2013, 12:09 AM
Google made a free 3d interactive star map!!!
(Unfortunately it only really works on google chrome)
http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/stars/
...which might be old news for many people here. I realize that its functionality might be less than Celestia's and there's a variety of more accurate maps available elsewhere.
Still, it's gorgeous, for those who haven't seen it.
also, here's the coding and design process for those who are interested.
http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/c...0000stars/
and another one
http://www.parvarium.com/stars/
(Unfortunately it only really works on google chrome)
http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/stars/
...which might be old news for many people here. I realize that its functionality might be less than Celestia's and there's a variety of more accurate maps available elsewhere.
Still, it's gorgeous, for those who haven't seen it.
also, here's the coding and design process for those who are interested.
http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/c...0000stars/
and another one
http://www.parvarium.com/stars/