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Microsoft has launched WorldWide Telescope, a free tool that stitches together images from some of the best ground- and space-based telescopes.

Collections include pictures from the Hubble and Spitzer telescopes, as well as the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.

The web-based tool also allows users to pan and zoom around the planets, and trace their locations in the night sky.

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More at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7397811.stm

Has anyone tried it? Looks like an awesome tool for researching space opera, maybe generating ideas and inspiration.

There's a system requirements spec in the BBC article. It needs more memory than I have so I'm wondering whether it's worth investing in a memory upgrade.