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The WorldWide Telescope (WWT)<\/strong> from Microsoft Research is a Web 2.0 visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, which brings together imagery from Space. WWT blends terabytes of images, information, and stories from multiple sources into a seamless, immersive, rich media experience delivered over the Internet.<\/p>\n

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Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope<\/h2>\n

\"WorldWide<\/p>\n

WorldWide Telescope enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring interesting places in the sky.<\/p>\n

A web-based version of the WorldWide Telescope is also available. This version enables seamless, guided explorations of the universe from within a web browser on PC and Intel Mac OS X.<\/p>\n

Windows users can install the desktop client or run the Web client; Mac OS X users have to use the Web client only.<\/p>\n

If Space fascinates you, you definitely want to check out WorldWide Telescope from Microsoft<\/a>! It is sure to inspire and empower you to explore and understand the universe like never before!<\/p>\n

Microsoft Research and NASA have also now added Mars to WorldWide Telescope and Bing Maps.<\/p>\n

Also read:<\/strong>\u00a0Best free Planetarium software for Windows<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is the world’s number one telescope?<\/h3>\n

James Webb Space Telescope is the world’s number one telescope. With a mirror 21 feet and 4 inches wide, it orbits a million miles above the Earth and allows scientists to see 13.6 billion light years away. It is the most powerful telescope available.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Who has the biggest telescope in the world?<\/h3>\n

The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) holds the title for the world’s largest optical telescope. Located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in Spain’s Canary Islands, it boasts a massive mirror diameter of 10.4 meters (34.1 feet).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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