Comments on: Google Sky, Now in Your Web Browser http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:21:20 -0800 hourly 1 By: Searchviews: Week in Review | Searchviews - Daily insights on Search Marketing, Social Media and SEO by Reprise Media. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2047697 Searchviews: Week in Review | Searchviews - Daily insights on Search Marketing, Social Media and SEO by Reprise Media. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:55:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2047697 [...] Google launches Google Sky. [...] [...] Google launches Google Sky. [...]

]]> By: Austin Storm http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2041540 Austin Storm Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:39:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2041540 You are never going to let Scoble forget this, are you? You are never going to let Scoble forget this, are you?

]]> By: Rakesh Rajan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2041334 Rakesh Rajan Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:11:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2041334 It seems that they are loading the tiles only from http://mw1.google.com. If they use mutiple sub-domains ( isn't Steve Souders in google these days ?), the whole experience can be even better! It seems that they are loading the tiles only from http://mw1.google.com. If they use mutiple sub-domains ( isn’t Steve Souders in google these days ?), the whole experience can be even better!

]]> By: Mark Wallace http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2037788 Mark Wallace Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:02:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2037788 the best thing about it is actually that when you click on the Earth in the bottom browser bar, it opens Google Maps in a new tab. try it. @chroot: Celestia ftw totally the best thing about it is actually that when you click on the Earth in the bottom browser bar, it opens Google Maps in a new tab. try it.

@chroot: Celestia ftw totally

]]> By: moot http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2037772 moot Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:52:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2037772 Gmail is down!!!! Gmail is down!!!!

]]> By: Brian http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2037643 Brian Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:21:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2037643 Is this like a "telescope-in-a-PC" thing? bookmarked @ http://www.livbit.com Is this like a “telescope-in-a-PC” thing?

bookmarked @ http://www.livbit.com

]]> By: chroot http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2037491 chroot Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:31:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2037491 One word: Celestia. One word: Celestia.

]]> By: JT http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2037482 JT Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:28:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2037482 #3 Vijay - Actually this was done in our 20% time, as the press release stated. #3 Vijay – Actually this was done in our 20% time, as the press release stated.

]]> By: monica http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2037191 monica Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:56:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2037191 hi,, Its really great.. hi,, Its really great..

]]> By: Steffest http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2037185 Steffest Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:54:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2037185 @29 totally agreed. Google is just rushing this out to steal some attention from Microsofts WWT. It looks like it's thrown together in a day or 2. Very weak, and it shows that Google at some points is as clueless as any other company. @29
totally agreed.
Google is just rushing this out to steal some attention from Microsofts WWT.
It looks like it’s thrown together in a day or 2.
Very weak, and it shows that Google at some points is as clueless as any other company.

]]> By: Gordon http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2037148 Gordon Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:28:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2037148 This is a sub-par release from Google. The only people who will think this is a great release are those who have yet to experience the WWT. This is a sub-par release from Google. The only people who will think this is a great release are those who have yet to experience the WWT.

]]> By: me too http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2037112 me too Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:50:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2037112 so is this a quick "me too" frm google. but they delivered before MS. but im not impressed. why wud i want to use this. i mean i will check itout once. cool. thats abt it. so is this a quick “me too” frm google. but they delivered before MS.
but im not impressed. why wud i want to use this.
i mean i will check itout once. cool. thats abt it.

]]> By: Ghaus http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2037060 Ghaus Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:13:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2037060 And oh yeah ! NASA fooled Google too ! Oh damn ! And oh yeah !

NASA fooled Google too ! Oh damn !

]]> By: Ghaus http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2037059 Ghaus Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:12:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2037059 GUYS LISTEN ! I found a bug in Google moon. :P Go where an American flag is standing and navigate a little, u will see that the shades are in the different direction, how can this be possible. This thing was all made up by NASA, and two powerful lights were used while filming this whole Moon scene. Do u still think that humans landed on moon. There is no air in moon, and look at the American flag, it is moving as there is a fast wind blowing. This is all a fake story build up by NASA, just like 9/11 was done by Bush ! Grow up Guys ! GUYS LISTEN !

I found a bug in Google moon. :P

Go where an American flag is standing and navigate a little, u will see that the shades are in the different direction, how can this be possible.
This thing was all made up by NASA, and two powerful lights were used while filming this whole Moon scene.

Do u still think that humans landed on moon. There is no air in moon, and look at the American flag, it is moving as there is a fast wind blowing. This is all a fake story build up by NASA, just like 9/11 was done by Bush !

Grow up Guys !

]]> By: John http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2037031 John Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:41:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2037031 I saw WorldWide @ Techfest - it is awesome! I saw WorldWide @ Techfest – it is awesome!

]]> By: mr nice http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2037022 mr nice Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:34:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2037022 it's extremely buggy. it’s extremely buggy.

]]> By: Ray http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2037002 Ray Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:21:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2037002 Looks like a pale copy of WWT. Looks like a pale copy of WWT.

]]> By: Chris B. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2036957 Chris B. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:36:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2036957 weak. weak. weak. they are so fixated on one-upping MSFT that they've started to ship sub-par products. will wait for WWT ... well worth the wait. weak. weak. weak. they are so fixated on one-upping MSFT that they’ve started to ship sub-par products. will wait for WWT … well worth the wait.

]]> By: Michael Vu http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2036900 Michael Vu Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:39:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2036900 Another awesome release by Google. www.fantasysportsmatrix.com Another awesome release by Google.

http://www.fant...portsmatrix.com

]]> By: bon lay http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2036895 bon lay Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:33:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2036895 i wann find my God in the sky! i wann find my God in the sky!

]]> By: http://www.jeqq.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2036880 http://www.jeqq.com Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:19:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2036880 Google i can say they are the best.they always come out with gr8 ideas... http://www.jeqq.com Google i can say they are the best.they always come out with gr8 ideas…

http://www.jeqq.com

]]> By: Adam http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2036863 Adam Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:01:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2036863 Weak. The imagery is spotty and the star colors are missing. But what is most surprisingly bad about GSky is that almost nothing is clickable. If you look at dedicated astro software like TheSky, even old versions from the early 90s, you will find that every single star, deep-space object (like galaxies), planet, asteroid, etc is clickable. Doing so brings up a wealth of information that Google could no doubt have scraped from a variety of sites but didn't. Even the features that are here, like the microwave background radiation data, aren't useful; where, for example, is the legend that correlates the microwave data's color with the actual microwaves' intensity? This feels more like an alpha to me, or as @4 sort of implies, like something released early to box out MS. Not that anyone really cares -- how big is the astronomy market, anyway? Weak. The imagery is spotty and the star colors are missing. But what is most surprisingly bad about GSky is that almost nothing is clickable. If you look at dedicated astro software like TheSky, even old versions from the early 90s, you will find that every single star, deep-space object (like galaxies), planet, asteroid, etc is clickable. Doing so brings up a wealth of information that Google could no doubt have scraped from a variety of sites but didn’t. Even the features that are here, like the microwave background radiation data, aren’t useful; where, for example, is the legend that correlates the microwave data’s color with the actual microwaves’ intensity? This feels more like an alpha to me, or as @4 sort of implies, like something released early to box out MS. Not that anyone really cares — how big is the astronomy market, anyway?

]]> By: Hypnosis Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2036820 Hypnosis Blog Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:13:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2036820 Wow, that's totally awesome! Wow, that’s totally awesome!

]]> By: Jay Gaines http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2036793 Jay Gaines Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:29:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2036793 A flash version of Google Sky would be better. I might try to hack one together over the weekend using some code I wrote for Google Maps. A flash version of Google Sky would be better.

I might try to hack one together over the weekend using some code I wrote for Google Maps.

]]> By: inkjetoffice http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2036787 inkjetoffice Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:22:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/google-sky-now-in-you-web-browser/#comment-2036787 This is very nice. My childhood dream would come true. I'll be able to see all the stars in my dream when I was young. Thanks Google makes my dream come true. http://blog.inkjetoffice.com http://www.inkjetoffice.com This is very nice. My childhood dream would come true. I’ll be able to see all the stars in my dream when I was young. Thanks Google makes my dream come true.

http://blog.inkjetoffice.com
http://www.inkjetoffice.com

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