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WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world.

WWT is an application that runs in Windows that utilizes images and data stored on remote servers enabling you to explore some of the highest resolution imagery of the universe available in multiple wavelengths.

WorldWide Telescope (WWT) позволяет вашему компу функционировать как виртуальному телескопу, предоставляя доступ к изображениям с лучших наземных и космических телескопов мира.

WWT это приложение под Windows, используюущее данные с удаленных серверов и предоставляющее доступ к космичесикм изображениям высокого разрешения на разных длинах волн.

System requirements / системные требования:

If you run Mac OS X or don’t meet these requirements try the Web Client (needs Microsoft Silverlight 2.0).
Если вы пользуетесь Mac OS X или ваш компьютер не соответсвует требованиям - попробуйте Веб Клиент (требует Microsoft Silverlight 2.0).

- Microsoft® XP SP2 (minimum), Windows® Vista® (recommended)
- PC with Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 2 gigahertz (GHz) or faster, recommended
- 1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM; 2 GB RAM recommended
- 3D accelerated card with 128 megabytes (MB) RAM; discrete graphics card with dedicated 256-MB VRAM recommended for higher performance
- 1 GB of available hard disk space; 10 GB recommended for off-line features and higher performance browsing
- XGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution monitor
- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing and scrolling device
- Microsoft® DirectX® version 9.0c and .NET Framework 2.0
- Required for some features; Internet connection at 56 Kbps or higher through either an Internet service provider (ISP) or a network. Internet access might require a separate fee to an ISP; local or long-distance telephone charges might also apply

Windows client and web client comparison / сравнительная таблица win и web клиента.

# Спасибо R0land’у за инфо.

Acta Astronautica publishes original contributions in all fields of basic, engineering, life and social space sciences and of space technology related to: the peaceful scientific exploration of space, its exploitation for human welfare and progress and the conception, design, development and operation of space-borne and Earth-based systems. In addition to regular issues of contributed papers, the journal publishes selected proceedings of the annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC), transactions of the IAA and special issues on topics of current interest, such as microgravity, space station technology, geostationary orbits, and space economics. Other major subject areas regularly covered include satellite technology, space transportation and communications, space energy, power and propulsion, astrodynamics, extraterrestrial intelligence and Earth observations.

For more information on the International Academy of Astronautics, visit the IAA home page on the Internet: http://www.iaaweb.org.
Editor-in-Chief: Rupert Gerzer

Скачать бесплатный номер журнала: Volume 64, Issue 1, Pages 1-88 (January 2009)

Остальные номера, а так же другие научные документы и публикации доступны там же, но они платные.

Подробнее об Acta Astronautica и других научных журналах здесь: Elsevier.