links for 2007-08-22

Path closures around the Royal Observatory

The path in front of the Royal Observatory is currently closed as part of a project to restore Greenwich Park's 17th-century landscape. Please leave extra time to arrive at the Observatory if you are attending an event. We recommend taking the main avenue through the Park for step-free access or arriving via Blackheath Gate, see this map for more details.

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Location	Royal Observatory

22 Aug 2007

Twitter: Astronomy picture of the day

Daily notification, including the title and a link to the image. (Also available as an RSS feed.)

(tags: twitter astronomy astrophotography photography nasa space)
Apple Dashboard: Starry Night Widget

Astronomy widget that will let you see the sky (planets, constellations) for any location on Earth

(tags: astronomy widgets apple stars nightsky observations planets constellations location)
Google Sky

Explore the universe with the new layer for Google Earth

(tags: nightsky observations stars universe planets constellations astronomy google googleearth googlesky)
BBC NEWS: Google Earth given celestial view

Optional layers allow users to explore images from the Hubble Space Telescope as well as animations of lunar cycles.

(tags: astronomy constellations google googleearth sky moon lunar googlesky observations telescopes hubble space)
Stellarium

Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

(tags: planetarium astronomy celestial constellations planets science sky nightsky observations opensource crossplatform software)