Latest Google Earth offering you a truly out of the world experience views from the outer space.
Sky, as the new mode is called, offers views of the universe, including high-resolution photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope and background information on discoveries and constellations.
Sky covers a vast amount of territory--100 millions stars and 200 million galaxies, Google said Wednesday. But people may have a little difficulty finding the feature at first.
While Google does partner with NASA, the NASA layer icons that were recently added to Google Earth are not an indication of being in Sky mode. Those icons, which appear throughout the Earth map, are various astrophotography and satellite images of the Earth itself as seen from space by various NASA satellites and spacecraft since the 1960s.
To navigate to Sky, one must first download the latest version of Google Earth. A tiny round black icon with a planet resembling Saturn will then appear in the toolbar. Click on this to switch from Google Earth's Earth mode to Sky mode. Alternatively, one can also choose "Switch to Sky" from Google Earth's View menu.
As with the globe in Earth mode, the sky comes dramatically whirling by as one enters Sky mode. Of course, instead of information on countries, cities and historic sites, Sky offers data on moons, planets, stars and galaxies.
As with Earth mode, Sky offers pop-up information and photographs on specific places, as well as different layers.
The constellation layer offers background information and star-connecting outlines of famous constellations. Backyard Astronomy offers views as amateur stargazers might see it from their own backyard.
Other features include educational information on the phases of the Earth's moon and the life of a star, in addition to about 120 high-resolution images from the Hubble Space Telescope.
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