The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a virtual telescope, a research project of Microsoft Research, NASA and many prestigious US universities. He was born in 2007 and the following year took the form of a special software for Astronomy that remains a benchmark for the amount of data handled, its 3D simulations, interactive guides created by scientists and experts in general, the vast collection of images captured from the ground and from the Hubble Space Telescope with which it is possible to explore the Universe and learn from celestial bodies that comprise it.
Millions of people around the world make use of WWT from their computers advantage, in different research, teaching and to personal learning, the huge astronomical catalog available. Well, give notice on the website of the tool OpenWWT launching an initiative that seeks to liberate completely open source- WWT -volverle for any individual or institution has the ability to adapt and extend its functionality to the next level likewise for educational work and own research. The idea is that Microsoft Research will gradually released as the organization that will keep you from now on, organization to which any institution or interested can sign up by contacting the team responsible for WWT is formed.
In short, a valuable resource that will further boost the charm that produces Astronomy, much more when properly guided. By the way, there are three slogans that seeks to promote OpenWWT:
1) Advance in astronomical research, 2) Improve the teaching of astronomy formally and informally; and 3) Increase public awareness of the subject
More info:. WorldWideTelescope.org/OpenWWT
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