Google Earth – New Sky Feature
Share On Facebook Published: August 23rd, 2007 by John
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Google earth is quickly becoming an amazing product. You can track Tropical Storms, inspect subsea objects and view AIS (vessel tracking) data.
Now google has added another layer, the celestial sphere. Watch the video below to see how this works:
If anyone has figured out how to to use google sky for celestial navigation at sea (or any other navigation use… like voyage planning), please send me an email.
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Captain John Konrad is co-founder of Unofficial Networks and Editor In Chief of this blog. He is a USCG licensed Master Mariner of Unlimited Tonnage and, since graduating from SUNY Maritime College, has sailed a variety of ships from ports around the world.
John currently lives in Morro Bay, California with his wife and two children.
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