Friday, August 28, 2015

Download WorldWide Telescope, the astronomy software … – MemoClic

After downloading Microsoft Worldwide Telescope, discover the main features of this software. This is a great way to introduce children to astronomy or improve his own culture of stars and planets.



Download Worldwide Telescope

The software is downloadable only on Windows and works mainly on recent versions of the operating system (Windows 7 and Windows 8).

The process should not be long to repatriate 103 MB installer on your computer. Installation is in English but is all that is most usual.

 Installing Worldwide Telescope

During the installation, you will see 2 icons for exploration of Mars and the program appear on your desktop.

WorldWide Telescope to download to your PC

After an authorization granted to your firewall for the program can communicate with the Internet, the program will immediately functional.

The main functions of this digital telescope

The idea of ​​Microsoft through this software is to give you access to a real planetarium to explore the nooks and crannies – known – of the universe as if you were there. You are going to access from your computer screen to multiple data from telescopes around the world.

The navigation is done in 3 dimensions using the mouse. So you can

  • move items to watch all angles
  • admire
  • craters

  • see constellations
  • direct access to points of interest of the planets of our solar system (including their moons)
  • Connect your own observation instruments
  • display a view in a given period of time
  • change the vision and observation filters
  • show or hide data slaps

Neptune visible in Worldwide Telescope
View of the planet Neptune in the software interface

 Views of our Earth
Replace the astronomical time

Create wallpaper with the views of Worldwide Telescope
Create wallpaper with views stellar and planetary

And if you’re not very calibrated (e) in astronomy, know that tours are offered to discover the highlights of galaxies and other celestial stars.

However, note 3 BAD:

  • the interface is not available in
  • French

  • a bit slow but given the mass of data processed by the software …
  • some technical terms (in addition to English) are not very enlightening for the average Joe

The tool remains essential PC you can easily complete your experience with Google Earth and Stellarium.

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