What's a good on-line sky view (orrery?), so I can tell which planets/stars are which from my lat/long?

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What's a good on-line sky view (orrery?), so I can tell which planets/stars are which from my lat/long?

2007-03-25 12:30:35 · 2 answers · asked by Double O 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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there is a program called home planet that you can download

it is free and allows you to view the sky from your location.
it has lots of other great features such as showing the view through a telescope, and earth map, an orrery (view of the solar system)

2007-03-25 12:49:00 · answer #1 · answered by elentophanes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

www.astronomy.com has a nice skydome.

2007-03-25 19:37:44 · answer #2 · answered by magicninja 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋