Microsoft keep continuing their amazing things.And now its Worldwide telescope

Microsoft has released a free public beta of its world wide telescope that lets stargazers explore the universe from their PC’s. It’s a rich web application that accesses high resolution images  taken by ground- and Earth-orbiting telescopes such as the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center, and the Spitzer Space Telescope.

The main screen of the Worldwide Telescope contains stars visible to the human eye that are mapped into constellations. You can navigate with your mouse in any direction and zoom in or out with its scroll wheel. Points of interest appear when you mouse over. You can also use the top menu or search to find celestial bodies. Here you can see that the edge of the Big Dipper’s cup does indeed point to Polaris or the North Star, which is located at the plus sign.

Isnt it great…Its definitely great:-)..