Tom
An Old Friend
Anyone know anything about Slooh? An online Observatory. Click the link to view the Homepage. I was thuinking of trying this but there is mention of a 'free trial' and I can get all the Astronomy pictures I want from the WWW. Why would I want to BUY anything?
So this post is to ask...Anyone look into this or did I find something too NEW?
Here's what I have found out...
What is a SLOOH mission?
As a subscriber, you get unlimited access to group missions. Most missions are five to fifteen minutes in length. Using LightMachine™, SLOOH's patent-pending instant imaging technology, each mission presents a LIVE view of one of the known wonders of the universe. This view improves in quality during the mission as our telescopes gather more light. Our observatory aims multiple different telescopes at the subject, which allows you to zoom from a huge expanse of sky all the way to a close up view. Through our user interface, you can capture photographs during the mission and save them in your mission log book. During the mission, our storytellers will explain the history, mythology, science and beauty of the subject.
What objects will I see on the missions?
For starters, the Moon, Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter, as well as the most beautiful galaxies, nebulae and globular clusters, including M51, the Orion Nebula, the Andromeda Galaxy, NGC4565, the Crab Nebula, the Whirlpool Galaxy, Pleiades and Hercules, to name a few.
$$$$$$HOLY COW$$$$$$
And here is what astronomers are saying
http://www.badastronomy.com/phpBB/v...tdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=slooh&start=0
So this post is to ask...Anyone look into this or did I find something too NEW?
Here's what I have found out...
What is a SLOOH mission?
As a subscriber, you get unlimited access to group missions. Most missions are five to fifteen minutes in length. Using LightMachine™, SLOOH's patent-pending instant imaging technology, each mission presents a LIVE view of one of the known wonders of the universe. This view improves in quality during the mission as our telescopes gather more light. Our observatory aims multiple different telescopes at the subject, which allows you to zoom from a huge expanse of sky all the way to a close up view. Through our user interface, you can capture photographs during the mission and save them in your mission log book. During the mission, our storytellers will explain the history, mythology, science and beauty of the subject.
What objects will I see on the missions?
For starters, the Moon, Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter, as well as the most beautiful galaxies, nebulae and globular clusters, including M51, the Orion Nebula, the Andromeda Galaxy, NGC4565, the Crab Nebula, the Whirlpool Galaxy, Pleiades and Hercules, to name a few.
$$$$$$HOLY COW$$$$$$
And here is what astronomers are saying
http://www.badastronomy.com/phpBB/v...tdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=slooh&start=0
