Microsoft uses global astronomical telescope data to build space Map-News Center

"Sadie Online News" March 31, according to foreign http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/31646.html "> Media reports, The Microsoft research team is using data and photos gathered from telescopes around the world, including NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, to build a cosmic map. Microsoft called the Project The Global Telescope (CSM telescope).

There are about 300 billion stars in the Milky Way, and there are about 300 billion galaxies in the universe. Scientists and developers who have developed the Microsoft Global Telescope have pieced together the 3D details of the universe, allowing users to observe any known planets, stars and galaxies. Users can also see a single image of the universe, which will allow users to feel the small human beings in front of the universe.

The global telescope is not just a simple exploration tool for Astro-physics enthusiasts. Development director Dan Fey hopes NASA will use it as a research tool that students at all stages of school can use as an educational resource. Users can operate the global telescope conveniently in touch screen interface and traditional desktop, only need a few simple operation, the user can soar in the program universe. The Microsoft research team hopes to bring the program to mobile phones as soon as possible.

Microsoft also provides API interfaces for the global telescope, enabling developers to customize the design of the program.

In the global telescope, users will be able to see the Webb Space Telescope, which will launch in 2018. The NASA's newest telescope is about 100 times times the size of the Hubble telescope, about 7 times times larger, with a 21-foot reflective mirror and many space research equipment.