WorldWide Telescope 5.1.09

WorldWide Telescope is a virtual telescope from Microsoft that provides detailed portrayal of the universe, planets, objects and the night sky. It has various modes for viewing the Earth, our sky, other planets, the solar system etc. You can view real photos of planets, stars, black holes, galaxies etc from the Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center etc and also explore planets by rotating them in 3D, zooming, tilting, layering, learning details etc. You can also use the platform to create virtual space tours with voice overs and music soundtracks.

Features

- Virtual portrayal of the universe and night sky.
- 3D visualization of planets, stars etc.
- Real images from the Hubble Space Telescope.
- Sky, Earth, Planets, Panoramas, and Solar System modes.
- Rotate, tilt, zoom, hover over space objects.
- Create planetarium style tours and slideshows.
- Supports full dome planetarium projection.
- Rich configuration settings and options.

Shortcomings

- Closed source code.
- No portable version available.

System Requirements

- 2200 MHz central processing unit.
- 1024 Mb RAM memory or more.
- GPU with 256 Мb memory or more.
- 150 Mb free hard disk space.
- 32 Bit or 64 Bit hardware architecture (x86 or x64).
- Operating system Windows 7, Windows 8