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September 26, 2007
Beautiful Sky in Google Earth
I have always been fascinated with the beauty of the night sky when seen through the eyes of a telescope. So much so that I got a degree in astronomy. Looking at the pictures available of galaxies, nebula, quasars, and more in the new Google Earth 4.2 with Sky can result in some amazingly beautiful views. This image is part of a study by astronomers from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO). They conducted this study, called the Magellanic Cloud Emission Line Survey (MCELS), that focused expressly on the Large Magellanic Cloud and Small Magellanic Cloud—the nearest major galaxies to the Milky Way. More than 1,500 individual images from MCELS have been assembled into a large mosaic. You can see this in Google Earth by downloading this collection of imagery 
from the NOAO. The first folder is the "Large Magellanic Cloud". If you double click on it and start zooming in, you will be amazed that the universe can create such wonderful art.
Posted by FrankTaylor at September 26, 2007 09:30 AM
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Posted by: Ross Nixon at September 26, 2007 04:01 PM
i think that it is amazing
that they are doing this and that the kid's finally have a good place to get answer's for their home work i wish they had this when
i was a kid
aaawwwsom
Posted by: steven at October 6, 2007 06:12 AM
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Yes, there is some amazing art in the universe. It is even more amazing that the artist allows us to have a relationship with Him!