Astronomy:Sky-Map.org
Type of site | Web mapping |
|---|---|
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Website | Sky-Map.org |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Yes |
| Current status | Active |
Sky-Map.org (or WikiSky.org) is a wiki and interactive sky map that covers over half a billion known celestial bodies. Users can either view the entirety of the sky or zoom into specific sections for greater detail or information on each object. WikiSky includes many stars, galaxies, constellations, and planets, but it is still in development. Users can also edit information about different stars by writing articles, adding Internet links, uploading images, or creating a special interest group for a specific task.
The website, although still available for users to visit, has shown little activity since 2010.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Software
Users may browse the sky in several surveys, including GALEX, DSS, and SDSS. In either mode, the user can access the name and a brief description of visible objects. This can be used to access more detailed information, including articles and different photo images.
Sky-Map.org also has its own API so that code can be written to access maps, objects’ information and SDSS data. The API that has more functionality than the interactive part of the website currently uses.[7]
Wikisky image copyrights
Some images from Wikisky, such as Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), are "non-commercial use".[8] The DSS data rights are held by multiple institutions.[9] Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) images are now public domain, although earlier data releases were for non-commercial use only.[10] Images from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), Spitzer Space Telescope (infrared), or GALEX space telescope (ultraviolet) are "PD-NASA-USgov".
Similar maps
- Software:WorldWide Telescope – Set of open-source services
- Stellarium – Open-source planetarium
- Software:Google Sky
References
- ↑ Veh, Andreas (2009-01-01). "Sky Monthly". Kenai Peninsula College - University of Alaska Anchorage. http://web.kpc.alaska.edu/astronomy/lecture/lecsky.htm. "You can get free sky maps at skymaps.com by clicking on Download Now each month’s Sky Calendar. And if it really is too cold, check out the similar in name web site sky-map.org."
- ↑ Muir, Hazel (2007-03-22). "WikiSky brings sky gazing to the (online) masses". New Scientist writer. https://www.newscientist.com/blog/space/2007/03/wikisky-brings-sky-gazing-to-online.html.
- ↑ "Sky-Map Site To Show The Beauty Of The Universe To Everybody". Sky Nightly. 2007-02-01. http://www.skynightly.com/reports/Sky_Map_Site_To_Show_The_Beauty_Of_The_Universe_To_Everybody_999.html.
- ↑ "Other Astronomy Image Services". NASA. 2007-05-21. http://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/otherservices.html.
- ↑ "The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Mapping the Universe". Sloan Digital Sky Survey. 2007-05-21. http://www.sdss.org/.
- ↑ "Sloan Digital Sky Survey imagery in WikiSky". WikiSky. 2007-05-21. http://www.wikisky.org/?img_source=SDSS&ra=13.5&de=47.2&zoom=8.
- ↑ "My.sky-map.org: SKY-MAP.ORG - Interactive Sky Map". Give Away Of The Day. 2022-07-22. https://links.giveawayoftheday.com/my.sky-map.org. "My.sky-map.org: visit the most interesting My SKY MAP pages, well-liked by users from USA, or check the rest of my.sky-map.org data below. My.sky-map.org is a web project, safe and generally suitable for all ages. We found that English is the preferred language on My SKY MAP pages. Their most used social media is StumbleUpon with about 89% of all user votes and reposts. SKY-MAP.ORG - API."
- ↑ "Copyright - DSS2 images". 2009-02-23. http://wikisky.org/wiki/Copyright_-_DSS2_images.
- ↑ "The DSS datarights". Multimission Archive at STScI. 2007-06-12. http://gsss.stsci.edu/Acknowledgements/DataCopyrights.htm.
- ↑ Michael L. Evans. "Image use policy". Sloan Digital Sky Survey. http://www.sdss.org/collaboration/image-use-policy/.
External links
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- SKY-MAP.ORG - API
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