We are all familiar with the nursery rhyme that first piqued our curiosity about the ‘world so high’ even when we were just children. As we grow we are exposed to a surfeit of science fiction where futuristic space ships boosted up to warp speed go on magical expeditions sometimes exploring and sometimes saving stranded princesses. Thus began for many a man a quest for the knowledge of space, the final frontier, if you may. Space travel technology may still be light years away from reality, but we no longer have to sit and sigh and wish that we were up there partaking of that wondrous travel through space.  

Google provides its patrons with an option in its Google Earth product called Google Sky. The site aspires to help sate and maybe whet a little more of your curiosity about deep space and also our other closest neighborhood stars and constellations. By clicking on the Google Sky button you obtain unlimited access to your own private portal to an amazing and wide collection of pictures of the skies as seen and captured by the satellites of Google Sky’s partners, the Sloan digital Sky survey, the digital Sky survey consortium and the NASA/space telescope science institute.

Google Sky also provides you with most of the features that Google earth offers. So in addition to those magnificent pictures of outer space you also get a glimpse of the sky above your current location without the glare of earthly lights that normally obstruct our view of the glory of the stars. You can navigate at will through the labyrinths of universes and go on an adventurous journey through space that was till now only a dream. While there get intimate with the constellation of your zodiac or get to know them all for the lark. Greet your neighborhood galaxy or be dumbstruck at the multiverses spewed all over space. Ponder a new born star or a dead one. Be awed by the magnificent force of a black hole even though you can only see it by viewing the light it gobbles up into its mass.

Google Sky is here and will definitely give any planetarium a run for its money. No longer will you have to sit through guided tours of the planetarium. Select the area of the sky you want to explore or just type in the name of the constellation or galaxy that interests you most and get an experience that will be mind boggling. The site is a resourceful educational tool f
or aspiring and amateur astronomers and star gazers. For the first time ever you get the chance to actually view the part of the sky of your choice.

Just click on their blog, Google Latlong, to discuss and post your findings and read about and review others opinions about the stars. The site hosted online community gives you a platform to share your ideas and nourish your passion for astronomy. Rave away about the wonders of your favourite star or trash an idea that you disagree with.

No longer is star gazing a lonely, strenuous and intricate activity. Just bring your passion along and the community of like minded people will help you reach heights in your search of the sky that you never dreamed of. 

The help feature offered is very comprehensive and enables you to get the maximum out of your Google Sky experience. This user guide tells you to know how you could make the maximum out of layer folders to get to know all that you need about your search item. Google Sky is just a little different from Google Earth and the user guide give you details about other additional features. For example, the grid feature helps you scan the part of the sky that you are interested in.  If the working of Google Sky still proves difficult then all you have to do is try their help group and all your navigational problems are solved.

Educators could use Google Sky to take their students on a real time experience of the sky rather than using dated photographs passed down since time knows when. This would nudge their wards’ passion for astronomy and give it the little push forward that is required to get into this world of magic created by superheated gases, diffracted light and vacuum. Space travel will still be too costly even a few generations from now. Google Sky sees to it that you don’t lose out on a life time’s experience just because of your finances. Imagine catching the Haley’s comet as it passes by earth or glimpsing the aurora borealis right at home! Wonders we never thought were possible in several life times yet is now on the monitor of a computer in the coziness of your own homes.

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