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Google made a 3d interactive star map!!! - Worldtree - 10-08-2013

Google made a free 3d interactive star map!!!
(Unfortunately it only really works on google chrome)

http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/stars/

...which might be old news for many people here. I realize that its functionality might be less than Celestia's and there's a variety of more accurate maps available elsewhere.

Still, it's gorgeous, for those who haven't seen it.

also, here's the coding and design process for those who are interested.
http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/casestudies/100000stars/

and another one
http://www.parvarium.com/stars/