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November 2008 - WWT Data Blog

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  • Sticking images on the sky with WWT

    Suppose you have a photograph of a small part of the sky, and you want to see it in WWT and share it with friends. Here’s how you can do so. We assume that the image (and, if you wish, a thumbnail) is already internet-accessible. All you need to do is...
    Published 11-27-2008 12:48 AM by dinos

  • Making your own WWT Community

    Communities are the primary way in which WWT users can share data and tours with each other. They are made by external individuals or organizations, such as planetariums, science centres, astronomy clubs, magazines, blogs, schools, classes, and class...
    Published 11-19-2008 5:28 PM by dinos

  • How WTML files work

    WTML stands for Worldwide Telescope Markup Language. It is one of three file formats native to WWT, the others being WTT files to store tours and WWTFIG to store constellation figures. If you want to host any such files on your servers,  you will...
    Published 11-19-2008 4:19 PM by dinos

  • WWT Data Communities (including an improved DSS background!)

    W always have more data in the works that has yet to make it to the main WWT datasets. If you would like to have a look at them, join these two communities. To join the WWT Data Community, click here ! The datasets in here are as reliable as other datasets...
    Published 11-16-2008 11:18 PM by dinos

  • WWT Tips 1

    Here are, in no particular order, some tips for WWT users. (PS: Anyone seen the new tours that went up this week, for WALL-E , the first pictures of extrasolar planets, and a farewell to the Phoenix Lander?) Q: How can I slow down the way WWT zooms? A1...
    Published 11-15-2008 1:03 PM by dinos
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