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2007/02/16 09:23:37.050 US/Eastern

Open celestial maps

There's a new option to open maps on Tagzania. But instead of terrestrial maps, you get a celestial map. Below every individual map or item, like this one. Click on the link that reads HeavensAbove and you will see a sky chart corresponding to that very moment, in that precise latitude and longitude. Stars and constellations appear, and planets as well. 


The link that opens from Tagzania has a precise time stamp: right now. Perhaps that's not always useful. If it's daytime, the sun will be present in the chart, of course, as in the example screenshot above. But the image also shows part of the interface of Heavens Above: there where you can manually set any date, any time. So, let's assume, for instance, that you're goint to spend a night away, at some beautiful hideout. OK, you mark it in Tagzania right now, as you sit in your computer, at home or at work. For instance, this place, a beautiful mountain lake in California.Below that map, there's the option to click on Heavnes Above. You open that, and you're transported to a given page at Heavens Above. You'll see how the sky looks there at that precise moment, but you can tune the clock to match the moment you are actually going to be there at the lake... You may print that (several options to choose background), and bring the map with you.

Heavens Above is a nice app. Enjoy it!

Posted by: tagzania.2007/02/16 09:23:37.050 US/Eastern
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