Can’t Wait for Google Universe? Try Wikisky.org!
Wikisky.org is a fascinating site that displays thousands and thousands of astronomical data in a Google Map-esque interface. The data is based upon the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), which seeks to catalog around a million galaxies and quasars. The Wikisky application is almost overwhelming with data and information. It’s worth a bit of time to look around. Like most map interfaces, zooming in will get you some pretty decently detailed images that are very beautiful. Check it out.
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Why not also try NASA’s Whirlwind? You can see SDSS data now.
You can also view Mars, the Moon and Venus (as well as the Earth).
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
Bruce