by Ryan | 21st November 2007
The powerful new
Astronomy.net search engine will be able identify any star or constellation from uploaded amatuer photos. You can take a picture of the night sky from almost any vantage point in the world, upload your photo to the search engine, and it will search through its massive database of constellations and stars and show you the details of what your picture contains. Additionally, your photo is also saved and used to expand the astronomy database. As more users upload photos to the search engine, it becomes even more powerful and precise.
The search engine uses astrometry, which is a branch of astronomy that studies star positions, motions, and measurements in space, to determine specific items in the photos. The stars in each photo are identified by taking 4 stars at a time and comparing that to their database of celestial positions and measurements. The search engine and database are currently in production and initial relase date is spring 2008.
Source: Yahoo News
Photo: Flickr
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by Ryan | 21st November 2007
The powerful new
Astronomy.net search engine will be able identify any star or constellation from uploaded amatuer photos. You can take a picture of the night sky from almost any vantage point in the world, upload your photo to the search engine, and it will search through its massive database of constellations and stars and show you the details of what your picture contains. Additionally, your photo is also saved and used to expand the astronomy database. As more users upload photos to the search engine, it becomes even more powerful and precise.
The search engine uses astrometry, which is a branch of astronomy that studies star positions, motions, and measurements in space, to determine specific items in the photos. The stars in each photo are identified by taking 4 stars at a time and comparing that to their database of celestial positions and measurements. The search engine and database are currently in production and initial relase date is spring 2008.
Source: Yahoo News
Photo: Flickr
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