15-10-11 Google Sky,Slooh bringing users live astronomy

For some time now,Google Sky has enabled users to view a wide range of imagery from high-level sources like the Hubble Telescope,NASA satellites,and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.But the service has never provided a method for users to view community-created imagery,or to participate in the viewing of live events like eclipses.

Until now.

On Friday,Google announced a partnership with Slooh,a New York company that offers the public Internet-based access to a global network of observatories,and a diverse and constantly growing collection of telescopic viewing and photography "missions."