100,000 Stars

> Return to the #72 Newsletter 100,000 Stars is an interactive visualization of the stellar neighborhood created for the Google Chrome web browser. It shows the location of 119,617 nearby stars derived from multiple sources, including the 1989 Hipparcos mission. Zooming in reveals 87 individually identified stars and our solar system. The galaxy view is an artist’s rendition based on NGC 1232, a spiral galaxy like the Milky Way. You can take…

Teleporting All Over the World

> Return to the #71 Newsletter MapCrunch makes you feel like you are teleporting all over the world. Discover the vast array of imagery captured by Google in 50 countries, featuring spectacular scenery, magical moments and the utterly unexplainable. The best views are added to the Gallery each day. This is a great website that transports you anywhere in the world at just the click of a mouse.  

Google Arts & Culture

> Return to the #70 Newsletter Google Arts & Culture – Recommended for the culturally curious. Discover artworks, collections and stories from all around the world in a new way. Explore cultural treasures in extraordinary detail and easily share with your friends. The Google Cultural Institute collaborates with 1200+ museums and archives to make the world’s treasures available online.

Best Photos of 2016

> Return to the #69 Newsletter If an image is worth a thousand words, then the gallery of National Geographic’s 52 best images of the year — curated from 91 photographers, 107 stories, and 2,290,225 photographs – is almost priceless. It includes a dramatic shot of an evening storm lighting up the sky near Wood River, Nebraska, and a breathtaking sunset over Taipei.

Google Santa Tracker

> Return to the #68 Newsletter Christmas is almost here and Google Santa Tracker is a great tool for keeping track of Santa’s latest movements. The annual Christmas-themed entertainment program allows users to follow Santa Claus on Google Maps as he makes his journey around the world on Christmas Eve. From the start of December the application allows users to play, watch, and learn through little activities that are added daily.