Google Earth中的天空：天文数据发现和可视化的下一个前沿
Sky in Google Earth: The Next Frontier in Astronomical Data Discovery and Visualization
摘要：
天文学最初是一门视觉科学，首先通过使用目镜或肉眼仔细观察天空，然后用摄影介质保存这些图像，最后通过CCD对这些信息进行数字编码。这最后一步使天文学进入了一个完全自动化的时代--在这个时代，数据被记录、分析和解释，通常不需要任何直接的视觉检查。谷歌地球中的天空通过为覆盖整个天空的一些最大的天文成像调查提供直观的视觉界面来完成这个循环。通过将图像、目录、时域数据和辅助信息直接传输给用户，Sky可以为公众以及专业和业余天文学家提供大量用于教育和研究的信息。我们在此简要介绍Google Earth中的Sky，重点介绍其可扩展的环境，如何将其集成到研究过程中，以及如何将天文学研究带到更广泛的社区。借助Linux、Mac OS X和Windows上的开放式界面，在Sky中开发的应用程序不仅可以在Google框架内访问，还可以通过任何支持Keyhole标记语言的可视化浏览器访问。我们目前的天空作为一个虚拟望远镜的体现。
英文摘要：
Astronomy began as a visual science, first through careful observations of the sky using either an eyepiece or the naked eye, then on to the preservation of those images with photographic media and finally the digital encoding of that information via CCDs. This last step has enabled astronomy to move into a fully automated era -- where data is recorded, analyzed and interpreted often without any direct visual inspection. Sky in Google Earth completes that circle by providing an intuitive visual interface to some of the largest astronomical imaging surveys covering the full sky. By streaming imagery, catalogs, time domain data, and ancillary information directly to a user, Sky can provide the general public as well as professional and amateur astronomers alike with a wealth of information for use in education and research. We provide here a brief introduction to Sky in Google Earth, focusing on its extensible environment, how it may be integrated into the research process and how it can bring astronomical research to a broader community. With an open interface available on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, applications developed within Sky are accessible not just within the Google framework but through any visual browser that supports the Keyhole Markup Language. We present Sky as the embodiment of a virtual telescope.
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