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Awesome video about Google+ Virtual Star Parties

July 13, 2012

A few months ago I posted about virtual star parties on Google+. At this year’s Google I/O, this video about the virtual star parties was part of the keynote presentation. The Gary Gonnella in the video? He’s a member of the Pomona Valley Amateur Astronomers–my club. He showed us this video, along with his eclipse and Venus transit photos, at tonight’s meeting. You’re doing us proud, Gary!

Go check it out.

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One comment

  1. […] you’ve been following this blog or have trawled the recent archives then you know about virtual star parties on Google+, where astrophotographers put up real-time video images of celestial objects and a mixed […]

         by Observing report: An entirely different kind of virtual star party « 10 Minute Astronomy August 28, 2012 at 12:47 AM

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