where can i find a computerized star locator for free?
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If you want a free on line star map, try this:
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Download Stellarium from Sourceforge. You can have the night sky as it looks from your home on your PC then.
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Sky + Telescope magazine's website has a decent one:\nhttp://skyandtelescope.com/observing/skychart/article_1220_1.asp\n\nAlso \nhttp://www.heavens-above.com\nhas great information but you have to register.  Its no problem the site is free and the registration is used to customize the site to your location.\n\nPick up a current issue of Sky & Telescope Mag or Astronomy Mag.  Inside they have great color sky charts.
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http://www.heavens-above.com\n\nis all you need.  It works with your city/town/village/locality\n\nIt has 2 million places, so you will be there.  My village is tiny and in New Zealand, and it has that.  \n\nThen you do not need to know you lat/long.\n\nIt has a star map for the current time at your location, but you can set any time, future or past.\n\nIt shows times for all major satellites, comets, phases of moon, etc etc.\n\nTry it.
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They make those. Maybe try http://www.skyandtelescope.com \nOr you could take a regular globe mark some 300odd major stars in position with the aid of a star catalog (glowinthedarkpaint?) and then paint the rest black. Everything'd be backwards unless you could stick your head inside (?) Meow.
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www.freefind.com  or www.kindredkonnections.com or privateeye.com
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I think I saw this advertised in the Jan or Feb issue of Astronomy magazine.  Not sure there is a website for the contest.  Good Luck.
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Go to http://skyandtelescope.com and click on "Observing", then open their Interactive Sky Chart.  It will give you a chart of the stars in your exact location at any time of the night that you choose.  It's the best sky chart that I have found.  I use it every night I go out.
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Google Earth does it.  Download it for free.
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I can locate.....not free though :(
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google earth\n\nterraserver
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I don't know about specific websites for viewing star charts from a particular place, but there are a few free programs that can generate star charts for you. See the sources below for examples.
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Google Earth!!! Get it, install it! It's Free! It's awesome!!
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It is not very clear, but try Google Earth.\nnasa.gov also has some sort of free download similar to Google Earth
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google earth, will show you anyplace around the world.yes it's free and to can rotate and do whatever.
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try this tracking applet:\nhttp://science.nasa.gov/Realtime/JTrack/Spacecraft.html
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Try Google Earth at:\n\nwww.earth.google.com