Interactive Graphics

I've been creating and using interactive graphics since I started Portable Planetarium in 1998. This is one of my favorites. It's a 360 degree image taken by the Mars Spirit rover from the surface of the planet Mars. My incredibly multi-talented friend J. Steele wrote the JavaScript that allows you to pan around the image by moving your cursor within the picture. You can move left, right, up or down to explore the image as if you are controlling where the camera is pointing.

Note: It's a pretty large file and may take up to a minute to load even with a broadband connectiton.

Here's another one...It's an interactive planetary gallery. You will have to have Flash installed to see it. Roll over the planets to see data about that planet. Click on a planet for a full size image. Click the starfield to see the constellations (can you see and identify the four constellations without clicking?)