Google Earth has added an astronomy feature today. It took me a few tries to get through to the server once I had the free software installed. Tonight it seems to be much faster.
The new feature is called Sky view. You can switch between it and Earth view in the View menu. All the functionality is similar to the normal Earth view. You can drag the sky around and wheel-mouse in and out to see more or less detail.
The layers include Backyard Astronomy, Hubble Showcase, Moon, Planets (Moon and Planets in Motion is really cool), User’s Guide to Galaxies and Life of a Star. Text has been embedded in each of layers with explanations of the images.
Once it stops raining in Findlay, I can see us sitting out on the deck with the telescope and a laptop running this thing.