Friday, 29 May 2015

fundamental astronomy - View HD images of space in linux [SOLVED]

I dont know if this is the correct place to ask this. (I apologize if it isnt)



I like browsing through large HD images of space(a weird eccentricity I have), but I always have to go to NASA's image repository and then download them manually.



Is there some place which gets the latest images of space( the kind that make you feel that you'll fall into the ceiling ) and some way that I might get these images as a "live feed" in linux?



You'll be fulfilling something very important to me if you could help me with this.



Thanks



EDIT:



Found a site called Hubble Heritage linked here



Anyone know more?



EDIT: Sorry I wasnt clear before:



1.) Want a site where very awe-inspiring photos of space could be found



2.) From that site, I want to know if there is some way of creating a "live photo stream" to linux. Definition of a live photo stream here being anything ranging from a folder constantly being updated with new images, a photo stream as my desktop wallpaper etc. (I dont know how such a thing is implemented, nor how it would turn out, this is a question to experts in this area to tell me)



EDIT:



Since sometimes I do things that only fall within my wavelength of understanding, I'll post the answer to this thing.



Variety is a linux application which can grab photos off the internet and make it as a "live wallpaper" which updates with the the internet, combine that with NASA's gazillion web galleries out there and you have a winner.

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