StingRA
A quick look-up for astronomical objects in Chrome! Highlight the name of the star, galaxy, nebula, etc you want to query, and…
What is StingRA?
StingRA is a Chrome extension that allows users to quickly look up information about astronomical objects. Simply highlight the name of the star, galaxy, nebula, or any other object you want to query, and click StingRA to access deep sky images, finding charts, magnitudes, and links to Simbad, WorldWideTelescope, and ADS publications.
Stats
By:
Unknown
Rating:
5.00
(1)
Creation date:
2016-06-25
Risk impact:
Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
Size:
731.14K
URLs:
Website
Stats date:
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Summary
A quick look-up for astronomical objects in Chrome!
Highlight the name of the star, galaxy, nebula, etc you want to query, and click the StingRA to bring up a deep sky (2POSS) image, finding chart, magnitudes in any available bands and links to Simbad, the WorldWideTelescope & ADS publications about that object.
Created at dot astronomy 8 by Jonathan Fay and Hugh Osborn.
Safety
Risk impact
StingRA is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
StingRA has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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