StingRA

A quick look-up for astronomical objects in Chrome! Highlight the name of the star, galaxy, nebula, etc you want to query, and…

StingRA - Astronomical Object Lookup

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.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 35
Rating: 5.00
(1)
Version: 0.11 (Last updated: 2016-06-25)
Creation date: 2016-06-25
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab
  • geolocation
Size: 731.14K
Full description: See detailed description

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#8147 in Tools ▲ 47

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

Extension safety

Risk impact

StingRA requires very minimum permissions.

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