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> ## capstone proposal 1: mapping the [stars][starapi] (&/ other space objects?)
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> ### what's the problem
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I like space? It's pretty & I want to model it for fun. And maybe also to learn gravity, but I don't think I'll have time to properly learn & implement gravity in four weeks. Obligatory mention: [this prep assignment](http://drvonnjerryxlii.github.io/solarSystem/).

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> ### what's already out there
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a ton of stuff
- [google sky](#https://www.google.com/sky/)
- ~~sweet asteroid map if I can find it~~
- iss finder app [android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.runar.issdetector&hl=en)
- constellation finder & teaching apps
- [what's happening in space](http://whatshappeninginspace.com/)
- space debris mapping projects?
- outerbody.com/stargazer (connecting forever ;_;)
  - [on github?](https://github.com/outerbody/outerbody.com) (not sure if legit project)
- [all these things](http://www.re-quest.net/science/astronomy/)

<!-- sad traceroute:

traceroute to outerbody.com (204.232.175.78), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
 1  192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1)  1.794 ms  2.851 ms  1.793 ms
 2  tukw-dsl-gw65.tukw.qwest.net (63.231.10.65)  21.259 ms  21.184 ms  29.222 ms
 3  tukw-agw1.inet.qwest.net (71.217.186.1)  21.439 ms  19.981 ms  19.715 ms
 4  * * *
 5  lag-14.ear1.seattle1.level3.net (4.68.63.177)  48.262 ms * *
 6  ae-32-52.ebr2.seattle1.level3.net (4.69.147.182)  110.622 ms  95.934 ms  95.364 ms
 7  ae-2-2.ebr2.denver1.level3.net (4.69.132.54)  95.542 ms  95.190 ms  94.830 ms
 8  * * *
 9  * * *
10  ae-6-6.ebr2.washington12.level3.net (4.69.148.145)  94.766 ms  96.430 ms  96.513 ms
11  * * *
12  * * *
13  * * *
14  4.59.145.54 (4.59.145.54)  98.248 ms  97.570 ms  106.891 ms
15  * * *
16  coreb-dcpe2.iad3.rackspace.net (69.20.2.173)  95.857 ms
    corea-dcpe2.iad3.rackspace.net (69.20.2.169)  96.603 ms  96.363 ms
17  corea-core8.iad3.rackspace.net (69.20.2.99)  96.467 ms
    coreb-core8.iad3.rackspace.net (69.20.2.115)  95.439 ms
    coreb-core7.iad3.rackspace.net (69.20.2.113)  95.382 ms
18  core7-aggr501a-11.iad3.rackspace.net (72.4.122.223)  98.630 ms
    core8-aggr501b-11.iad3.rackspace.net (72.4.122.221)  96.498 ms
    core7-aggr501a-11.iad3.rackspace.net (72.4.122.223)  97.234 ms
19  * * *
20  * * *
21  * * *
...continued until I gave up several minutes later at hop 34, still * * *ing it up

-->



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> ### who's it for
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- me?
- people who like stars?


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> ### resources
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- [star API][starapi]
- [other notes](../space.md)

[starapi]: http://hacktheuniverse.github.io/star-api/
