Simbad data in Google Sky

[Alasdair Allan]

>>> (Note also that the geometric projection that GoogleSky uses is  
>>> worthless at the poles.)
>>
>> indeed, but this was a design compromise that had to be made. We  
>> will continue to push Google, and the astronomers that work at  
>> Google, to correct
>
> my guess is that this projection is determined by the tiling scheme  
> used by GoogleEarth/Sky and that modifying or generalising that  
> tiling scheme this would require major efforts within the  
> application, hence is unlikely to happen.  However I may be wrong.

That was my guess as well...

Al.