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Great Aurora

An aurora above Earth, photographed from the International Space Station.

Photograph: NASA/Shane Kimbrough · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

Board & soundLunar ceramic · 3D board · Sound on

Board materials

These stay the same when you change your background.

Your view

Keep the table comfortable and easy to read.

Show backgroundTurn scenery on or off without changing the board.Background movementGentle camera movement across real images.2D boardA clear overhead view with keyboard controls.

Sound

Set music, background ambience and game sounds separately.

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36 real space views · 5 included free

36 destinations · Choose a free setting and start playing. No account needed.

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Photograph: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Texas A&M Univ. · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Camera mosaic: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Photograph: NASA/Shane Kimbrough · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Photograph: NASA · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Camera mosaic: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Photograph: NASA · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Photograph: NASA · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Camera mosaic: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Photograph: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Photograph: NASA / Expedition 70 crew · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Camera mosaic: NASA/JPL · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Camera mosaic: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Photograph: NASA · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Photograph: NASA/Joel Kowsky · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Photograph: NASA · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Photograph: NASA · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Telescope observation: NASA, ESA, and STScI · Original image, opens in a new tab · CC BY 4.0 · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Telescope observation: ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll · Original image, opens in a new tab · CC BY 4.0 · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Telescope observation: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Z. Levay · Original image, opens in a new tab · CC BY 4.0 · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Camera mosaic: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Photograph: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Photograph: NASA · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Photograph: NASA · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Telescope observation: NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Telescope observation: NASA/ESA/JPL/Arizona State Univ. · Original image, opens in a new tab · CC BY 4.0 · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Telescope observation: NASA/JPL-Caltech · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Telescope observation: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Telescope observation: NASA/JPL-Caltech · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Telescope observation: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Project (STScI/AURA). Acknowledgment: M. Livio (STScI) and N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley, USA) · Original image, opens in a new tab · CC BY 4.0 · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Telescope observation: ESA/Hubble & NASA · Original image, opens in a new tab · CC BY 4.0 · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Telescope observation: NASA, ESA/Hubble, Maximilian Häberle (MPIA) · Original image, opens in a new tab · CC BY 4.0 · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Telescope observation: X-ray: NASA/CXC; UV: NASA/JPL-Caltech; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA; IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ Univ. of Ariz. · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Photograph: NASA/Jordan Salkin · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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Camera mosaic: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona · Original image, opens in a new tab · Image use policy · Image license, opens in a new tab

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