To start the Sky View Café applet simply click on one of the links below. Please be aware that if you are using a slow dial-up connection, the applet may take a minute or so to load.

Your web browser must be Java enabled. Your web browser should also have JavaScript and cookies enabled so that the selection you make below will be automatically selected on your next visit, and so that you can save location and time zone settings for future visits.

If you are using software to suppress pop-up ads, some features of Sky View Café may not work, such as the "New Window", "Find...", and "Save..." options. This web site does not use any pop-up advertising to annoy you if you decide to allow pop-ups.

Automatically determine which version of Sky View Café to use.

Use the latest Version 4.1 of Sky View Café, which requires JRE 1.3 or later.

If you try 4.1 and nothing seems to happen, or you get an error message, it is most likely because (1) you don't have the right version of Java (1.3 or later), or (2) you have the right Java, but you haven't enabled the Java Plug-in for this web browser. You can use the Intro/Reselect Sky View Café Version link at the bottom of this page to come back and choose 3.0, or update your Java installation and settings as necessary.

Use the older Version 3.0 of Sky View Café, which is compatible with older web browsers (such as Netscape 4.x on Windows and Internet Explorer on Mac OS 9) and with Microsoft's discontinued Java VM.