This repository contains the source code for the hub page of
If you’re just interested in the documentation itself, you should go to that website. If you’re interested in contributing to that website, you’ve come to the right place!
The WorldWide Telescope project uses an open governance model and is fiscally sponsored by NumFOCUS. Consider making a tax-deductible donation to help the project pay for developer time, professional services, travel, workshops, and a variety of other needs.
The manual is a static site written in CommonMark Markdown and processed with Zola. Zola is distributed as a single executable so it is ridiculously easy to install. Once you have Zola all you have to do is run
zola serve
to build the site and serve it locally for testing. The command zola check
will check the build and verify that outgoing links are valid. Zola has
lots of documentation.
Merges to master will be published automatically using WWT’s continuous
deployment infrastructure.
Contributions are welcome! If you’re new to the project, please see the WWT Contributors’ Guide and the WWT Code of Conduct. We operate with a standard fork-and-pull model.
Work on the WorldWide Telescope system has been supported by the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the .NET Foundation, and other partners. See the WWT user website for details.