AAS WorldWide Telescope isn’t just a Windows application or a JavaScript library — it’s a complex ecosystem of software, data, and web services. This guide attempts to give a picture of the architecture of this ecosystem and document its components that don’t have their own freestanding manuals.

The Table of Contents in the left menu shows the topics covered in this guide. If your topic is missing, try asking on the WWT Forum instead.

Without further ado, let’s proceed to the overview!