Talk: Using Tracker to Measure the Length of the Sidereal Day

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This talk describes how we use the Tracker video analysis and modeling program to analyze still images. We have used a group of still 30-second images taken 9 ½ minutes apart (for 10 minutes between images). To analyze these images we use Tracker. We use the feature in Tracker which automatically creates a "movie" of still images and then allows the user to define the time interval between images. In this talk we show our preliminary results and propose possible future improvements.

The Open Source Physics Project is generously supported by the National Science Foundation (DUE-0442581).

Fall Meeting of the North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers
Asheville, NC: Nov 18 - Nov 19, 2011
Pages 18

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Published: January 14, 2012

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NSF Number:: 0442581
Keywords:: OSP, Open Source Physics, Tracker, astronomy, instructional materials, sidereal day, video
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Belloni, M. (2011, Nov 18 - Nov 19). Talk: Using Tracker to Measure the Length of the Sidereal Day. Paper presented at Fall Meeting of the North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Asheville, NC. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11636&DocID=2520

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Belloni, Mario. "Talk: Using Tracker to Measure the Length of the Sidereal Day." Paper presented at the Fall Meeting of the North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Asheville, NC, Nov 18 - Nov 19, 2011. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11636&DocID=2520 (accessed 26 April 2024).

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