Nebraska Astronomy Applet Project: Motions of the Sun Lab

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published by the Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska
written by Kevin M. Lee

This simulation reviews some of the material from Basic Coordinates and Seasons Module and The Rotating Sky Module and adds information to put all the pieces together for a more complete description of the motions of the sun culminating in the the Paths of the Sun Simulator. Computation of meridional altitude and stellar visibility are also introduced. The user can change the date, latitude and speed of the orbit. Instructor resources are available including student manuals, assessment materials, and a list of the assumptions used.

This is part of a collection of astronomy applets.

http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion3/motion3.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Fundamentals = Night Sky - Solar System - The Sun Classical Mechanics - Gravity = Orbits Mathematical Tools - Coordinate Systems	- High School - Lower Undergraduate - Informal Education - Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Activity = Interactive Simulation

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2002 University of Nebraska
Permission is granted to use for noncommercial purposes as long as it remains unmodified.
Keywords:: earth, latitude, meridional altitude, orbit, orbital period, planets, polar coordinates, rotation, seasons, sidereal, solar fundamentals, solar motion, sun
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created August 18, 2008 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:: November 11, 2021 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: March 26, 2007
Other Collections:: The Physics Front

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=7877">Lee, Kevin. Nebraska Astronomy Applet Project: Motions of the Sun Lab. Lincoln: Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska, March 26, 2007.</a>

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K. Lee, (Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2002), WWW Document, (http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion3/motion3.html).

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K. Lee, Nebraska Astronomy Applet Project: Motions of the Sun Lab (Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2002), <http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion3/motion3.html>.

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Lee, K. (2007, March 26). Nebraska Astronomy Applet Project: Motions of the Sun Lab. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska: http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion3/motion3.html

Chicago Format

Lee, Kevin. Nebraska Astronomy Applet Project: Motions of the Sun Lab. Lincoln: Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska, March 26, 2007. http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion3/motion3.html (accessed 1 May 2025).

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Lee, Kevin. Nebraska Astronomy Applet Project: Motions of the Sun Lab. Lincoln: Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska, 2002. 26 Mar. 2007. 1 May 2025 <http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion3/motion3.html>.

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