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Celestial Globe Model
written by Todd Timberlake
The Ejs Celestial Globe model simulates the Two Sphere Universe theory of the Ancient Greeks. This theory supposes the stars to be fixed on the surface of a Celestial Sphere, with the spherical Earth at the center of this sphere. The simulation shows the motion of Sun and stars in this model, as well as the horizon plane for an observer on the spherical Earth. Two views are shown: one from outside the Celestial Sphere, and the other from the point of view of an observer on Earth looking up. Most of the characteristics of the simulation can be adjusted, including the period of Sun's motion, the tilt of the ecliptic relative to the equator, the latitude of the observer, the time of day and the time of year.

Ejs Celestial Globe model was created using the Easy Java Simulations  (Ejs) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.   Double clicking the ejs_astronomy_CelestialGlobe.jar file will run the program if  Java is installed.  Ejs is a part of the Open Source Physics Project and is designed to make it easier to access, modify, and generate computer models.  Additional Ejs models for astronomy are available.  They can be found by searching ComPADRE for  Open Source Physics, OSP, or Ejs.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).
1 supplemental document is available
2 source code documents are available
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Astronomy
- Astronomy Education
= Curricula
- Fundamentals
= Night Sky
- Historical Astronomy
= History of Astronomy
- Lower Undergraduate
- Middle School
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
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Free access
License:
This material is released under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.
Rights Holder:
Todd Timberlake
Keywords:
EJS, Earth, Easy Java Simulations, OSP, Open Source Physics, Sun, celestial globe, celestial sphere
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created August 18, 2009 by Mario Belloni
Record Updated:
December 2, 2021 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:
August 18, 2009
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AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)

4. The Physical Setting

4A. The Universe
  • K-2: 4A/P2. The sun can be seen only in the daytime, but the moon can be seen sometimes at night and sometimes during the day. The sun, moon, and stars all appear to move slowly across the sky.

NSES Content Standards

Con.D: Earth & Space Science
  • K-4: Objects in the Sky
  • K-4: Changes in Earth & Sky
  • 5-8: Earth in the Solar System
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T. Timberlake, Computer Program CELESTIAL GLOBE MODEL, Version 1.0 (2009), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9379&DocID=1278).
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T. Timberlake, Computer Program CELESTIAL GLOBE MODEL, Version 1.0 (2009), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9379&DocID=1278>.
APA Format
Timberlake, T. (2009). Celestial Globe Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9379&DocID=1278
Chicago Format
Timberlake, Todd. "Celestial Globe Model." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9379&DocID=1278 (accessed 10 November 2024).
MLA Format
Timberlake, Todd. Celestial Globe Model. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2009. Java (JRE) 1.5. 10 Nov. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9379&DocID=1278>.
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@misc{ Author = "Todd Timberlake", Title = {Celestial Globe Model}, Month = {August}, Year = {2009} }
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Celestial Globe Model:

Is Based On Easy Java Simulations Modeling and Authoring Tool

The Easy Java Simulations Modeling and Authoring Tool is needed to explore the computational model used in the EJS Celestial Globe Model.

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