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Galileo Sunspots  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The EJS Galileo Sunspots Model illustrates the motion and changes in appearance of sunspots as they move across the disk of the Sun. Galileo's observation of the changing appearance…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11197&DocID...
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Astronomy Apps for Mobile Devices: A First Catalog 
  
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A. Fraknoi, Astron. Educ. Rev., 10 (1), 010302 (2011).
An annotated overview of 98 astronomy applications for smart phones and tablets has been published in the on-line journal "Astronomy Education Review." Compiled by Andrew Fraknoi…
https://doi.org/10.3847/AER2011036
Measurement of the Solar Rotation Rate with Tracker  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Measurement of the Solar Rotation Rate with Tracker Lab uses the Tracker video analysis tool to measure and analyze the motion of sunspots to determine the solar rotation rate.…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11617&DocID...
Secrets of the Polar Aurora 
  
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This site provides information about the appearance and physics of the polar aurora. The article discusses the relation of the aurora to the Earth's magnetic field, the electric…
http://www.phy6.org/Education/aurora.htm
Substorms - Magnetic Storms and Space Weather 
  
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This web page describes magnetic substorms and storms, their properties, and their relations to charged particle flow and auroras. It includes descriptions of the magnetic field…
http://www.phy6.org/Education/wsubstrm.html
The Solar Wind 
  
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This set of web pages provide an elementary introduction to the solar wind, starting with evidence from comet tails and continuing to Parker's theory of the Sun's corona and…
http://www.phy6.org/Education/wsolwind.html
Our Sun and Stellar Structure 
  
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Astronomy notes is an educational resource for introductory astronomy classes for undergraduates. This section discusses the sun and other stars. Topics include: the solar wind,…
http://www.astronomynotes.com/starsun/s1.htm
Cosmicopia 
  
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Cosmicopia contains information about cosmic rays, the Earth's magnetosphere, the Sun, space weather, and other topics in space science. Brought to you by the cosmic ray group at…
https://cosmicopia.gsfc.nasa.gov/

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