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Galileo's Moon Mountain  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Galileo's Moon Mountain Model illustrates the method used by Galileo to measure the height of a mountain on the Moon. Using his improved telescope design, Galileo was able to see…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11196&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
Naked Eye Sidereal and Solar Day JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Naked Eye Sidereal and Solar Day Javascript Model illustrates the difference between the sidereal and solar day. This simulation shows the view from the Earth as one would…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12991&DocID...
Phases of the Moon JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The EJS Phases of Moon JS model displays the appearance of the Moon and how it changes depending on the position of the Moon relative to Earth and Sun. The right window shows Earth…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13317&DocID...
Lunar Month JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The EJS Lunar Month JS model displays the appearance of the Moon over the course of the lunar (synodic) month. The window shows the appearance of the Moon as seen from Earth as well…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13417&DocID...
Solar and Lunar Eclipse JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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W. Christian, T. Timberlake, and M. Belloni
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The Solar and Lunar Eclipse JavaScript Model simulates the occurrences of solar and lunar eclipses. Moon's orbital inclination of 5.145 degrees with respect to the ecliptic (the…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14328&DocID...
Sky Observing Project 
  
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This guide describes a novel project structure for sky observations commonly assigned in introductory level astronomy students at either the high school or undergraduate level. The…
http://wp.towson.edu/jescott/observingprojectguide/
A One Credit Hour Eclipse Course for 2024: Description and Offer to the Community 
  
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This github repository provides materials for a turn-key, general-education level, interdisciplinary eclipse course. It is designed to help prepare for the Apr 8, 2024 total…
https://github.com/gwilliger/Eclipsecourse_2024
Animated Tutorials: Astronomy 
  
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This web site contains two animated tutorials that demonstrate different astronomy concepts. These are: Moon's Phases shows how the motion of the moon relative to the Earth and Sun…
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/astronomy.html
Map-a-Planet 
  
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Explore global imagery of the planets and satellites from a variety of missions in an easy to use web interface. Customize and download your own image maps of the Moon, Mars, Venus,…
https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/tools/map-a-planet
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