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Naked Eye Sidereal and Solar Day JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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M. Belloni and T. Timberlake
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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…
Sidereal and Solar Day JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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M. Belloni and T. Timberlake
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The Sidereal and Solar Day Javascript Model illustrates the difference between the sidereal and solar day. The planets of our solar system both orbit around Sun and rotate on their…
Astronomical Parallax 2D JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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T. Timberlake and M. Belloni
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The Astronomical Parallax 2D Javascript Model illustrates the phenomenon of parallax in astronomy. Parallax is the apparent displacement of an object relative to the background that…
Newton's Mountain JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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T. Timberlake and M. Belloni
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The EJS Newton's Mountain JS model illustrates the motion of a projectile launched from the top of a VERY tall mountain on Earth. The diagram shown in the simulation is taken from…
Stellar Aberration 2D JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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T. Timberlake and M. Belloni
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The Stellar Aberration 2D JS Model illustrates the phenomenon known as the aberration of starlight, first reported by James Bradley in 1729. Aberration occurs because light has a…
Eratosthenes JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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T. Timberlake and M. Belloni
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The Eratosthenes JS model displays the shadows cast by two gnomons (sticks) at different locations on Earth. For one gnomon, Sun is directly overhead (as would be the case if the…
Phases of the Moon JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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T. Timberlake and M. Belloni
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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…
Earth Phases JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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T. Timberlake and M. Belloni
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The Earth Phases JS Model illustrates the changing regions of darkness and light on the Earth over the course of a single day, or over the course of an entire year. The image shows…
Galileo's Sunspots JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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T. Timberlake
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The Galileo Sunspots JS 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…
Pulsar Sounds Audio Demonstration JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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W. Christian and F. Esquembre
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The Pulsar Sounds Audio Demonstration Model plays audio recordings of various pulsars from within a JavaScript EjsS model. The Pulsar Sounds Audio Demonstration Model was…
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