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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…
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…
Lunar Month JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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T. Timberlake and M. Belloni
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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…
Northern Horizon Star Motion JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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M. Belloni
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The Northern Horizon Star Motion JS model displays how the appearance and motion of the stars near and around the northern horizon change over the course of hours. The specific…
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…
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…
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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