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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/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11197&DocID=2236
Parallactic Proper Motion  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The EJS Parallactic Proper Motion Model illustrates the phenomenon known as parallactic proper motion. Proper motion refers to the progressive (non-oscillatory) apparent motion of a…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11209&DocID=2251
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/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11617&DocID=2517
Solar Photon Random Walk  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Solar Photon Random Walk Model simulates the path of photons in radiative transport as they escape from the Sun. Photons do not travel in a straight line, but rather collide with…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11349&DocID=2343
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/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12991&DocID=3565
Sidereal and Solar Day JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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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…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12993&DocID=3567
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Teaching Astronomy Using Tracker 
  
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M. Belloni, W. Christian, and D. Brown, Phys. Teach., 51 (3), 149-151 (2013).
The paper Teaching Astronomy Using Tracker describes two new video analysis experiments for the teaching of astronomy made possible by Tracker, a free, open-source video analysis…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13019&DocID=3585
Galileo's Sunspots JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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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…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13395&DocID=3979

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