Re: [Phys-L] astronomy

["Forinash III, Kyle" <kforinas@ius.edu>]

Don't know if these will be helpful but they are interesting:

Near Earth Orbit simulation (shows planets going around sun + asteroid of your choice; can see orbit from sun perspective or any planet). http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/orbits/

Orrery:   http://dd.dynamicdiagrams.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/orrery_2006.swf

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> Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:59:04 -0400
> From: "Anthony Lapinski" <Anthony_Lapinski@pds.org>
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> I know this is not physics, but does anyone know of good online astronomy
> programs/websites that simulate a planetarium? Specifically, I want to
> show star motions around Polaris (from various latitudes), sunrise/sunset
> positions throughout the year, retrograde motion of planets, and celestial
> coordinates (meridian, ecliptic, celestial equator, etc.). I appreciate
> any suggestions.
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