Re: [Phys-L] Astronomy

[Dan Schroeder <dschroeder@weber.edu>]

I have a Java applet that's intended especially for showing celestial  
motions:

http://physics.weber.edu/schroeder/sky/SkyMotionApplet.html

It's not as pretty as some of the others, but I find it more useful  
for teaching.

Dan


On Sep 13, 2012, at 10:00 AM, phys-l-request@phys-l.org wrote:

> From: "Anthony Lapinski" <Anthony_Lapinski@pds.org>
> Date: September 12, 2012 10:59:04 AM MDT
> To: tap-l@lists.ncsu.edu, phys-l@phys-l.org
> Subject: [Phys-L] astronomy
> Reply-To: Phys-L@Phys-L.org
>
> 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.