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UNL Astronomy Education

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From [] : =Astronomy Simulations and Animations= Flash animations and simulations for astronomy education. Topics include seasons, moon phases, coordinate systems, light, and more. These animations require the flash player ([|get flash here]).

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Introductory Concepts Basic Motions & Ancient Astronomy Coordinates and Motions Lunar Cycles Renaissance Astronomy Light & Spectra Telescopes and Astronomical Instruments Sun and Solar Energy Stellar Properties Binary and Variable Stars Milky Way Galaxy Cosmology Solar System Characteristics ExtraSolar Planets Solar System Debris 200 Level
 * [|Lookback Time Simulator]
 * [|Small-Angle Approximation Demonstrator]
 * [|Heliacal Rising Simulator]
 * [|Big Dipper Clock]
 * [|Meridional Altitude Simulator]
 * [|Declination Ranges Simulator]
 * [|Ecliptic Simulator]
 * [|Union Seasons Demonstrator]
 * [|Azimuth/Altitude Demonstrator]
 * [|Obliquity Simulator]
 * [|Ecliptic (Zodiac) Simulator]
 * [|Longitude/Latitude Demonstrator]
 * [|Celestial-Equatorial (RA/Dec) Demonstrator]
 * [|Paths of the Sun]
 * [|Sun Motions Overview]
 * [|Sun Motions Demonstrator]
 * [|Sun's Rays Simulator]
 * [|Sun's Position on Horizon]
 * [|Big Dipper 3D]
 * [|Seasons Simulator (NAAP)]
 * [|Coordinate Systems Comparison]
 * [|Daylight Hours Explorer]
 * [|Antipodes Explorer]
 * [|Sidereal Time and Hour Angle Demonstrator]
 * [|Celestial and Horizon Systems Comparison]
 * [|Sidereal and Solar Time Simulator]
 * [|Lunar Phase Vocabulary]
 * [|Basketball Phases Simulator]
 * [|Three Views Simulator]
 * [|Lunar Phases Simulator (NAAP)]
 * [|Moon Inclination]
 * [|Eclipse Table]
 * [|Eclipse Shadow Simulator]
 * [|Tidal Bulge Simulation]
 * [|Phase Positions Demonstrator]
 * [|Moon Phases and the Horizon Diagram]
 * [|Synodic Lag]
 * [|Full Moon Declination Simulator]
 * [|Lunar Phase Quizzer]
 * [|Moon Phases With Bisectors]
 * [|Phases of Venus]
 * [|Ptolemaic Phases of Venus]
 * [|Ptolemaic Orbit of Mars]
 * [|Epicycles Demo]
 * [|Retrograde Motion]
 * [|Kepler's Third Law]
 * [|Synodic Period Calculator]
 * [|Planetary Configurations Simulator (NAAP)]
 * [|Planetary Orbit Simulator (NAAP)]
 * [|Eccentricity Demonstrator]
 * [|Earth Orbit Plot]
 * [|Newton's Law of Gravity Calculator]
 * [|Gravity Algebra]
 * [|Blackbody Curves of Melting]
 * [|Spectrum Explorer]
 * [|EM Spectrum Module]
 * [|Blackbody Curves (NAAP)]
 * [|Filters Simulator (NAAP)]
 * [|Hydrogen Atom Simulator (NAAP)]
 * [|Three Views Spectrum Demonstrator]
 * [|Extrasolar Planet Radial Velocity Demonstrator]
 * [|Doppler Shift Demonstrator]
 * [|Telescope Simulator]
 * [|CCD Simulator]
 * [|Snell's Law Demonstrator]
 * [|Proton-Proton Animation]
 * [|CNO Cycle Animation]
 * [|Distance Modulus Explorer]
 * [|Stellar Velocity Calculator]
 * [|Parallax Calculator]
 * [|Spectroscopic Parallax Simulator]
 * [|Stellar Luminosity Calculator]
 * [|Flux Simulator]
 * [|HR Explorer (NAAP)]
 * [|Eclipsing Binary Simulator]
 * [|Aliasing in Wagon Wheels]
 * [|Center of Mass Simulator]
 * [|Lightcurve Simulator]
 * [|Milky Way Rotational Velocity]
 * [|Traffic Density Analogy]
 * [|Balloon Universe]
 * [|Galactic Redshift Simulator]
 * [|Planet Formation Temperatures Plot]
 * [|Solar System Properties Explorer]
 * [|Influence of Planets on the Sun]
 * [|Radial Velocity Graph]
 * [|Transit Simulator (NAAP)]
 * [|Extrasolar Planet Radial Velocity Demonstrator]
 * [|Radial Velocity Simulator (NAAP)]
 * [|Doppler Shift Demonstrator]
 * [|Pulsar Period Simulator]
 * [|Hammer Thrower Comparison]
 * [|Driving Through Snow]
 * [|Sidereal Time and Hour Angle Demonstrator]

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Solar System Models Basic Coordinates and Seasons The Rotating Sky Motions of the Sun Planetary Orbit Simulator Lunar Phase Simulator Blackbody Curves and UBV Filters Hydrogen Energy Levels Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram Eclipsing Binary Simulator Atmospheric Retention Extrasolar Planets Variable Star Photometry Cosmic Distance Ladder Habitable Zones
 * [|Planetary Configurations Simulator]
 * [|Ptolemaic System Simulator]
 * [|Seasons and Ecliptic Simulator]
 * [|Rotating Sky Explorer]
 * [|Motions of the Sun Simulator]
 * [|Sidereal and Solar Time Simulator]
 * [|Planetary Orbit Simulator]
 * [|Moon Bisector Demo]
 * [|Lunar Phase Simulator]
 * [|Moon Phases and the Horizon Diagram]
 * [|Blackbody Curves and Filters Explorer]
 * [|Light and Filters Simulator]
 * [|Hydrogen Atom Simulator]
 * [|Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram Explorer]
 * [|Eclipsing Binary Simulator]
 * [|Gas Retention Plot]
 * [|Gas Retention Simulator]
 * [|Exoplanet Radial Velocity Simulator]
 * [|Exoplanet Transit Simulator]
 * [|Registration Simulator]
 * [|Blink Comparator Simulator]
 * [|Photometry Simulator]
 * [|Variable Star Photometry Analyzer]
 * [|Parallax Explorer]
 * [|Spectroscopic Parallax Simulator]
 * [|HR Diagram Star Cluster Fitting Explorer]
 * [|Supernova Light Curve Fitting Explorer]
 * [|Circumstellar Habitable Zone Simulator]
 * [|Milky Way Habitability Explorer]