Astronomy 101 Animations

Animations for Astronomy 101
Instructor: Eric Sandquist


Seasons:
  1. Earth's appearance in different times of year
  2. Seasons Animation
  3. Applet: Seasons
Phases of the Moon:
  1. Moon Phases (use the "Both" Point of View).
  2. Moon Phases Animation
  3. Moon Phases with rotating Earth
Retrograde Motion In Copernicus' Heliocentric Model:
  1. Retrograde Motion (with line showing direction to planet)
  2. Retrograde Motion (with view from Earth)
  3. Retrograde Motion (slower version)
Retrograde Motion In Ptolemy's Geocentric Model:
  1. Retrograde Motion (with epicycles)
Kepler's Laws:
  1. Planetary Motion (start your own)
  2. Simulations of Kepler's Laws
  3. Kepler's Laws (all three in one animation)
Newton's First Law:
  1. The Car and the Wall
  2. The Motorcyclist
  3. The Truck and Ladder
Newton's Second Law:
  1. Circular Motion
Color:
  1. Subtracting Colors
  2. Adding Colors
Blackbody Radiation:
  1. Blackbody Applet (with the appearance of the color mixture)
  2. Blackbody Spectrum
Nearby Stars:
  1. Interactive 3-D Map of the Nearest Stars
Black Holes:
  1. Circling the Black Hole (looking down)
  2. Circling the Black Hole (looking forward)
  3. Approaching the Black Hole
The Expansion of the Universe:
  1. A Balloon Analogy (nice explanation)

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Last update: September 11, 2006