Astronomy

PyxisControl is an astronomy utility which can control Optec's Pyxis 2" and 3" Field Rotators. Additionally it can link to Software Bisque's TheSkyX Pro to control the orientation (Position Angle) of a selected Field of View Indicator (FOVI). These will be synchronized when both are connected to...

The Ejs Celestial Globe model simulates the Two Sphere Universe theory of the Ancient Greeks. This theory supposes the stars to be fixed on the surface of a Celestial Sphere, with the spherical Earth at the center of this sphere. The simulation shows the motion of Sun and stars in this model, as...

This page contains curricular materials that I have developed for a course on the Copernican Revolution. The course is intended to satisfy a science requirement for non-science majors. The course explores the historical development of astronomy from the Ancient Greeks to Isaac Newton. The main...


Platforms: Mac

The EJS Earth Orbit model illustrates the Copernican theory of Earth's orbit around the sun. The top window shows a view from outside the celestial sphere. The simulation shows the moving Earth along with its axis or rotation and the line of sight from Earth, through Sun, to the Celestial Sphere....


Platforms: Mac

Astronomy is the science of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere, such as stars, planets, comets, auroras, galaxies, and the cosmic background radiation. It is concerned with the formation and development of the universe, the evolution and physical and...


Platforms: Mac

The Astronomical Parallax 2D Model illustrates the phenomenon of parallax in astronomy. Parallax is the apparent displacement of an object relative to the background that is caused by the motion of the observer (rather than the motion of the object itself, or of the background). This simulation...


Platforms: Mac

"It takes some getting used to, but it's worth the effort. Once you understand its peculiarities, you'll find that XEphem can do just about anything you ask ...". Quoted with permission from Astronomy Hacks Copyright ?*A* 2005 Robert Bruce Thompson and Barbara Fritchman Thompson.


Platforms: Mac

AstroGrav is an astronomy software program that allows you to simulate how astronomical objects move and interact under the force of gravity. It features superb interactive 3D graphics which allow you to move around within a many-body astronomical system, while watching how it evolves with the...


Platforms: Mac

Radio telescopes are used to examine some of the most active astronomical objects in the universe. Radio telescopes gather radio waves from radio galaxies, quasars, novas, supernovas, pulsars, planets, and emission nebulars. Arrays of telescopes act as an interferometer and can expand the...


Platforms: Mac

No longer actively maintained - take over maintenance! A graphical tool for the simulation of the solar system, based on gravity power calculations. Focus lies on a nice OpenGL graphic and user friendly modification possibilities. Subject Astronomy


Platforms: *nix

Everybody who loves to watch the starry shiny sky will definitely enjoy the opportunity to fly around the entire solar system. Planetarium 3D Screensaver gives an exciting opportunity to admire 8 planets of our solar system and the moon, surrounded by millions of shining stars and the milky way!...


Platforms: Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows

StarStrider is a fully three-dimensional planetarium and 'software star ship'. You can visit not only the planets and moons our solar system, but also hundreds of thousands of other stars. And you can view spectacular galaxies, cluster, nebulae! Relativistic space-time...


Platforms: Windows

Full featured planetarium software. Plot the positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets, comets and asteroids (download the latest data sets from the Internet), 45,000 stars, and all deep-sky objects from the Messier catalog. Maps can be displayed in color (including a "true sky" view),...


Platforms: Windows

Live interactive physics simulations let you explore the Solar System (orbits, seasons, gravity, tides and satellites), play snooker (on a full size table) and experiment with "Laws of Motion" simulations (free worksheets provided for pendulum, Newton's cradle, terminal velocity and Galileo's...


Platforms: Windows

Cosmic pool is a new take on traditional pool where the balls are suspended in space inside of a zero-gravity cube. The object is to knock the balls out of the cube through hoops in the cube's sides using your cue ball, much like in ordinary pool. Cosmic pool has numerous features, such as...


Platforms: Windows

An exact model of the Earth to Mars trajectory, "Mars Pathfinder" is set up just like the standard five thrust NASA missions to Mars. Plan your own mission, study the results (all 16 significant digits worth), then try a new scenario to see if you can get to Mars faster, cheaper, and safer. No...


Platforms: Windows

"Anno Domini displays a perpetual Gregorian calendar for any month of any year between 1753 and 2150 AD. You can view calendar statistics between any two dates such as day's elapsed, number of weekends, number of working days etc. An image from nature is also displayed for each calendar month....


Platforms: Windows

ESB Professional Computation Suite (ESBPCS) for VCL is a collection of over 6000 routines/methods and over 235 classes/components in over 140 units for Borland Delphi 5, 6, 7, 2005/Win32 and BDS2006/Win32, which are aimed at making "data entry and manipulation easier" for Developers and their...


Platforms: BeOS, Palm OS, Windows

Planet's Orbits (for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP) is an accurate digital orrery with a wealth of functionality. The program uses the DE404 ephemeris (accurate for dates between 2000 B.C. and 6000 AD) for the calculation of planetary (except Pluto) and lunar positions. The calculation of the positions...


Platforms: Windows

Planet’s Visibility presents a 3-color graph that shows when a planet, the moon or the sun is visible during any year from 3000 BC to AD 6000 at any location on the earth. The vertical axis marks the months of the year, the horizontal axis marks the hours of the day. The three colors create a...


Platforms: Windows