Mayan Astronomy

Saturn Lite is an astronomy app that has over 200 images and graphics of the planet Saturn, its extensive ring system, and the 7 major moons in its system, which are Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan, and Iapetus. There is extensive and detaile

A Lambert-orbital boundary value problem can be stated as"Find the orbit/trajectory of a spacecraft that flies from position [r1] to [r2], taking a time [tf] and making [m] complete orbits before arriving at [r2]. "The solution to each Lambert-problem is NOT unique; one can travel to [r2] via the...

FILLFIGURE resets the position of an axes, and either its XLim or its YLlim, so that the axes completely fills its parent figure. After calling FILLFIGURE, you can make use of the entire figure window while zooming and panning an image.The image used in the screen shot and first example,...


Platforms: Matlab

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...


Platforms: Mac

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...


Platforms: Mac

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

Three things stand between you and your children * a jungle teeming with danger, the ruins of an ancient Mayan tribe and a band of thugs * and you???*a*?re not going to let any of them stop you! Take the role of Joan Jade, archeologist of the year and mother extraordinaire, as she searches for...


Platforms: Mac

Discover the ancient secret hidden by the Mayan pyramid! Use your skill and dexterity to spin the cursed wheel, beat the Stone Guardian and loot the treasure! Features * Play as much as you want in Arcade mode. Random levels that never end, your skill sets the limit! * Slow paced play in...


Platforms: Mac

A tragic mistake leaves a young archeologist shunned, but when her famous Grandfather is kidnapped, only Sarah can save him and outwit the handsome mercenary hot on her trail! Solve challenging puzzles and explore ancient Mayan ruins, remote jungles, and perilous burial chambers in this...


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