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WeatherDaylight Hours Explorer
Daylight Hours Explorer
Shows the hours of daylight received during the year for an observer at a given latitude. This is an important factor contributing to the seasons.
This simulation is part of the Coordinates and Motions module of the ClassAction project, a collection of think-pair-share questions and resources for astronomy education.
Running this animation on your computer...
- Right-click to download daylighthoursexplorer.swf and daylighthoursexplorer.html to the same directory.
- Open the "daylighthoursexplorer" HTML file into a browser to run the animation.
Linking to this animation...
Putting this animation on your website...
- Upload the flash animation daylighthoursexplorer.swf to the same directory where your Webpage is located.
- Copy and paste the following code into your Webpage:
Seasons and Ecliptic Simulator (NAAP)
Seasons and Ecliptic Simulator (NAAP)
Shows the geometry of the earth and sun over the course of a year, demonstrating how seasons occur. This simulator allows both orbital and celestial sphere representations of the seasonal motions.
This simulation is part of the Coordinates and Motions module of the ClassAction project, a collection of think-pair-share questions and resources for astronomy education.
Running this animation on your computer...
- Right-click to download eclipticsimulator.swf and eclipticsimulator.html to the same directory.
- Open the "eclipticsimulator" HTML file into a browser to run the animation.
Linking to this animation...
Putting this animation on your website...
- Upload the flash animation eclipticsimulator.swf to the same directory where your Webpage is located.
- Copy and paste the following code into your Webpage:
Lunar Phases Simulator (NAAP)
Lunar Phases Simulator (NAAP)
Demonstrates the correspondence between the moon's position in its orbit, its phase, and its position in an observer's sky at different times of day.
Running this animation on your computer...
- Right-click to download lunarapplet.swf and lunarapplet.html to the same directory.
- Open the "lunarapplet" HTML file into a browser to run the animation.
Linking to this animation...
Putting this animation on your website...
- Upload the flash animation lunarapplet.swf to the same directory where your Webpage is located.
- Copy and paste the following code into your Webpage:
