Useful Applets for Introductory Astronomy
Compilation of applets
Leonardo: Interactive Virtual Science Museum
[see listing of astronomy applets]
University of Oregon, Physics Department applets
Juergen Giesen's GeoAstro Applet Collection
(see Sky & Telescope, June 2001, p 58-59)
Visualizations of Space
J.G.'s GeoAstro Applet Collection
By Topic
Viewing the Sky
Moon Phases
Interactive Solar System
Planck Blackbody Radiation
Color and Stellar Temperature
(David Caley, -)
Blackbody Radiation Exercises
[Mike Guidry, University of Tennessee]
Blackbody Radiation Exercises: Planck Law Radiation Distributions
[Mike Guidry, University of Tennessee]
Blackbody, the Game
[Mike Guidry, University of Tennessee]
Distance and Brightness of Stars
Atlas of Nearby Stars
(Brian von Konsky, -)
Stellar Evolution
Stellar Evolution Simulatio
(Terry Herter, Cornell University)
Binary Stars
Orbiting Binary Star Simulation
(Terry Herter, Cornell University)
Eclipsing Binary Simulation
(Terry Herter, Cornell University)
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