This tool lets you plug in the desired size of the Sun, and it tells you how big and how far apart everything else needs to be. Don’t scroll too fast, you might miss it…
Scale model of the Solar System on the webĪn interesting model of the solar system. Vast archive of photos from NASA missions, Hubble and you name it! I haven’t explored this much yet, but it looks very cool. Use it to see what objects are in the night sky where you live on any day and time.Print a chart and take it with you in the backyard. Interactive sky chart from Sky and Telescope. Online only, similar to Google Earth, but showing the moon.Very cool. You can download them individually or purchase a CD from Frank at nominal cost which installs everything you need.Īmazing free interactive model of the earth with high quality aerial satellite photography, 3D buildings, the sky, the oceans and more.If you haven’t heard of Google Earth, really, where have you been? Whether you are teaching an astronomy class, or just prefer a self-guided tour, you can’t go wrong with these resources. Basically the presentation I did today was one of his lessons. You can just download the free version of Celestia and start to explore, but I HIGHLY recommend Frank Gregorio’s excellent educational resources.
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Celestia runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.Ī repository for various add-ons like textures, models or celestial objects for Celestia. The free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. I gave the kids a bunch of web links and as promised, here they are: It may not run on every computer, it does require some horsepower and decent video card, but its free, so download it and try it out!
You jump aboard your virtual space ship and can literally fly anywhere! It gives you some astounding views and a REAL sense of just how BIG the universe is. The software is free and provides a complete simulation of the solar system and in fact the entire known universe. I did a presentation at my children’s school today on this terrific piece of software called Celestia.
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