Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009agufmed54a..08c&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #ED54A-08
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
[0825] Education / Teaching Methods, [0845] Education / Instructional Tools, [1994] Informatics / Visualization And Portrayal, [6200] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects
Scientific paper
Stellarium is an open-source, high-end planetarium program available for Windows, Mac, and linux. Recent versions have improved time setting capabilities, and grids allowing quantitative use in simulating the sky. We describe its use both in quantitative laboratory exercises on the motion of the planets, Sun, and Moon, and in making animations for use in more descriptive educational materials such as web pages. The laboratory exercises allow studies of solar eclipses, seasonal phenomena, and the annual and monthly cycles of the Sun and Moon. For the planets, retrograde motion and direct motion may be contrasted, and trends among the planets in aspects of retrograde motion may be related to their distance from the Sun. The ability to move easily through time and space makes Stellarium a valuable resource for educators in planetary astronomy and astronomy in general.
Connors Martin G.
Martin Brian
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