海角社区 Astronomy Simulations
海角社区 AstroSims
The Foothill Astrosims project aims to support astronomy education by:
- Updating existing educational simulations from Flash to Javascript, and
- Develop new simulations to address topics formerly unsupported by the Astronomy Education community
- Curating extant browser-accessible educational simulations
Our Simulations
We are steadily working on new simulations. Visit our curated .
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Who are we?
PI: Geoff Mathews, Ph.D. (mathewsgeoff@foothill.edu)
Development lead: Baba Kofi Weusijana, Ph.D. (weusijanababakofi@fhda.edu)
Development team, Winter and Spring 2020: Chris Achenbach, Safi Mohammed, Andrew Tran
Publications
Visit our from the , held online June 1 through 3, 2020
Retired sims
We have retired our simulation, because we added no additional functionality in our re-implementation and the University of Nebraska team has made .
Other Astronomy Simulations
We maintain a collection of astro-education simulations for students and teachers, covering a wide range of topics. Simulations include modern HTML5 versions, Flash/Java (with emulation), and Python-based interactives.
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: Large library of Flash simulations now online via Ruffle; some HTML5 versions available 鈥�
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: Rebuilt several UNL simulations in JavaScript; guidance for conversions available.
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: Simulations by Kevin Dilts on various astronomy topics.
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: Labs and simulations including & .
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: Physics-focused, many useful for astronomy (e.g., Gravity & Orbits).
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: Numerous JavaScript astronomy simulations.
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: Collection of astronomy simulations.
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: JavaScript simulations, including & optics.
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: HTML5 astronomy simulations.
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: Bayes simulator, stellar spectrum visualizer, galaxy redshift viewer, terrestrial world density simulator.
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: HTML5 simulations, climate and astronomy topics.
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& : Planet hunting, climate simulations, and general science interactives.
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: Simulations on seasons, orbits, and scale.
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: Gravity & orbit simulations.
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: Advanced atmospheric modeling tools.
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& (Thomas M眉ller): 3D visualizations of classical and modern astronomy topics.
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Other notable collections: , (Tom Walsh), , (Juergen Giesen), , models, , (Harvard).
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: Heather Flewelling, uses Pan-STARRS data.
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: Rick Tu.
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: Demonstrates sun size & altitude in a flat Earth model.
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: Las Cumbres Global Telescope Network, tracks stellar evolution.
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: Ian Short, star + habitable zone simulator.
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(Go 1.9): Visualization of nearby stars.
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: Game-like n-body solar system simulator.
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: NASA NExSS ROCKE-3D & Earth Life Science Institute versions.
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: Advanced tool for planetary spectra.
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: Includes version.
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: Windows to the Universe; adjust comet orbits & tails.
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: Thomas Moore, dark matter model fitting.
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: John Walker.
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: UT Dallas, shows spatial distortions & gravitational waves.
Please email us with other simulations to include on the list! Contact Geoff Mathews at mathewsgeoff@foothill.edu
SupportAstroSims was supported in Winter and Spring quarters of 2020 by a 海角社区 Equity and Innovation Grant. |
Contact UsDavid Marasco, Astronomy Department ChairBuilding 4400, Office 4405650.949.7492 marascodavid@foothill.edu |
