Title: Stellar Parallax and the Celestial Sphere
Url: http://phys23p.sl.psu.edu/phys_anim/astro/parallax_celestial_sphere.avi
Creator: Michael R. Gallis
Contributor: Michael R. Gallis
Description: This animation illustrates the apparent changes in the appearance of the Celestial Sphere that would result from the motion of the Earth around Sun. In this scenario, all stars are the same distance from the sun.
Classification: Astronomy -- The Celestial Sphere (LCSH)
Date Issued: 2009-10-05
Resource Type: Moving Image (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
Format: avi
Audience: Grades 10 -12
Undergraduate students
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Rights: CC by-nc 3.0
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Date Of Record Creation: 2009-10-05 08:36:23 (W3C-DTF)
Date Of Record Release: 2009-10-05 10:15:01 (W3C-DTF)
Date Record Checked: 2009-10-05 (W3C-DTF)
Date Last Modified: 2009-10-05 10:15:01 (W3C-DTF)
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