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This is is the searchable catalogue of the Physics and Astronomy Animations Project.
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3 phase rectifying circuit
This animation shows the flow of current in 3-phase AC to DC rectification circuit. |
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| http://phys23p.sl.psu.edu/phys_anim/EM/3phase_rectified.avi | |||
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The Geometry of Eclipses
This animation illustrates the geometry of eclipses, showing how they can occur only when the earth, moon and sun align "just right". |
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| http://phys23p.sl.psu.edu/phys_anim/astro/eclipser_shadows.a... | |||
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Why Solar Eclipses Don't Happen Every Month (redone)
This revised animation depicts the view of the Sun from the Earth. Inset is an overview of the Earth-Moon-Sun system to show why the tilt of the moon's orbit with respect to the ecliptic precludes... |
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| http://phys23p.sl.psu.edu/phys_anim/astro/eclipser_tilt_2008... | |||
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Why Solar Eclipses Happen (redone)
This revised animation depicts the view of the Sun from the Earth. Inset is an overview of the Earth-Moon-Sun system to show what geometric conditions are required for an eclipse. |
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| http://phys23p.sl.psu.edu/phys_anim/astro/eclipser_monthly_2... | |||
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Frame Dragging and the Lense-Thirring Effect
This animation is an artist's conception of the Lense-Thirring Effect, which can create a precession of an orbiting object around a spinning gravitational source. |
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| http://phys23p.sl.psu.edu/phys_anim/astro/frame_dragging.avi | |||
