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Animations and Interactives for Astronomy 101<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Time of Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Time of Day visualization<\/a>\u00a0(University of Nebraska-Lincoln astronomy)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    <\/a>Star Motions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Rotating Sky visualization<\/a>\u00a0(University of Nebraska-Lincoln astronomy)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      <\/a>Seasons:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Motions of the Sun at different times of year<\/a>\u00a0(University of Nebraska-Lincoln astronomy)<\/li>\n
      2. Visualizing Earth’s orbit, tilt, and the effect on sunlight we receive<\/a>\u00a0(University of Nebraska-Lincoln astronomy<\/li>\n
      3. Movies of noontime shadows in Nebraska<\/a> (with helpful diagram; University of Nebraska-Lincoln astronomy)<\/li>\n
      4. Sunrise and Sunset positions<\/a>\u00a0(University of Nebraska-Lincoln astronomy)<\/li>\n
      5. Motion of the Sun through the Zodiac<\/a>\u00a0(University of Nebraska-Lincoln astronomy)<\/li>\n
      6. Earth’s appearance in different times of year<\/a>\u00a0(Prentice-Hall)
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      7. Seasons Interactive Figure<\/a> (allows you to change Earth’s axis tilt; McGraw-Hill)<\/li>\n
      8. YouTube video of a Year of the Sun<\/a>\u00a0(SOHO satellite images – look for the slight changes in size due to Earth’s non-circular orbit)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n