Astronomical Clips

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Coordinates and Motions

1Meridional Altitude Simulator

Shows the geometry for calculating the meridional altitude of objects



http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/ani...altdiagram.swf

2Declination Ranges Simulator

Shows how an observer's latitude determines the circumpolar, rise and set, and never rise regions in the sky



http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/ani...ion/latsim.swf