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Title:

Sky View Cafe

Url:

https://skyviewcafe.com/#/

Creator:

Shetline, Kerry

Publisher:

Shetline, Kerry

Description: This Java applet is an interactive star map with many types of astronomical information in both graphical and numerical form. Using this java applet, one can determine which stars and planets will be out in the sky or see how the next solar or lunar eclipse will look from any city, or find out when the Moon rose over a city ten years ago. The applet, Sky View Café, includes star charts, a 3-D orrery, displays of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, an astronomical event calendar, an ephemeris generator, and many other features.

LC Classification:

Bibliography. Library science. Information resources (General) -- Subject bibliography -- Astronomy -- Special topics, A-Z -- Constellations
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Solar system
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Solar system -- Moon
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Solar system -- Planets. Planetology
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Stars

GEM Subject:

Science -- Astronomy
Science -- Instructional issues

Key Concept:

Astronomy -- Moon
Astronomy -- Planets
Astronomy -- Stars
Astronomy -- Constellations
Astronomy -- Solar system

Date Issued:

2007

Resource Type:

Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Demonstration
Instructional Material -- Interactive Simulation
Instructional Material -- Experiment/Lab Activity

Format:

Document -- HTML
Application -- Java

Audience:

Educator

Education Level:

High School
Middle School
Higher Education
Elementary School
Higher Education -- Graduate/Professional
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)

Language:

English

Rights:

Kerry Shetline

Access Rights:

Free access

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