Hands-on (Astro-)physics collection

Joachim Köppen


Here I collect links to exercises and educational material in (astro-)physics.


Stars and Galaxies

My Java Applets

The CD ROM Spectroscope Jeux Optiques avec les Disques Compacts Das CD ROM Spektroskop
Spectra of Gas Discharges based on my extended version of the site and applet written by John Talbot
Spectra of Gas Discharges by John Talbot (original version)
The original site of the Spectra of Gas Discharges by John Talbot with a Java applet

Heavens above page

University of Tennessee: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology
Cosmos in a Computer by Netscape
Virtual trips to black holes and neutron stars by Robert Nemiroff
Cambridge Cosmology
Gravitational Lenses by Peter Newbury.

Your Sky is an interactive planetarium on the Web
JPL's ephemerides calculator


Earth and Planets

Dieter Egger's Java Applets for Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics and Geodesy
Jean-Francois Colonna's gateway between art and science with more than 1000 still pictures and animations
ThinkQuest's Chaos experience
ThinkQuest's Chaos experience
Mike Wessler's Figure of eight orbit with three equal masses (Java applet)
Mike Wessler's Halo orbit Java applet
Animation of the figure of eight orbit (gave problems here)
n-body border collie solution and others (needs Java 1.2 plugin)
animations of n-body problems for gnuplot

An interactive view of the Earth
Solar System Simulator lets you have a look at planets or satellites

P.O.E.T.R.Y. : NASA's Public Outreach, Education and Training, Reaching Youth program: educational tools about the Earth's aurora and magnetosphere
INSPIRE: Build a receiver to listen to terrestial VLF emissions
RADIO JOVE: Build a receiver to listen to Jupiter's decametric emissions
Build a Sodabottle magnetometer

Physics Applets

several good ones for Fluid Dynamics at Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering of Virginia Tech

(Amateur) Radio Astronomy

Jim Sky's Radio Sky Publishing Resources for Amateur Radio Astronomers, Teachers, and Students
Radio Astronomy Supplies
pages on EME, SETI, Radio Astronomy, DSP and Radio Amateurs by Rein Smit
Arbeitskreis Amateurfunk und Telekommunication in der Schule

Natural Radio
DC9UP's homepage

Radio Astronomy Website of South Carolina State University
INSPIRE: Build a receiver to listen to terrestial VLF emissions
RADIO JOVE: Build a receiver to listen to Jupiter's decametric emissions
A Receiver for Jupiter by Yogesh B. Karandikar from Mumbai, India.

Predictions for Visibility of Burst from Jupiter by Hannes Meyer
Internet Jupiter Radio Observatory an international project of University of Florida Radio Observatory, Kochi National College of Technology, and NASA RadioJOVE: Archive of Data from UFRO
Archive of Observations with the Dual Frequency Solar/Jupiter Radio Telescope at Stanback Planetarium (South Carolina State University) the pages seem no longer well maintained!
Archive of Observations with the RADIO JOVE Receiver at Stanback Planetarium (South Carolina State University) These data refer to 2002 only; the pages have a large number of broken links; the pages seem no longer well maintained!
Archive of Solar Observations with the 144 MHz Radio Telescope at Stanback Planetarium (South Carolina State University) the pages seem no longer well maintained!

Eric Vogel/Noumenon Inc.: ULF-ELF-VLF pages
IK1QFK Home page: Exploring ULF-ELF and VLF radio band
LF, VLF and DSP LInks by Rein Smit W6/PA0ZN

VLF and Lightning Research

VLF Research Group at Stanford University
Real-time map of lightnings in Europe
VAISALA: LightningStorm.com services
Long-range VLF location of lightnings

Amateur Science

Electrostatic deflection of candle flames
Science Toys have a lot of ideas for apparatus made from household material
Amateur Science by Bill Beaty

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last update: 7 March 2003 J.Köppen