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Home » Lecture Demonstration Manual » 7. Astronomy » D. Earth, Sun, and Sky

Table of Contents

  • 1. Mechanics
  • 2. Harmonic Motion, Waves and Sound
  • 3. Matter and Thermodynamics
  • 4. Electricity and Magnetism
  • 5. Light and Optics
  • 6. Modern Physics
  • 7. Astronomy
    • A. Introduction
    • B. Angular Momentum
    • C. Binary Stars
    • D. Earth, Sun, and Sky
      • 10. Celestial Sphere
      • 20. Desktop Planetarium
      • 30. Lunar Orbit and Phases
    • E. Gravity and Orbits
    • F. Light, Spectra, Atoms
    • G. Newton's Laws
    • H. Nuclear Physics
    • I. Optics
    • J. Quantum Mechanics
  • 8. Software and Multimedia
  • 9. Index and code conversion from older manual
  • External Resources

30. Lunar Orbit and Phases

An Earth globe, Moon ball and light bulb for the Sun can be used to demonstrate Moon phases, eclipses, umbra and penumbra.

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