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Pages: 1 Jwake2 member Reged: 06/16/02 Loc: Bend, Oregon Orbital Mechanics software out there?       #5620471 - 01/13/13 10:39 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Does anyone know of an Orbital Mechanics software (stand alone - non internet) I might use for academic purposes. I'm looking to teach students the cause & effects of orbital variables. Thanks, Jim Post Extras:       cn register 5 sage Reged: 12/26/12 Re: Orbital Mechanics software out there? [Re: Jwake2]       #5620827 - 01/13/13 01:48 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I don't know if Orbiter http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/ would be useful. Chris Post Extras:       Charlie B scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/22/08 Loc: Sterling, Virginia Re: Orbital Mechanics software out there? [Re: Jwake2]       #5620845 - 01/13/13 01:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You might try CLEA Charlie B Post Extras:       hvalentim journeyman Reged: 12/08/12 Re: Orbital Mechanics software out there? [Re: Jwake2]       #5621386 - 01/13/13 06:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Actually there is plenty of stuff. Take a look here: http://astrotips.com/software-filter?tid_1%5B%5D=300&tid_1%5B%5D=1265&... Namely on the free to use side: BoPlanets Celestia ChView Computer-based Astronomy labs DeepSail exoExplorer G-LenS Galactic Viewer GalaSimu Galaxy Collisions Galaxy Collisions Simulation Globular Cluster Gravitational Lensing Gravity 6 Newton Orbiter OrbPlan ORSA Planetary Apprentice Planets Practices on Observational Astronomy Solar System Solar System 3D Simulator Solar System Simulator Studio Terra et Caelum The Solar System Discovery Kit WorldWide Telescope and a few more... Post Extras:       Jwake2 member Reged: 06/16/02 Loc: Bend, Oregon Re: Orbital Mechanics software out there? [Re: hvalentim]       #5621489 - 01/13/13 07:26 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   THANKS !!! I should be careful what I wish for. I'm overwhelmed...in a good way. Exactly what I'm looking for, and then some. Thank You again, Jim Post Extras:       gravitino sage Reged: 04/28/09 Loc: Cache County, Utah Re: Orbital Mechanics software out there? [Re: Jwake2]       #5621827 - 01/13/13 10:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here are some other options if you are looking for your students to RUN/WRITE codes, as opposed to using applications: (1) Astrophysics Source Code Library (http://ascl.net/) This is really if your students know how to code; shared code from astrophysics researchers. (2) Sky and Telescope BASIC Programs (http://www.skyandtelescope.com/resources/software/3304911.html) This is the database for all the source codes that ran in Sky and Telescope's Astronomical Computing column for many years. (3) Astrophysics with a PC (Paul Hellings) -- http://www.willbell.com/math/mc5.htm This is one of the greatest books for introducing students to computational astronomy; I use it often, especially in reading courses with students. There is a wide range of topics, including integrating orbits all the way up to modeling stars. Excellent book. (4) Claud Lacy at Arkansas has some Mac-specific binary star software (pre- and post- OS X versions): http://www.uark.edu/misc/clacy/BinaryStars/ (5) If I google "java orbit simulator" you can find a variety of java applets out there; many have the *.jar file available, which can be downloaded and run locally on a computer (I don't know if that is the sort of thing you are looking for). Clear skies, -- Shane Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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