flash animation

Celestial-Equatorial (RA/Dec) Demonstrator

Demonstrates the celestial-equatorial (RA/dec) coordinate system, where declination and right ascension define an object's position on the celestial sphere.



Usage Instructions

Running this animation on your computer...

  1. right-click to download radecdemo.swf and radecdemo.html to the same directory
  2. open the html file in a browser to run the animation

Linking to this animation...

  1. copy and paste the code below into your webpage or blog:
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Putting this animation on your website...

  1. upload radecdemo.swf to the same directory as your webpage
  2. copy and paste the following code into your webpage:
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