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3ds max animation (avi, 3.4 MB) |
Moon Phases
In the spring of 2005, I co-created an astronomy workshop
for elementary school teachers. The creators consisted of myself,
a fellow engineer from Boeing, and a fifth grade science teacher.
One of the lessons was to intended to help students understand the phases of the Moon.
Since this was going to be for an astronomy class, I wanted to be
as accurate as possible. So, I used NASA images for the Moon surface.
The animation follows the Moon through it's orbit as viewed from Earth.
The result is a nice illustration of the Moon's progression through it's phases.