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CLEA Project -- Project CLEA develops laboratory exercises that illustrate modern astronomical techniques using digital data & color images. They are suitable for high- school & college classes at all levels. Each CLEA laboratory exercise includes a dedicated computer program, a student manual, & a technical guide for the instructor. [freeware - Windows, Macintosh] Visit

The Digital Universe -- Astronomical simulation package for the amateur or professional observer. [commercial - Mac] Visit

Planet Tracker -- Classroom-oriented software to teach the concepts of planetary motion. [commercial, demo available - DOS] Visit

Astro-Mania -- Eight interactive levels covering various aspects of the universe. [commercial - Windows] Visit

The Sky in your Computer -- Freeware & shareware software relating to Astronomy & Science, for all OS (PC, Mac, Linux, BeOS, Palm), & with a special section devoting to Education. Visit

PlanetWatch -- A colorful multimedia atlas of the solar system. You can learn about each planet's motions, atmospheres, geology, & internal structure. Colorful photographs, animated maps, and data from Voyager, Galileo, & other space probes are combined in an informative & entertaining program. [commercial, demo available - DOS, Win3.1/95/NT] Visit

Astronomy Software Reference: Visual Planets -- Take this classic hypertext & multimedia tour of our Solar System on your PC. [Shareware - Win 3.1/95/NT/2000] Visit

The New Windows Dictionary of Astronomy -- Classic hypertext astronomical reference source with over 2000 definitions & links to special articles & further reading. [Shareware - Win3.x/95/NT/2000] Visit

Hubble Space Telescope Images (350) plus Screensaver -- Hubble Space Telescope Images (350) plus Screensaver & Slideshow. Also includes Image Browser & Original Music. These are the Best of the Best from the NASA archives. Visit

The Nine Planets -- An over view of the history, mythology, & current scientific knowledge of each of the planets & moons in our solar system. Each page has text & images, some have sounds & movies, most provide references to additional related information. [online, multimedia] Visit

Mars 2000 CD-ROM -- The complete guide to robotic & human exploration of the red planet. Downloadable excerpts, completely unique website hotlist of over 200 sites. [commercial] Visit

PCs in Space -- Interactive educational Earth & space science software; designed to be used by persons with minimal computer skills. Children can easily direct their own learning by running the modules themselves. A simple tool which uses a multi-disciplinary approach to education. [freeware - Win95, Macintosh] Visit

Leonardo da Vinci Codex Leicester Educational Software -- Leonardo da Vinci's Educational Software 'The Codex Leicester' Notebook by Corbis is Out of Print but On Sale at this Site. Included are Astronomical Observations, Science Experiments, Paintings, Artworks Gallery, & Magic Bar called a Codescope to translate his pages from Old Italian into English in Real Time. Visit

Eclipsing Binary Simulator -- Application to visualize the orbit & synthetic light curve of binary star systems. Clear? Includes information about this phenomenon, screenshots of the program, list of features & free download. Visit

GeoAstro Applet Collection -- Interactive Java applets display the position, daily & annual path of the sun & the moon, for any time & location. [online - not available for any PC platforms] Visit

Astronomy Multimedia Presentations -- created at the University of Florida's Astronomy Department. They are free to download as PowerPoint presentations or to view using a web browser & (optionally) the RealPlayer plugin. Visit

Space Update CD-ROM -- CD-Rom with 600 MB of images & movies about the solar system, & the galaxy. 'Space Weather' modules brings you today's images of the Sun in many wavelengths & the aurora from space. 'Sky Tonight' sections gives today's star view. Funded by NASA. [Commercial - Mac/Win] Visit

CERES Project -- Through funding from NASA, faculty at Montana State University & classroom teachers from across the nation have developed an extensive library of on-line & interactive K-12 science education materials for teaching astronomy. [online, muiltimedia] Visit



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