Siam Physics Congress 2016

Improvement of Spherical Astronomy Perception by Using Stellarium Program

Not scheduled

15m

Poster presentation Physics Education Poster Session A

Speakers

Mr Chahkrit Sriwunkum (Ubon Ratchathani University) Chalermpon MutuwongMr Chanvit Junngarm (Ubon Ratchathani University)Dr Tanin Nutaro (Ubon Ratchathani University)

Description

We have developed the lessons to help students understand the motion of celestial objects easier than before by using Stellarium program. Stellarium is a free open source planetarium program that can be run on many computer platforms and also on a tablet. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It is being used in planetarium projectors. The article will show the appropriate way to exploit the realistic graphic features of the program for the instructors who teach spherical astronomy.