Astronomy
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Title
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Equipment
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General Teaching Aids
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Orrery
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Earth beach ball
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Balls on rods to show eclipse
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Zodiac signs
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Celestial sphere
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Expanding Universe
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Meteorological balloon with array of spots
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Inverse Square Law
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Large and small pyramid model
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Spectra
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Various light sources and holographic diffraction gratings
for individual viewing
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Holographic diffraction grating for TV camera
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Black Hole Membrane Table
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Black fabric stretched over circular wood frame and drawn
from the centre into a small exit channel; marbles or coins may be rolled
around it
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| Scale of the Earth-Moon System |
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Representative spheres and measuring tape
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| Mass of the Sun |
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The Pira resource directory for astronomy
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