| Demonstration | Description | Applies to | Text-only Summary |
| Kepler's Laws | Examine Kepler's Laws of planetary motion by picking orbit sizes and shapes and viewing the resultant motion. | ASTR 10 | Kepler's Laws Text |
| Planetary Spectra | See how the visible and IR spectra of airless planets vary with star temperature and brightness, planet distance and albedo | ASTR 10 | Planet Spectra Text |
| Build a Planet | Watch an animated display of the formation and evolution of a terrestrial planet based on your choices of mass and orbit distance | ASTR 10 | Planet Evolution Text |
| Visual Spectra of Objects | View visual and graphical representations of the visible spectra of various objects | ASTR 10 ASTR 101 |
Spectra Text |
| Planck Spectrum | Change the temperature and see how the spectrum and visual color impression of a star change | ASTR 101 | Planck Spectrum Text |
| Energy Levels | See how transitions within the energy level structure of an atom produce a unique line spectrum | ASTR 101 | Energy Levels Text |
| Evolution of a Star Cluster | See how the HR diagram and visual appearance of a star cluster change with time | ASTR 101 | Cluster Evolution Text |
| Lunar Phases | Select a month and year to produce a monthly lunar phase calendar for some of the author's favorite cities | ASTR 102 | Lunar Phases Text |
| Exercise | Description | Applies to | Text-only Summary |
| Coordinate Conversions | Convert Azimuth and Altitude values to RA and Dec | ASTR 102 Lab #5 Plotting the Moon's Orbit |
Coordinate Conversion Text |
| The Solar Rotation Period | Measure the motion of sunspots to find the solar rotation period | ASTR 102 Lab #8 The Solar Rotation Period |
Solar Rotation Text |
| Planetary Surface Dating | Estimate surface ages by crater counting | ASTR 102 Lab #11 Lunar Surface Dating |
Coordinate Conversion Text |
| The Spectroscope | Observe element line spectra and identify elements in unknowns | ASTR 102 Lab #12 The Spectroscope |
Spectroscope Text |
| Kepler's Third Law & the Mass of Jupiter | Measure the positions of Jupiter's moons and calculate the mass of Jupiter | ASTR 102 Lab #13 The Mass of Jupiter |
Mass of Jupiter Text |
| Spectral Classes & H-R Diagram | Spectral classes and magnitudes of stars in a cluster are estimated and an H-R Diagram is produced and analyzed | ASTR 102 Alternate Lab |
Spectral Class Lab Text |
| Demonstration | Description | Applies to | Text-only Summary |
| Effective Potential and Integrated Motion | Explore the effective potential and integrated motion for various force laws | ASTR 117A | Effective Potential Text |
| Planet Stability in Binary Star Systems | Determine which planetary orbits are stable in various binary star systems | ASTR 117A | Planet Stability Text |
| Stellar Models and Spectra | See how the strength and shape of spectral lines change as stellar physical parameters (T, g & abundances) are varied | ASTR 117B | Stellar Models and Spectra Text |
| Disk Galaxy Simulation | Examine the development of structure in a two-dimensional, collisionless-particle disk galaxy | ASTR 117B | Galaxy Simulation Text |
| Nuclear Isotope Stability | Examine the stability of nuclear isotopes as precicted by the semi-empirical mass formula | ASTR 117B | Nuclear Stability Text |