Ellipticity Model Instructions

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Model to demonstrate the elipticity of the Earth's orbit (you can change the elipticity and view from different angles). The speed of the planetary body changes given its location in the elliptical orbit.

Download Software

Operating System Download
All OSs (with VPython installed) The Ellipticity code page
Windows XP and Vista installer elipse-01_GeoMod.exe

User's Guide: Model Controls

Elipticity slider bar
Elipticity slider bar
  • The model only has a single slider that changes the elipticity of the orbit.
    • The value of the elipticity is shown at the bottom of the bar.

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