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Peer reviewedMcKinley, John M.; Doherty, Paul – American Journal of Physics, 1979
Examines the physical bases for the appearance of the starfield from a moving reference frame. Concludes with a sequence of computer-generated figures to show the appearance of Earth's starfield at various velocities and that a "starbow" does not exist. (Author/GA)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Fiction, Higher Education
