A Digital Planisphere in GeoGebra

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Published: Apr 13, 2026

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Santiago Cerisola
Consejería de Educación de la Comunidad de Madrid
Monica López García
Aula de Astronomía de Fuenlabrada

Abstract

This article presents a digital celestial planisphere for the northern hemisphere created with GeoGebra. It describes all the necessary elements of this tool and how it is built as a projection of the celestial sphere onto a plane. It also details its construction and presents examples of educational activities that can be implemented in astronomy classrooms and workshops.

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2026): North American GeoGebra Journal
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Author Biography

Monica López García, Aula de Astronomía de Fuenlabrada

M´onica L´opez Garc´ıa is teacher of Mathematics and Astronomy at Fuenlabrada Astronomy School at Comunidad de Madrid, Spain, and a member of Madrid KeplerGroup.

Ms.Garc´ıa’sr esearch interests include the development of

educational tools for the didactics in mathematics and astronomy.