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Re: Halo orbit simulation
Posted By: Wirehead <halo@bungie.org>	Date: 12/28/99 1:22 a.m.
In Response To: Halo orbit simulation (Mike) > For anyone who still isn't sure what a "Halo orbit" > means (and how something can orbit an empty point in space), > I've written a planetary simulator to demonstrate exactly what's > going on. > It's a Java applet at: > http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/wessler/halo / > Two halo orbits are demonstrated: one very close to L5, and > another that makes a really weird-looking wide shape around L4. > I plan to expand this a bit with some explanation of why this > works later, but for now, enjoy the applet. > Please send comments to wessler@ai.mit.edu. > Happy New Year! Kick-ass, Mike. My copy of Navigator choked on it, but Explorer handled it fine... very nice first stab! Looking forward to an interactive applet.

Message Index

Halo orbit simulation	Mike	12/27/99 11:44 p.m.
Re: Halo orbit simulation	Wirehead	12/28/99 1:22 a.m.
Re: Halo orbit simulation	Jägermeister	12/28/99 2:28 a.m.
Re: Halo orbit simulation	Someguy	12/28/99 2:42 a.m.
Chokezilla	Bachus	12/28/99 2:58 a.m.
Re: Chokezilla	Mike	12/28/99 10:37 a.m.
Re: Chokezilla	Jagu	12/28/99 6:10 p.m.
Re: Chokezilla	Gandalf	12/28/99 2:35 p.m.
Re: Halo orbit simulation	Jagu	12/28/99 1:50 a.m.
Re: Halo orbit simulation	Jagu	12/28/99 1:51 a.m.
Re: Halo orbit simulation	Frankenstein	12/28/99 10:55 a.m.
Re: Halo orbit simulation	Someguy	12/28/99 1:42 p.m.
Asprin!	Forensic	12/28/99 3:43 p.m.
Re: Asprin!	John Woods	12/28/99 9:29 p.m.
Re: Halo orbit simulation	Bounty	12/28/99 7:25 p.m.
Simulation/plot speculation	Forensic	12/29/99 7:42 a.m.
Additional Speculation	Desio	12/29/99 8:18 a.m.
Oh I almost forgot	Desio	12/29/99 8:26 a.m.
Re: Oh I almost forgot	Someguy	12/29/99 3:18 p.m.
Re: Oh I almost forgot	Desio	12/29/99 7:12 p.m.
But.. wait.	Xzzy	12/28/99 10:14 p.m.
Uh, wait more. :)	Xzzy	12/28/99 10:20 p.m.
Oops, my bad.	Xzzy	12/29/99 6:41 p.m.
Lagrange points (again... hard info this time)	Butcher	12/28/99 10:50 p.m.
Re: Lagrange points (again... hard info this time)	Desio	12/29/99 7:26 a.m.
Halo crashing into Threshold	Butcher	12/29/99 2:22 p.m.