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Posted By: Xzzy <sether@tru7h.org> | Date: 12/28/99 10:14 p.m. |
In Response To: Halo orbit simulation (Mike) > Two halo orbits are demonstrated: one very close to L5, and
How sure of your math are you? :) According to this URL: http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/html/lagrange.html The L4 and L5 points are supposed to be the /stable/ ones. L1 - L3 are the instable ones. This also makes some interesting problems for Halo. ;) As, in the movie, it appears that the Halo is at the L1 point. I concede that this may be due to a bad viewing angle, though there IS a point in the Incite movie where you are able to view the moon, Jonesworld, and the Halo all in a straight line (looking through the gas giant). What this implies, then, is that the Halo is constantly making corrections to it's orbit to maintain a stable position (huge engines? energy fields? making it's own gravity?) This, furthermore, suggests the possibility that the Halo wasn't built where it is because of a stable orbit; but because it was the best place to put it so it can do whatever magic stuff it does (if the Halo itself does anything at all). For the best savings in energy, one wants to build a satellite at either L4 or L5. But I digress. Cool applet man.. is defintly fun to watch the L4 entity fly all over the place. ;) But I dunno if it's accurate. |
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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. |
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