When to Use Comet Orbit 3D Explorer - Best Sessions and Limits
Open the Comet Orbit 3D Explorer when you need a Halley-like eccentric ellipse with anti-sunward ion and dust tails - scrub perihelion to aphelion, toggle each tail on its own, and read P about 76 yr, q 0.586 AU, Q 35.1 AU, and e 0.967 in the panel.
A five-minute classroom demo
A five-minute classroom demo starts when you open Comet Orbit 3D Explorer, scrub near perihelion, and pause so students see ion (blue) and dust (yellow) tails stretch away from the Sun - faster than a flat textbook ellipse alone.
Halley numbers in one panel
Halley numbers in one panel stay visible while you read period about 76 yr, perihelion 0.586 AU, aphelion 35.1 AU, and eccentricity 0.967, plus an approximate heliocentric distance readout on the compressed orbit. Orbit distances are shortened for one-screen fit; the panel keeps the published figures.
Sessions Comet Orbit 3D Explorer does not fit
Sessions Comet Orbit 3D Explorer does not fit are planet-only tours, main-belt Kirkwood gaps, or Moon tidal locking. Use Solar System 3D Explorer, Asteroid Belt 3D Explorer, or Tidal Locking 3D Explorer instead. The comet page needs WebGL, is not an N-body or outgassing chemistry model, and will not give live ephemeris for Halley's next return.
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