When to Use Lagrange Points 3D Explorer - Best Sessions and Limits
The Lagrange Points 3D Explorer fits classroom demos of L1-L5, short curiosity breaks on JWST at L2, and literacy around the ~1.5 million km Sun-Earth stations. It is an educational CR3BP sketch - not an ephemeris - so a few session types need another tool.
A five-minute classroom demo
Open Lagrange Points 3D Explorer, press L2 then JWST so students see the beyond-Earth station, then L4 and L5 for the 60 deg triangles.
Numbers in one panel
Keep the facts table visible while reading L1/L2 about 1.5 million km from Earth and L4/L5 at 60 deg.
Sessions it does not fit
These sessions do not fit Lagrange Points 3D Explorer: any time you need a full planet tour, ISS low-Earth orbit, or Mars retrograde. Use Solar System 3D Explorer, ISS Orbit Tracker, or Retrograde Motion 3D Explorer instead. It also needs WebGL in the browser.
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