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📷 Aurora Camera Lab - 2D Exposure Triangle, Photon Noise and Star Trails

2D companion of the 3D aurora photography lab: a simulated night-sky photograph with photon and read noise, histogram, SNR and star-trail charts, and numerical checks of exposure reciprocity, noise statistics and trail length.

Physics & Mechanics2DEasy60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Aurora Camera Lab - 2D Exposure Triangle, Photon Noise and Star Trails ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the 3D aurora photography lab: a simulated night-sky photograph with photon and read noise, histogram, SNR and star-trail charts, and numerical checks of exposure reciprocity, noise statistics and trail length.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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