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☄️ Comet Tail — 2D Dust Syndynes and Straight Ion Tail

2D companion of the comet tail sim: a Kepler orbit with adjustable eccentricity and perihelion, hundreds of dust grains integrated under reduced gravity (1 - beta) GM/r^2, a 1/r^2 activity law and a solar-wind-driven straight ion tail.

Space & Astronomy2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Comet Tail — 2D Dust Syndynes and Straight Ion Tail ↗ Open standalone
⚙ Under the hood

2D companion of the comet tail sim: a Kepler orbit with adjustable eccentricity and perihelion, hundreds of dust grains integrated under reduced gravity (1 - beta) GM/r^2, a 1/r^2 activity law and a solar-wind-driven straight ion tail.

Comet TailRadiation PressureKepler OrbitSolar Wind

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

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