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Orionid Meteor Shower — Halley Debris Stream in 3D

Watch Earth's rotation carry an observer through the Orionid radiant's rising and setting as real Halley-comet debris ablates in the upper atmosphere at ~66 km/s.

Space & Astronomy3DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 2D version

Every October, Earth ploughs through dust shed by Comet 1P/Halley at roughly 66 km/s, and this simulator places a real rotating Earth inside that fixed debris stream so an observer's local horizon — not the stream — is what changes through the night.

⚙ Under the hood

Earth's rotation carries an observer through the fixed Orionid radiant near Orion while real Halley-comet debris ablates in the upper atmosphere at ~66 km/s.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install