A bit of frustrating fun

"Steve - www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk" wrote in message
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Here is a small java prog that gives you a challenge, try to get your own
satellite into orbit with out crashing into the moon or the earth. I
managed just on two hours, after waiting far more that was..
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000...atellites.html


http://burtleburtle.net/bob/physics/orbit101.html

Some more here too. Click in the box to start them moving, drag to zoom.

Les

Launched quite a few. After an hour I counted and had 103. After 15 hours
there are still 101.

Obviously I have no life.

;-)

Indeed ;-)

I'll be impressed if anyone can get one in orbit around the Moon
though.

I went back later and added a bunch in highly elliptical orbits. Within an
hour I was down to under ten. By the second hour it was down to four. At
that point I gave up and decided to at least pretend I have a life.

I did try getting a moon orbit, but no go.

:-(

Chuck Taylor
Do you observe the moon?
Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/

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