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Thursday, October 29, 2020

Binary orbit simulator

 Thanks to a group at UCLA, here is a cool simulator if you want to get a better feel for binary orbits. You can vary masses as well as eccentricity, so make circular orbits (e = 0) or really elongated ones. Notice that in elliptical orbits, the center of mass of the system is at a focus of the two ellipses. 

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