Moiré space — moire3

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Example settings

Each still links to the exact settings that produced it — click one to land in the controls with that state loaded.

the plane in space — the plane in space The stellar neighbourhood with the sampling plane as a visible object. /moire3/space/2026-12-31?rings=0&count=40&markers=1

tilted plane — tilted plane Pitched out of the equatorial frame. /moire3/space/2026-12-31?rings=0&count=40&pitch=0.7&markers=1

sphere — sphere The field sampled on a sphere around the Sun. /moire3/space/2026-12-31?surface=sphere&rings=1&count=40&markers=1

nearest 200 — nearest 200 Two hundred nearest stars, showing the real 3D structure of the neighbourhood. /moire3/space/2026-12-31?rings=0&count=200&markers=1

expanding fronts — expanding fronts Wavefronts from every star sweeping across the surface. /moire3/space/2026-12-31?rings=1&count=40&markers=1

stars only — stars only Surface hidden: the nearest 200 stars as points in space. /moire3/space/2026-12-31?surface_on=0&count=200&markers=1&orbits=1