Two Live Maps
Modeled · sampled
Can a small nudge choose a different path?
Move the target just a little. Watch the highlighted path and the closest-approach value change together.
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About this tool
What you are looking at
The display traces 256 headings forward from the entry and 256 backward from the target. It scores the forward rays by their closest sampled approach to the target and plots forward miss distance by heading. A path inside the displayed tolerance is evidence from this finite sample, not proof of an exact connecting orbit or a dense set of zeros.
How to use it
Drag the entry or target, toggle Dispersion, or restore the starting positions with Reset points. Read the closest-approach value and sampled-connection state. The highlighted path and aim curve come from the forward fan; the backward fan is a comparison display.