diff --git a/src/camera.rs b/src/camera.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97df929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/camera.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+use bevy::input::mouse::MouseMotion;
+use bevy::input::mouse::MouseWheel;
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+
+/// Orbit camera state. The black hole is at the origin (Rs=1 units).
+/// `distance` is the camera radius; `yaw`/`pitch` orient it.
+#[derive(Resource, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct OrbitCamera {
+    pub yaw: f32,
+    pub pitch: f32,
+    pub distance: f32,
+    /// Vertical field of view in radians.
+    pub fov: f32,
+}
+
+impl Default for OrbitCamera {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            yaw: 0.0,
+            pitch: 1.3,       // ~75 deg — slightly above the disk plane
+            distance: 30.0,
+            fov: 1.0,         // radians
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl OrbitCamera {
+    /// Compute the camera eye position and an orthonormal basis (forward/right/up)
+    /// in Bevy's right-handed Y-up coordinate system. The black hole sits at origin.
+    /// Disk plane is the xz-plane (y=0); the disk tilt is applied in the shader
+    /// via the params, so the camera basis here is in world space.
+    pub fn basis(&self) -> (Vec3, Vec3, Vec3, Vec3) {
+        let cp = self.pitch.cos();
+        let sp = self.pitch.sin();
+        let cy = self.yaw.cos();
+        let sy = self.yaw.sin();
+        // Eye position on a sphere around the origin.
+        let eye = Vec3::new(
+            self.distance * cp * sy,
+            self.distance * sp,
+            self.distance * cp * cy,
+        );
+        // Forward points from eye toward the origin.
+        let forward = (-eye).normalize();
+        let world_up = Vec3::Y;
+        let right = forward.cross(world_up).normalize();
+        let up = right.cross(forward).normalize();
+        (eye, forward, right, up)
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn orbit_controller(
+    mut camera: ResMut<OrbitCamera>,
+    mouse: Res<ButtonInput<MouseButton>>,
+    mut motion: MessageReader<MouseMotion>,
+    mut wheel: MessageReader<MouseWheel>,
+) {
+    if mouse.pressed(MouseButton::Left) {
+        for ev in motion.read() {
+            camera.yaw -= ev.delta.x * 0.005;
+            // Clamp pitch to avoid flipping.
+            camera.pitch = (camera.pitch + ev.delta.y * 0.005).clamp(0.05, std::f32::consts::PI - 0.05);
+        }
+    }
+    for ev in wheel.read() {
+        // Zoom: multiply distance by a factor of the scroll amount.
+        camera.distance = (camera.distance * (1.0 + ev.y * 0.1)).clamp(2.6, 500.0);
+        // 2.6 ≈ bcrit; don't let the camera pass through the shadow.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0f7cd96..efa0a4d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use bevy::window::WindowPlugin;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 mod web;
 mod render;
+mod camera;
 
 fn main() {
     // On web, abort startup if WebGPU isn't available and show a message.
diff --git a/src/render/plugin.rs b/src/render/plugin.rs
index 44b1a27..f54acda 100644
--- a/src/render/plugin.rs
+++ b/src/render/plugin.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ impl Plugin for BlackHolePlugin {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
         app.add_plugins(Material2dPlugin::<BlackHoleMaterial>::default())
             .add_systems(Startup, spawn_fullscreen_quad)
-            .add_systems(Update, update_time);
+            .add_systems(Update, update_time)
+            .init_resource::<crate::camera::OrbitCamera>()
+            .add_systems(Update, crate::camera::orbit_controller);
     }
 }