I need the correct dimensions but they should be correct since I got them from a
book.
Brendan Ryan

Margus Ramst wrote:

> There is a limit, but 250,000 units should be well within that limit. You might
> have the simensions of the objects wrong. I too have had the problem you
> describe, the Moon seeming too small at correct distance & size, but 'a tiny
> gray speck' seems a bit extreme. Unless you have a very large camera angle.
> Do you absolutely _need_ to have the correct dimensions?
>
> Margus
>
> Andrea Ryan wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> > I am trying to make a picture of the Earth and the Moon.  One POV unit
> > equals one mile.  The Moon is something like 250000 miles from the
> > origin and it is nothing but a tiny, gray speck.  When the camera is
> > near the Moon, the Earth looks small too.  Is there a limit on how far
> > apart objects can be?  I might have one POV unit equal to 100 or 1000
> > miles.
> > Brendan Ryan

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