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28 Jul 2024 20:19:21 EDT (-0400)
  Re: rotation and orbit ?  
From: Andrea Ryan
Date: 24 Jan 2000 20:57:16
Message: <388D0013.9D202E27@global2000.net>
Thanks for help with the eccentricity of the orbit.
Brendan Ryan

Andrea Ryan wrote:

> What if the orbit is tilted?  The orbit of the Moon is tilted about 5.145
> degrees.  Would that be incorporated if the Moon is rotated on its axis, tilted
> over a little, translated, rotated 5.145 degrees and revolved around the
> Earth?  What if a elliptical orbit is desired?
> Brendan Ryan
>
> dcc wrote:
>
> > I've managed to make animation of a rotating sphere. What I really want to
> > do is rotate a sphere on it's axis while it orbits another rotating sphere.
> > Generally I export the scene out of Moray and animate in POV-ray, if that
> > makes a difference.
> >
> > I am hopeful someone can post an example of what the code would look like
> > for such a scene.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > dan


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