"Chris B" <c_b### [at] btconnectcomnospam> wrote in message 
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> "Basiclife" <nomail@nomail> wrote in message 
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>> I'm trying to do ...  map an image around a globe.
>>
>> I have ye-authentic satellite image of the earth as a JPG (I can change
>> format if req'd) and I have a sphere with a light on it. I'm having
>> problems combining the 2
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>>
>> Thanks in advance
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> Hi, You want something like:
>
> sphere {0,1
>  pigment {image_map {jpeg "earth.jpg" map_type 1}}
>  translate <0.1,0.2,0.3>
> }
>
> The image is mapped to the sphere at the origin using map_type 1 
> (spherical mapping) and is then translated (along with the mapped image) 
> to wherever you want it in the scene.
>
> Regards,
> Chris B.

I should have also mentioned that you might get better results with map_type 
2 (cylindrical mapping) depending on the type of projection used to create 
the image. You may also need to add bands to the top and/or bottom of the 
image, depending on whether the image you have goes all the way to the 
poles.

Regards,
Chris B.

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