SharkD schrieb:
> 2.Right now I am using the looks_like statement, to create a sun object 
> and light source. Unfortunately, the distances are so great that the sun 
> object is culled from the scene. Is there a way to place the object 
> nearer to the camera while still having the light source very far away? 
> I'm guessing that this would normally create problems such as shadows. 
> How do I get around them?

You can...

a) place a sphere a good deal closer, give it ambient-only finish, and 
mark it as "no_shadow" to prevent it from casting shadows, or

b) use a sky_sphere with some smart pigment generating a bright spot 
where the sun should be.

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