One of the attached images was rendered with an area light, the other 
with the point light. The area light is very much too bright, and turns 
the screen white, due to interactions with media. How can I fix this issue?

Here are my lights:

	// area light
	light_source
	{
		0, lamp_color * (1 + pow(city_radius/lamp_radius2, 2))
		area_light
		+z * lamp_length, +y, lamp_number, 1
		area_illumination	on
		fade_distance lamp_radius2
		fade_power 2
		looks_like {lamp_bulb}
	}

	//point light
	light_source
	{
		0, lamp_color * (1 + pow(city_radius/lamp_radius2, 2))
		fade_distance lamp_radius2
		fade_power 2
		looks_like {lamp_bulb}
	}

Here is my media and its container:

	difference
	{
		merge
		{
			cylinder {+z*(city_length/2), -z*(city_length/2), city_radius}
			Spheroid(+z*(city_length/2), 
<inner_shell_radius3,inner_shell_radius3,inner_shell_bulge>)
			Spheroid(-z*(city_length/2), 
<inner_shell_radius3,inner_shell_radius3,inner_shell_bulge>)
			hollow
		}
		#if (!ShowWhole)
			object {cutaway_object1}
		#end
		hollow
		material {atmos_material}
		bounded_by {cylinder {+z*(city_length/2+inner_shell_bulge), 
-z*(city_length/2+inner_shell_bulge), city_radius}}
		scale 1.001
	}

Thanks for the help!


Mike

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