On 5/12/2017 1:10 PM, Bald Eagle wrote:
>
> Here's the animation of the solar system over one Earth year.
>
> I just worked out a fast and efficient approximation for apsidal (orbital)
> precession last night. (not that it will make any noticeable effect)
>
> Still need to look up a bunch of things and do some further editing on the code
> before it gets fleshed out.
>
> Not sure how I ought to place the planets - so I just started at full syzygy.
> I may trace out the orbits in a future version.
>

I just noticed this in p.u.utilities.
Drat! I cannot find p.u.utilities on the web view.

So I'll copy the text here. Posted by Clipka on 2nd Jan 2017


Hi folks,

looks like POV-Ray 3.7 has grown a 2nd-level patch by now:

https://github.com/kwan3217/KwanPov

KwanPOV is a derivative of UberPOV. I don't understand /exactly/ what
this guy is doing, but I have a hunch that anyone dabbling with
rendering stellar bodies of the solar system might be interested in
having a closer look at it.



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Regards
     Stephen

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