> Alain <kua### [at] videotronca> wrote:

>>
>>> That image really looks almost like a dream!!! Congrats! Absolutely
>>> impressive!
>>>
>>> I think, when I adapt this scene (thanks also a lot for your scene
>>> code), I will make the orange distance haze less high but more dense so
>>> the planet cannot be seen through. I will try to remove the green lower
>>> edge of the orange haze. But other than that, your scene is PERFECT!
>>>
>>> ERROR ALERT
>>>
>>> When trying to render your scene, POV-Ray errors with the message of a
>>> missing } in front of the word "eccentricity". Can you correct that error?
>>>
>>> My initial wish was, when i would have finished that scene, to make it
>>> available to all POV-Ray users, even offering it as a ready-to-insert
>>> scene code. But with all the great POV-Ray community members that helped
>>> me so much with their own code, I feel like I have to ask them for their
>>> permission. I will do that, when my scene is complete.
>>>
>>
>> It was commented out, but the line got wraped at the wrong place when
>> posting.
>>
>> Remove eccentricity or add // in front of it.
> 
> Thanks Alain! Yes, sorry, I had to wait to see the scene posted so I didn't know
> it had line wrapped. You will get accustomed to that if you look at more of
> these text scene postings!  ;-)
> Wrong line wrap is (mostly) okay, just a mess to read. It's those commented
> parts that will error.
> 
> Wish you good luck adjusting the color bands of the atmosphere. I couldn't get
> it any better myself after a couple hours so I gave up trying anymore. I think
> it's because of the gradient y mixed with spherical warp, not really sure.
> Just that every time I moved the index values it changed in ways (both altitude
> AND color!) I wasn't able to get correct like I wanted.
> 
> And then there's that obscuring the background or shadowed objects with media...
> I've always had trouble it. I hope you get it done!
> 
> Bob
> 

Why do simple when you can do complicated? :P

Probably beter to use the onion pattern in this case. No need to use any 
warp at all. Just scale it so that one band have the correct thickness 
and let the ground and limit of the sperical container hide the unneeded 
layers.

Alain

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