On 7-8-2018 8:22, Stephen wrote:
> On 06/08/2018 22:34, Mike Horvath wrote:
>> On 8/6/2018 5:15 PM, Mike Horvath wrote:
>>> An old scene, but I've been sprucing it up in preparation toward 
>>> uploading it to the Object Collection. I can't remember if it's to 
>>> proper scale however. Also I'm thinking there may be a little too 
>>> much cloud cover.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike
>>
>>
>> Also, due to the sun being an area light, the unlit regions are much 
>> too small.
>>
>>
> 
> I got similar results when I tried it. I suspect Larry Niven got his 
> maths wrong. I had to move the shadow plates closer to the Ringworld to 
> get the day/night cycle equal.
> 
> 

That, or scale down the area_light's effective surface. At this 
planetary scale the area effect would be hardly noticeable imo.

-- 
Thomas

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