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28 Apr 2024 10:19:34 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Ringworld (continued)  
From: Mike Horvath
Date: 7 Aug 2018 15:22:10
Message: <5b69f162$1@news.povray.org>
On 8/7/2018 4:20 AM, Stephen wrote:
>> That, or scale down the area_light's effective surface. At this 
>> planetary scale the area effect would be hardly noticeable imo.
>>
> 
> A point light gives the same result.
> 

I tried a point light, and the day/night cycles were equal. But Niven 
did specify the size of the star, and I checked my other numbers against 
his and they match.


Mike


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