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28 Jul 2024 14:33:39 EDT (-0400)
  Re: rotation and orbit ?  
From: Andrea Ryan
Date: 23 Jan 2000 23:32:14
Message: <388BD2E8.58786EEB@global2000.net>
What if the orbit is tilted?  The orbit of the Moon is tilted about 5.145
degrees.  Would that be incorporated if the Moon is rotated on its axis, tilted
over a little, translated, rotated 5.145 degrees and revolved around the
Earth?  What if a elliptical orbit is desired?
Brendan Ryan

dcc wrote:

> I've managed to make animation of a rotating sphere. What I really want to
> do is rotate a sphere on it's axis while it orbits another rotating sphere.
> Generally I export the scene out of Moray and animate in POV-ray, if that
> makes a difference.
>
> I am hopeful someone can post an example of what the code would look like
> for such a scene.
>
> Thanks
>
> dan


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