>         I wasn't giving a solution for the most realistic clouds, I was
> explaining what CFM didn't catch from the tutorial he was following.
> Which meant giving a solution to approximate as best as possible the
> effect of  sky_sphere (which for all intent and purposes is centered
> on the camera) with the added benefit of shadow casting clouds.

  Do you really think it's a good idea to widespread a simple misconception
without even saying anything about it (eg. something like "note that this
will not give you realistic clouds" etc)?

  I wonder why is it so common to put clouds on a giant sphere which is
centered at the camera (or very close to it). Earth clouds certainly
aren't positioned that way. What makes people think they are?

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