"pavium" <jrc### [at] tpgcomau> wrote in message 
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> "Nekar Xenos" <go_### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
>> Tips on how to determine the postition of any given planet at any given 
>> date
>> would also be very helpful.
>
> My recent post to povray.general provides a method of calculating the
> position of the Sun, Earth and Moon so that Solar (and Lunar) eclipses can
> be modelled.
>
> The method could be extended to include all the planets.
>
> The idea of my scene file 'eclipse.pov' (downloadable from
> http://www.pavium.info/Eclipse/) is to calculate the positions of the Sun,
> Earth and Moon at a particular date and time, and then render a picture
> showing the shadow of the Moon on the Earth, or vice versa.

I remember now that there was a planetarium for POV some years ago, so I 
went looking for it. The resources link at povray.org shows it there but its 
link is broken. I couldn't locate it in a search of the internet or my 
computer, although I think I must have it someplace. Might have been 
perfect. If I do find it I'll post back here.

Bob

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