"Bob Hughes" <omniverse@charter%net> wrote:
> "elegac" <e.l### [at] voilafr> wrote in message
> news:web.43b816026526bd51c89ad05e0@news.povray.org...
> >
> > FIRST PROBLEM:What shoud I put in the finish{} properties of
> > "planet_texture" to have a good-looking (is that the word) planet?
>
> A specular hilight would be something to add for the sunlight to be seen
> reflected. Mostly for the water, but also a little for land. Something maybe
> like:  specular 0.05 roughness 0.1
> You might need to adjust the amount (size) showing for the distance your
> camera is planned to be located from the planet surface. There's an effect
> called heiligenschein, or holy light, like a halo created on dewey grass
> around the shadow of your head but I'm not sure if this is the same thing.
>

FIRST PROBLEM: SOLVED!
It look good now, thanks! Look at
http://cjoint.com/data/bcoUFJE77o_Earth.jpg
(I've added an atmosphere with my "atmosphere.inc" include file)

Now let's see the second problem...

Erwan

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