Another way is to use a skycube.
IMHO, it's alot easier to handle when it comes
to resolution etc etc.

/Stefan

"Jettero Heller" <pov### [at] voltar-confedorg> wrote in message
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> > Look for info on the map_type keyword for spherical mapping. =)
>
> Doh!  OK, that's way more better.  It's hard for me to tell
> what's happening here...  And the documentation isn't terribly
> specific about how it maps the image onto the sphere.
>
> Since the image is 9000x4500, I had guessed I want a radius of
> 4500.  It looks great, but I probably want something more like
> 9000 around?  9000 = 2pir so I want a radius of 9000/2*pi?
>
> I suppose I could make a test image that's 9000x4500 that has
> little obvious test patterns in each corner such that I could try
> to guess what's going on...  But I suspect you'll give me a hint.
>
> --
> If riding in an airplane is flying, then riding in a boat is swimming.
> 47 jumps, 13.2 minutes of freefall, 27.3 ff vertical miles.

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