POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : starglobe : Re: starglobe Server Time
10 Aug 2024 17:23:34 EDT (-0400)
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From: Wijnand Nijs
Date: 27 Aug 2004 06:36:51
Message: <412f0ec3$1@news.povray.org>
Rarius wrote:

>>>#macro Star(vPosition, fMag)
>>>    sphere
>>>    {
>>>        vPosition
>>>        6-fMag
>>>     }
>>>#end
>>
>>Do you (or somebody else) have any experience to use that include as a
>>projection on a sphere? Including the signs of the zodiac?
>>
> 
> 
> It already is projected onto a sphere...
> 
> OK.. I've started it off for you... See attachements
> 
> Note that the stars ARE the wrong way round... as they should be on a sphere 
> like you want to make... The include file was written with the intention of 
> the camera being INSIDE the sphere...
> 
> I do have another include file with some constellation shapes in it, but it 
> is VERY incomplete...
> 
> Any questions...
> 
> Rarius 
> 

Thank you very much Rarius. It looks verry good. I am interrested in the 
other include file with the constellation shapes, how you do it and 
maybe I can finish it?

I wil also try the method of Jaap Stolk.

Thanks again...
Wijnand


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