On 17/01/2012 12:22 PM, Tail Kinker wrote:
> On 12-01-16 03:00 PM, Stephen wrote:

>> an idea to render it. To begin with an exterior scene.
>> Thanks to Lars R who reminded me about super-ellipsoids.
>>
> That looks like a good start. However, the ring is described as toroidal
> in the first book.

Yes thanks, then later as like a cartwheel. Varley was not very 
consistent, the width was either 25 Km or 250. Also it is almost 
invisible from the outside. Which makes it hard to render. ;-)
I actually spent more time on Saturn's rings.

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Regards
     Stephen

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