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30 Jul 2024 02:25:36 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Ringworld  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 12 Oct 2013 03:22:20
Message: <5258f8ac$1@news.povray.org>
On 12-10-2013 9:07, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 11-10-2013 19:05, Alain wrote:
>
>> You need to use artistic liberty by not using realistic proportions if
>> you want the ring and the sun to be both visible.
>>
>
> I think that is the answer indeed. From earlier attempts here to model
> space objects to scale, that same conclusion was drawn iirc.
>

...I know. This seems to contradict my earlier question ;-) I just 
forgot about how huge space really is, and about those earlier attempts.

Thomas


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