On 27-8-2015 9:33, Stephen wrote:
> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
>> On 26-8-2015 18:22, Stephen wrote:
>>> clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
>>
>>>> When taking on the perspective of the traveler, newtonian mechanics give
>>>> perfectly good answers, no matter what aspect you're looking at. (Unless
>>>> you're looking out the window.)
>>>>
>>>
>>> But that is the whole reason for having portholes.
>>> To see the aberration of light.
>>>
>>
>> I seem to remember reading about simulations showing how stars would
>> /creep/ towards the front of the vessel when speed approaches light
>> speed. Turning blue of course. Nothing would be visible towards the
>> sides or the back. Not like in Star Trek at all.
>>
>
> There was a relativistic patch for Ver 2.2
>
>
http://203.29.75.35/povray.unofficial.patches/thread/%3Cweb.3de6ef98c20e2bf3c571aa6c0%40news.povray.org%3E/?ttop=388410
> &toff=300&mtop=199902
>
> None of the links are still active. :-(
>
>

A little project for Christoph then, hmm?  ;-)

-- 
Thomas

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