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13 Aug 2024 09:33:27 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Set for possible IRTC anim  
From: Greg Edwards
Date: 7 Apr 2003 17:07:10
Message: <1xtaac7f3dzbz$.5m3waijujh26.dlg@40tude.net>
On Mon, 7 Apr 2003 08:18:05 -0400, Greg M. Johnson wrote:

> There is a fog on the planet.
> 
> If I left the fog alone, the star, incredibly far away, would be "fogged
> out", even with setting a fog_offset.  So, I have a scattering set up in the
> media of the star. But the effect doesn't quite look right because as you've
> observed, there is a black ring.
> 
> I think I'll go with the daytime scene.  For most of my recent anims, I've
> tried creepy dark settings and never got the effect quite right...
> 
> 
> "Tekno Frannansa" <tek### [at] evilsuperbraincom> wrote in message
> news:3e901f91$1@news.povray.org...
>> That looks good. Very nice atmospheric effect.
>>
>> But why does the star in the distance have a black circle round it?
>>
>> --
>> Tek
>> http://www.evilsuperbrain.com
>>
>>

The evil black ring around your sun might be an ever-persistent 
max_trace_level issue if the sun is contained in a media ball.

-- 
light_source#macro G(E)sphere{z+E*y*5e-3.04rotate-z*E*6pigment{rgbt#end{
20*y-10#local n=162;1}#while(n)#local n=n-.3;G(n)x}}G(-n).7}}#end//GregE


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