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From: David Fontaine
Subject: Re: Aurora Version 3 (8 + 13 kbu)
Date: 28 Mar 2001 17:56:52
Message: <3AC26B82.ECCFAF18@faricy.net>
The green one looks pretty good now. =)

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From: Tony[B]
Subject: Re: Aurora Version 2 (9kbu)
Date: 28 Mar 2001 18:54:35
Message: <3ac279bb@news.povray.org>
That looks like a julia fractal....


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From: Francois Labreque
Subject: Re: Aurora Version 3 (8 + 13 kbu)
Date: 28 Mar 2001 18:55:02
Message: <3AC278FD.9752A47D@videotron.ca>
Stephen Bell wrote:
> 
> Is this going to be part of some bigger scene, or was
> your goal just to make northern lights?
> 

Me smells an IRTC wip.

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From: Gail Shaw
Subject: Re: Aurora Version 3 (8 + 13 kbu)
Date: 29 Mar 2001 01:16:05
Message: <3ac2d325@news.povray.org>
Francois Labreque <fla### [at] videotronca> wrote in message
news:3AC278FD.9752A47D@videotron.ca...
>
>
> Stephen Bell wrote:
> >
> > Is this going to be part of some bigger scene, or was
> > your goal just to make northern lights?
> >
>
> Me smells an IRTC wip.
>

You have a good nose (Although I said as much
in my first post)

Hopefully I'll be able to post a the whole scene
on monday.

Gail
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From: Gail Shaw
Subject: Re: Aurora Version 3 (8 + 13 kbu)
Date: 29 Mar 2001 01:19:35
Message: <3ac2d3f7@news.povray.org>
Stephen Bell <ste### [at] yahoocom> wrote in message
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> Much nicer (*applause*).  The effect is much more subtle, so I think it is
a
> lot more realistic this time around.  Would it be possible to have a few
> more, and give it kind of a layered look (although with the techniques
> you're using, that may put the rendering time through the roof)?

Render time is currently about 15 min. That's on a PII 300 render priority
lower and lots of other stuff runing

> It looks a
> lot better not to have the color quite as concentrated around the bottom
> edge.  Good show.  Is this going to be part of some bigger scene, or was
> your goal just to make northern lights?
>

Going to be part of irtc entry (I hope)

Gail
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From: D  Stark - eSN
Subject: Re: Aurora (7kbu)
Date: 29 Mar 2001 07:37:27
Message: <3AC32A66.14D83985@esupportnow.com>
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is some awesome aurora. 

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html



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From: Tom Melly
Subject: Re: Aurora (7kbu)
Date: 29 Mar 2001 08:09:55
Message: <3ac33423@news.povray.org>
"D. Stark - eSN" <dms### [at] esupportnowcom> wrote in message
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> Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is some awesome aurora.
>

... with a fractal like shape at the bottom of the pic.


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From: Ron Parker
Subject: Re: Aurora (7kbu)
Date: 29 Mar 2001 08:20:18
Message: <slrn9c6dkj.7b3.ron.parker@fwi.com>
On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:09:54 +0100, Tom Melly wrote:
>"D. Stark - eSN" <dms### [at] esupportnowcom> wrote in message
>news:3AC32A66.14D83985@esupportnow.com...
>> Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is some awesome aurora.
>>
>
>... with a fractal like shape at the bottom of the pic.

Those'd be trees.  Methinks you need to get out more. :)

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From: Tom Melly
Subject: Re: Aurora (7kbu)
Date: 29 Mar 2001 09:56:13
Message: <3ac34d0d$1@news.povray.org>
"Ron Parker" <ron### [at] povrayorg> wrote in message
news:slr### [at] fwicom...
> >
> >... with a fractal like shape at the bottom of the pic.
>
> Those'd be trees.  Methinks you need to get out more. :)
>

LOL

Um, ah, I knew that, really, honest. What? Trees aren't fractal?


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From: Kirk Hubbell
Subject: Re: Aurora (7kbu)
Date: 29 Mar 2001 14:42:25
Message: <3ac39021@news.povray.org>
I saw this picture on the CNN site, thought it might help.

Kirk

"Gail Shaw" <gsh### [at] monotixcoza> wrote in message
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> I decided I needed some atmospheric effects for my
> irtc entry (which I will post once it's more than a few cylinders
> and cones)
>
> This is supposed to be the aurora borealis.  It's an isosurface
> containing media with a function used in the density.
>
> For those who live far enough north to see the real thing, does
> it look right?
>
> For the iso experts, is there any way I can randomly vary the
> distance between the peaks of a sine wave?
>
> Comments? suggestions?
>
> Gail
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