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7 Aug 2024 21:25:54 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Crater field  
From: Roman Reiner
Date: 29 Nov 2005 08:00:01
Message: <web.438c4ffb133a23eb130bb5e20@news.povray.org>
"Burki" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> Rick Measham <rickm*at%isite.net.au> wrote:
> > Whoah .. I was the same! I even went to the casini website and took a
> > look at the source material, sure enough, some of *theirs* look domed too.
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> the dome effect is influenced also very much by the direction of the light.
>
> In the image you see twice the same foto of a moon crater.
> The right one is just upside down.
> Funny, he?
>
>
> Yours,
> Bu.

AFAIK this effect is caused by our brains as they expect the light coming
from above. i find the attached example very impressive. in that case it is
the opposite effect. a dome-shaped surface looking like a hole.
just my 2 cents ;-)
Roman


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