=?ISO-8859-1?Q?J=F6rg_=27Yadgar=27_Bleimann?= <yaz### [at] gmxde> wrote:
> ...to make use of more advanced raytracing techniques such as media -
> and may have to content myself for the rest of my life with beginner's
> scenes!
>
> I'm still not able to produce planetary rings through which light is
> scattered also to the unlit side... here is the code (no, it's just a
> test scene, not a real Saturn!), and below two scenes showing the lit
> and unlit side of the rings!
>


The media is too thick.  Reduce the scattering amount, try:

    scattering
    {
        1, 1/250
        extinction 1
    }

You should also be aware that close color control while using extinction can be
tricky.

-Reactor

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