POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : Ringworld : Re: Ringworld Server Time
29 Jul 2024 20:18:16 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Ringworld  
From: posfan12
Date: 11 Oct 2013 11:00:01
Message: <web.52581215f2e6f38c41a177270@news.povray.org>
Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
> Looking good imo. Land/sea distribution is much better than the
> randomness in my macro. What K do you use for the sun colour? Around
> 6200 or lower fairly yellow, but indeed may not look as such in space,
> or from the surface. The glare makes it white I suppose.
>
> One question though: are the overall proportions of the system right?
>  From the image I suspect that the Ringworld is much too wide compared
> to its diameter. See attached table.
>
> Thomas

OK, I am trying to apply the dimensions in your Excel file. Problem is, if I
zoom out far enough for the ring to be in view, I can no longer see the sun! The
sun doesn't show up at all.

Is this intentional?


Mike


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