Alain <kua### [at] videotronca> wrote:
> If the ring have about the same radius as Earth's orbit, it make it's
> radius about 160 000 000 Km. That's realy huge.

> to be even larger than that to maintain a correct temperature.
>
>
> Compare it to the actual size of the sun. The sun may very well be
> smaller than a single pixel unless you render an image large enough.
> Also, the ring itself would be extremely narrow, probably about a single
> pixel whide, at most. If the ring does have a visible width, it would
> mean that it's something like more than 1 000 000 Km whide...
>
> You need to use artistic liberty by not using realistic proportions if
> you want the ring and the sun to be both visible.
>
>
>
> Alain

OK, thanks for the advice. I will fudge the dimensions a bit.


Mike

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