Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
> On 26-8-2015 18:22, Stephen wrote:
> > clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
>
> >> When taking on the perspective of the traveler, newtonian mechanics give
> >> perfectly good answers, no matter what aspect you're looking at. (Unless
> >> you're looking out the window.)
> >>
> >
> > But that is the whole reason for having portholes.
> > To see the aberration of light.
> >
>
> I seem to remember reading about simulations showing how stars would
> /creep/ towards the front of the vessel when speed approaches light
> speed. Turning blue of course. Nothing would be visible towards the
> sides or the back. Not like in Star Trek at all.
>

There was a relativistic patch for Ver 2.2

http://203.29.75.35/povray.unofficial.patches/thread/%3Cweb.3de6ef98c20e2bf3c571aa6c0%40news.povray.org%3E/?ttop=388410
&toff=300&mtop=199902

None of the links are still active. :-(

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