EMAIL:mflynn@gte.net
NAME:Marshall Flynn
TOPIC:Science Fiction 96
COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT.
RENDERER USED:Povray 3.0
TOOLS USED:Turbo Basic (partial scene generation)
RENDER TIME:16 min. 37 sec.
HARDWARE USED:486-120 12Megs,Color flatbed scanner (background image)
IMAGE DESCRIPTION:Stellar craft approach to Saturn moon system

DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED:        Exercise to try scene
generation using an external programming language.  Turbo basic is quick
and dirty and produces stand-alone executable.  Idea was to create the
rubble that circles Saturn (exploded moon?) without too much effort in
the povray scene editing department.  I was first fascinated by the plant
generation programs out there (most notably the L-string one).  Anyway:
        1. Simulate orbital mechanics mathematically
        2. Translate to output Povray scene language
        3. Tweak colors, etc.
        4. create separate include craft file, tweak.
        5. Scan good space background image (field guide:Stars & Planets)
        6. Add components for scene, tweak for angles, etc.
This was a nice little challenge for me and not even close to the skills
I have seen submitted previously.  This was just plain enjoyable.

Use saturn.exe (in zipfile) to create ring system.
