Lonny Buinis, Space Art and Animation

Saturn Flyaround Animations

(QuickTime)

From a 32,590-polygon model I made in 3D Studio MAX.

Saturn flyaround animation, starting over Southern Hemisphere

Saturn flyaround. starting over the Southern hemisphere

in 2006 Saturn's southern hemisphere is tilted toward Earth.
(Note the reversed appearance of the rings over their northern face due to scattering of light.)


Saturn flyaround animation, starting over Northern Hemisphere

Saturn flyaround, starting over the Northern hemisphere

This gives a better view of the bifurcated reflection from Saturn's rings onto the night side cloud tops.

Thanks to Bjorn Jonsson for use of his Saturn clouds texture map.
(www.mmedia.is/~bjj/)

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