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. 39 sec.
HARDWARE USED:486-120 12Megs,Color flatbed scanner (background image)
IMAGE DESCRIPTION:Stellar craft orbit of Saturn 

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 zip file) to generate ring system.  Edit resulting POV
scene file to your preference.