Earth and Moon animation in HD

An improved version of my previous animation.
Made in Blender 2.48 with Blue Marble textures.

All sizes and distances are correct:
Earth diameter: 12 700 km
Moon diameter: 3 500 km
Distance from Earth to Moon: 380 000 km

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Earth
• Moon
• Blender
• 2.48
• animation
• space

[paulch38]

Hi, Can this be used in films with your permission? I would like to use it as part of an intro if that is possible, of course you will be credited for it? Thanks

[Ylts92]

@paulch38

Yes. Go ahead.

[3DPlanets]

FUCKING EPIC. O.O How'd you get the atmosphere effect on Earth? I've been trying to do that and I always fail!

[Ylts92]

@3DPlanets

z-transparency + fresnel from 'mirror transp' tab

But I seriously recommend you use compositing nodes instead -> lot better results + faster rendering. Google 'William Chamberlin Earth tutorial' and you'll find the best tutorial I've seen about making Earth so far.

[TheFXGuy]

@Ylts92 I know how to do a lens flare, I wanted to know how u got it to look good.

If u didn't use compositing nodes, how did you get the atmosphere to look like that?

[Ylts92]

@TheFXGuy

Sorry about the delayed response, I missed your question somehow...

The atmosphere is a fresnel effect with z-transparency.

I don't have the exact halo settings anymore but this produces something similar:

Activate 'flare', 'lines',

size = 2, hard = 40, add = 1

lines = 3, seed = 1

flare size = 2, boost = 1, flare seed = 1, flares = 10

[ericajjful]

very interesting thanks

[movey12]

@pwndocter1234 Render time isn't actually very long considering the computer your using is good

[movey12]

Ok I have done the same thing but I used much higher detailed textures and added way more polygons, It was good but I think you could do a tad better :) No offense at all I'm just saying

[hackman555555]

GOOD JOB! Got goose bumps lol



[randOmazing]

Blender guru?



[cscdigitalgraphics]

Magnificent. Great work.

[pwndocter1234]

perfect one thing forgot the lighting on contenets but still great, couldn't imagin the render time

[aryoseno11]

Subhanallah....

[briancastilloherrero]

i need this song