Computer graphics programmer Loren Carpenter wanted the stars appearing behind the planet during the Project Genesis demo to be accurate relative to its location in space, yet contain constellations visible from Earth. He and Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Research Director Alvy Ray Smith (who later co-founded Pixar) chose the star Epsilon Indi. While a dozen light years from earth, the "Big Dipper" (comprised of the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major) is visible there, and appears much like it does from Earth, except Earth's sun appears in the constellation as an "extra" star.
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05-03-2025 alle ore 07:56