Selene (version 2 1920x1200)

[inkydigit]

a familiar face...
a default planet object in terragen, scaled to match lunar dimensions(ish!)
with data from here:
http://wms.lroc.asu.edu/lroc/global_product/128_ppd_DEM
and colour image from here: (thanks yossam!)
http://www.terragen.org/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=item594
used 1 image map shader for the displacement, and 1 (with a transform shader to rotate the colour shader) for the colour surface...
any comments/crits/suggestions etc are always welcome and appreciated!
cheers
J

[inkydigit]

rendered larger, lowered exposure in render camera, and adjusted gamma in a higher res colour image from here:http://laps.noaa.gov/albers/sos/moon/

[Jo Kariboo]

I am not a specialist but for me it's excellent!

[Alcaeru]

How did you know how much to rotate the colour image by? I'm trying to replicate what you did but I'm stuck at this point.

[reck]

That look brilliant Inky, well done!

[inkydigit]

@Jo, Alcaeru and reck... thanks folks!

@ Alcaeru, I used the familiar front side of the moon, which we all recognise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_side_of_the_Moon)
and used differnt rotational values (on the colour/albedo map) until I found the one that lined up the features!!
no real mathematics involved...
since the north and south poles are aligned already....

[Henry Blewer]

Try increments of 30 degrees until the face looks right. Then use smaller increments until it looks perfect. When the moon renders with proper orientation, save it as a node clip file. Clip nodes are easily imported and hooked in.

[inkydigit]

I haven't tried inclination and axis etc...yet!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Earth-Moon.PNG

[TheBadger]

I gota try this