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From mjklein00@msn.com:
Welcome to the IRTC. Be careful, it can be addictive :-)

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From charliemc@prodigy.net:
Good effort.

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From hgregory3@aol.com:
A difficult subject for a first attempt at the IRTC, but you gave it a go,
which is what counts.  Good luck with your next effort.

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From steve@neurotrain.com:
A 5 T 3 C 20
Artistically I think that if the planet looked like the Earth 
it would have worked better

Technially - not bad for one week's experience, however 
read up on image map textures and anit-aliasing - other 
than that keep at it.

concept is bang on!

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From gmccarter@hotmail.com:
Ok, you're on the right track.  Keep at it.

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From hfventer@ing.sun.ac.za:
A bit... obvious

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From fabien.mosen@skynet.be:
Welcome in the world of raytracing !
(given the one-week-long experience, any other 
comment would be inappropriate. At least,
 you tried to be on-topic, and that's good).