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LUNEX v2 BETA TEST - FULL

UPDATED AS OF 2025-MAY-03-SAT

This is a FULL beta test version of the new LUNEX v2 with all the maps and
code included for complete testing.

NOTE:
THE PROGRAM ONLY RENDERS IMAGES AND DOES NOT APPLY TEXT LABELS. Any text or
lables can be added later using a simple graphics editor.

Basically, all the program does is render user defined photo-realistic images
of the moon from virtually any perspective and phase.

It is intended to be self-contained and can be placed just about anywhere in
your system after POV-Ray has been installed with the POV editor DLL.

The program can be used to make detailed maps and charts of the moon made to
order for any purposes, educational or personal.

Optional maps include such things as color-coded altimetry and gravity maps
and grids among others.  These are all included in the FULL package.

Users can also easily add their own 0-centered custom texture maps to it.

Simple PNG file format is recommended for textures because JPEG format strips
out some image data and sometimes distorts it. Even if this distortion is not
visible to the eye, it can make a big difference to the rendering engine and
possibly reduce the quality of the final rendered images.

Since we are dealing with the moon, we want the renderings to be as scientif-
ically accurate as possible.

