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[Mike Park]

Check out my video tutorial on creating a realistic 3d earth using CC sphere here:
https://library.creativecow.net/articles/park_michael/3d_Earth.php
I think this is exactly what you are looking for. If you want the earth to spin faster or slower, just adjust the multiplier in the rotation expression “time*___” to a larger or smaller number to make the earth spin faster or slower.

Any other questions, just post to this thread, and I am sure I can point you in the right direction. Shoot, the project file is included, so all you need to do is open it up, and take a look under the hood.

Best of luck,

Mike Park

[David Bogie]

Just make sure the sun rises in the east.

bogiesan

[Nate Hanson]

[david bogie] “Just make sure the sun rises in the east.”

…unless, of course, you are remaking Superman 1, where he flies around the world so fast that the world starts spinning in reverse…

Nate Hanson
Pilothouse Films

[Mike Park]

Bogie,

After the times that I have defended you on this forum, you are going to give me grief about a little thing like the proper rotation of the earth on a free tutorial? Come on, man!