spotted a strange spot of light on kerbin's surface, from orbit

[sgt_flyer]

i don't know if someone have seen something like that before, but i found it particulary weird the light seems to be on water, in the north hemisphere of kerbin (i started my G-turn with a 50° heading, circularized at 100k, an stumbled upon this, seen from orbit : - and it's not on the pole, we clearly see the ice shelfs on the horizon - my only mods : Protractor, subassembly loader and engineer redux.

(note, the small white dots under the large white spot is the space station i tried to launch this time )

another image, from another angle (taken from my station's launcher second stage, which was on suborbital trajectory

The spot seemed to follow my second stage, and appears to be projected onto the sea bed (i couldn't see it while it crossed the island) - and is visible in daylight.

here's a pic after the second stage's splashdown :

Edited June 20, 2013 by sgt_flyer

[Rickenbacker]

It's a visual but, I believe that's the sun's reflection.

[technicalfool]

Looks like a specular highlight. Basically, what Rickenbacker said.

It might not be, but that's what it looks like.

[MeticulousMitch]

It's a demonstration of the fact that currently, the specular highlights in the ocean shader make no sense whatsoever.

[sgt_flyer]

well, if it's a reflexion of the sun, the specular highlights are a bit bugged then because on the first picture, the sun was still way below the horizon

[doggie015]

well, if it's a reflexion of the sun, the specular highlights are a bit bugged then because on the first picture, the sun was still way below the horizon

It's a bug. I got that reflection while the sun was on the OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE PLANET than where I was!

[Jod]

Sounds like a shader that does not account for surface normal direction.

[CptNuts]

I have seen this specular Highlights quite a lot, they get projected on the underside of the waters surface from the sun on the other side of the planet and can be seen then on the dark side, they appear usually before you reach the terminator and mark the direct line of sight to the sun until it rises over the horizon

it is kinda buggy, yes^^

[NeoMorph]

Yup, it's a bug. I reported in back in 19.1. It appeared after they "fixed" the lighting heh.

It's the problem with programming. Fix a bug and you will nearly always have another bug appear.

[Tom K.]

BIOLUMMINECENS! (spelling fail)