diff --git a/BoSLOO.pyproj b/BoSLOO.pyproj
index 4b7c2e8..ec1770b 100644
--- a/BoSLOO.pyproj
+++ b/BoSLOO.pyproj
@@ -38,6 +38,62 @@
       <Architecture>X86</Architecture>
     </Interpreter>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Folder Include="Assets\" />
+    <Folder Include="Assets\Sphere\" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0001.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0002.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0003.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0004.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0005.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0006.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0007.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0008.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0009.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0010.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0011.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0012.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0013.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0014.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0015.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0016.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0017.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0018.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0019.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0020.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0021.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0022.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0023.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0024.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0025.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0026.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0027.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0028.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0029.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0030.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0031.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0032.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0033.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0034.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0035.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0036.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0037.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0038.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0039.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0040.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0041.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0042.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0043.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0044.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0045.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0046.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0047.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0048.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0049.png" />
+    <Content Include="Assets\Sphere\0050.png" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\Python Tools\Microsoft.PythonTools.targets" />
   <!-- Uncomment the CoreCompile target to enable the Build command in
        Visual Studio and specify your pre- and post-build commands in
diff --git a/OrbitSim.py b/OrbitSim.py
index d98f177..954aece 100644
--- a/OrbitSim.py
+++ b/OrbitSim.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Planet:
         self.name = name
         self.mass = mass
         self.radius = radius
-        self.rotationPercentage = 0.04
+        self.rotationPercentage = 0.00
         self.rotationPeriod = rotationPeriod
 
     def rotate(self, timeDelta:"Seconds"):
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ def physicsUpdate(objects, orbitlines, deltaTime):
             accel = Point.scalarMult(Point.subtract(obj.location, obj.parentPlanet.location).normalize(),-(config()["G"] * obj.parentPlanet.mass)/(Point.subtract(obj.location, obj.parentPlanet.location).magnitude() ** 2))
             obj.velocity = Point.add(obj.velocity, Point.scalarMult(accel, deltaTime))
             obj.location = Point.add(obj.location, Point.scalarMult(obj.velocity, deltaTime))
+        elif type(obj).__name__ == "Planet":
+            obj.rotate(deltaTime)
     for line in orbitlines:
         line.update()
 
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ if __name__=="__main__":
     running = True
     display = False
     thisEarth = deepcopy(Planet.Earth)
-    sat = OrbitingBody(Point(config()["earthRadius"] * 1.5, 0, 0), Point(2000,6000,-2500), "BoSLOO", 3, thisEarth)
+    sat = OrbitingBody(Point(config()["earthRadius"] * 2, 0, 0), Point(0,0,0), "BoSLOO", 3, thisEarth)
     orbitlines = []
     renderObjects = [thisEarth, sat, orbitlines]
     imageThread = threading.Thread()
@@ -114,16 +116,15 @@ if __name__=="__main__":
             elif event.type == pygame.MOUSEBUTTONDOWN:
                 if not display:
                     display = True
-                    camera = Camera(window, Point(0, 0, 4 * config()["earthRadius"]), thisEarth, renderObjects)
-                    pygame.draw.circle(window, (255,255,255), pygame.mouse.get_pos(), 100)
+                    camera = Camera(window, Point(0, 0, 2 * config()["earthRadius"]), thisEarth, renderObjects)
                     camera.renderFrame()
                     pygame.display.flip()
                 else:
-                    if not imageThread.is_alive():
-                        imageThread = threading.Thread(target=camera.renderImage, args=(sat, thisEarth, orbitlines))
-                        imageThread.start()
-                    display = False
-                    window.fill((0,0,0))
+                    #if not imageThread.is_alive():
+                        #imageThread = threading.Thread(target=camera.renderImage, args=(sat, thisEarth, orbitlines))
+                        #imageThread.start()
+                    #display = False
+                    #window.fill((0,0,0))
                     pygame.display.flip()
         if display:
             deltaTime = frameTime * config()["timeScale"]         
diff --git a/renderer.py b/renderer.py
index e9003e5..74de105 100644
--- a/renderer.py
+++ b/renderer.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-import numpy, pygame, math
+import numpy, pygame, math, os
 import pygame.freetype
 
+ASSET_DIR = "Assets"
+SPHERE_FOLDER_NAME = "Sphere"
+
+
 class Point:
     """Numpy 3-vec"""
     def __init__(self, x, y, z):
@@ -70,15 +74,52 @@ class Plane:
         self.point = point
         self.normal = normal
 
+class PlanetSprite(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
+    def __init__(self, camera, parentPlanet:"Planet"):
+        pygame.sprite.Sprite.__init__(self)
+        #the rotation animation loops every 64th of a rotation, so determine and store the frame number.
+        self.frames = {}
+        for imgName in os.listdir(os.path.join(ASSET_DIR, SPHERE_FOLDER_NAME)):
+            if imgName.endswith(".png"): 
+                self.frames[imgName.strip(".png")] = pygame.image.load(os.path.join(ASSET_DIR, SPHERE_FOLDER_NAME, imgName)).convert_alpha()
+        self.parentPlanet = parentPlanet
+        self.frameNumber = str(round(math.modf(self.parentPlanet.rotationPercentage * 64)[0] * 49) + 1).zfill(4)
+        self.image = self.frames[self.frameNumber]
+        self.setSize(camera)
+                
+
+    def setSize(self, camera):
+        winWidth, winHeight = camera.surface.get_size()
+        distance = Point.subtract(camera.location, self.parentPlanet.location).magnitude()
+        widthHalf = self.parentPlanet.radius
+        angle = numpy.arctan(widthHalf/distance) #the angle from center to edge of the sphere, from the camera
+        sizeAsPercent = numpy.degrees(angle)/camera.hFOV
+        self.sideLength = int(winWidth*sizeAsPercent)
+        self.image = pygame.transform.scale(self.image, (self.sideLength, self.sideLength))
+        self.rect = self.image.get_rect()
+        self.rect.center = (winWidth/2, winHeight/2)
+
+
+    def update(self):
+        self.frameNumber = str(round(math.modf(self.parentPlanet.rotationPercentage * 64)[0] * 49) + 1).zfill(4)
+        self.image = pygame.image.load(os.path.join(ASSET_DIR, SPHERE_FOLDER_NAME, f"{self.frameNumber}.png")).convert_alpha()
+        if self.sideLength is not None:
+            self.image = pygame.transform.scale(self.image, (self.sideLength, self.sideLength))
+
+
+
 class Camera:
     """Object which will be used to paint pixels on screen."""
-    def __init__(self, surface:pygame.Surface, location:Point, target:"Planet", objects, hFOV = 55, vFOV = 55):
+    def __init__(self, surface:pygame.Surface, location:Point, target:"Planet", objects, hFOV = 60, vFOV = 60):
         self.surface = surface
         self.objects = objects
         self.location = location
         self.target = target
         self.hFOV = hFOV
         self.vFOV = vFOV
+        self.spriteGroup = pygame.sprite.Group()
+        self.spriteGroup.add(PlanetSprite(self, self.target))
+                
 
     def isInside(self, planet:"Planet"):
         """returns True if camera is inside the planet."""
@@ -93,6 +134,10 @@ class Camera:
         vecToCenter.normalize()
         screenPlane = Plane(Point.add(self.location, Point.scalarMult(vecToCenter, winDistance)), vecToCenter)
         screenSurface = pygame.Surface((winWidth, winHeight))
+        screenSurface.fill((10,10,10))
+
+        self.spriteGroup.update()
+        self.spriteGroup.draw(screenSurface)
         #pygame uses 0,0 as the top left corner
         for obj in self.objects:
             if type(obj).__name__ == "OrbitingBody":
@@ -102,13 +147,7 @@ class Camera:
                 if intersectPoint is not None:
                     intersectPoint = Point.add(intersectPoint, Point(int(winWidth/2), int(winHeight/2), 0))
                     pygame.draw.circle(screenSurface, (255,255,150), (int(intersectPoint.vector[0]), int(intersectPoint.vector[1])), obj.displaySize)
-            elif type(obj).__name__ == "Planet":
-                target = obj
-                lineToCamera = Line(obj.location, self.location)
-                intersectPoint = lineToCamera.intersectWithPlane(screenPlane)
-                if intersectPoint is not None:
-                    intersectPoint = Point.add(intersectPoint, Point(int(winWidth/2), int(winHeight/2), 0))
-                    pygame.draw.circle(screenSurface, (255,255,150), (int(intersectPoint.vector[0]), int(intersectPoint.vector[1])), 15)
+
             elif isinstance(obj, list):
                 for orbitline in obj:
                     if orbitline.color != (0,0,0):
@@ -125,16 +164,22 @@ class Camera:
         rho, theta, phi = sat.location.polar()
         theta = math.degrees(theta)
         phi = math.degrees(phi)
+        if rho < self.target.radius:
+            0 == 0
 
         #textSurface, rect = font.render(f"Speed: {round(sat.velocity.magnitude())} m/s \nAltitude: {round(rho - target.radius)} m", False, (255,255,255))
-        font.render_to(screenSurface, (0,0), f"Speed: {round(sat.velocity.magnitude())} m/s \nAltitude: {round(rho - target.radius)} m", (255,255,255))
+        font.render_to(screenSurface, (0,0), f"Speed: {round(sat.velocity.magnitude())} m/s", (255,255,255))
+        font.render_to(screenSurface, (0,20), f"Altitude: {round((rho - self.target.radius)/1000)} km", (255,255,255))
+        
+        self.surface.fill((0,0,0))
         self.surface.blit(screenSurface, (0,0))
         
+        
 
     def renderImage(self, sat:"OrbitingBody", planet:"Planet", points):
         """generates a single image and saves it to disk"""
         frozenSat = sat.location
-        rotValue = math.modf(planet.rotationPercentage * 12)[0] * 3.14159 / 6 #get percentage of 1/12 of a revolution
+        rotValue = math.modf(planet.rotationPercentage)[0] * 3.14159 / 6 #get percentage of 1/12 of a revolution
         winWidth, winHeight = self.surface.get_size()
         winDistance = winWidth * numpy.cos(numpy.radians(self.hFOV)/2) / 2 #distance for a virtual screen to exist in-space to give the correct FOV
         vecToCenter = Point.subtract(self.target.location, self.location)