# Atmosphere above planet

**URL:** <https://community.cesium.com/t/atmosphere-above-planet/6766>\
**Category:** CesiumJS\
**Created:** [April 5, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/atmosphere-above-planet/6766 "2018-04-05T20:50:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Oleg\_Yarko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c4cdca/32.png) [@Oleg\_Yarko](https://community.cesium.com/u/Oleg_Yarko)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/atmosphere-above-planet/6766/1 "2018-04-05T20:50:11Z")

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Hello , Cesium Team )  
First of all, thanks for the great product!  
I understand that you primarily care about performace but in my case I would like to talk about beauty )  
I would like to get a more artistic view of the Earth.

In general, I know how to change shaders but how to render an atmosphere above planet? ( instead only on the edge ) ?

Thanks, Oleg

[![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WCDS4Pl9VKY/WsaLqgJdBNI/AAAAAAAADIs/aOQXBbYLdHgHp2NngmmzJhY6STMRfuQiACLcBGAs/s320/earth1.jpg)](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WCDS4Pl9VKY/WsaLqgJdBNI/AAAAAAAADIs/aOQXBbYLdHgHp2NngmmzJhY6STMRfuQiACLcBGAs/s1600/earth1.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Gabby\_Getz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/cesium/user_avatar/community.cesium.com/gabby_getz/32/7838_2.png) [@Gabby\_Getz](https://community.cesium.com/u/Gabby_Getz)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/atmosphere-above-planet/6766/2 "2018-04-09T14:00:55Z")

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Hi Oleg,

I think that may be something you could accomplish with a [Globe Material](https://cesiumjs.org/Cesium/Build/Apps/Sandcastle/index.html?src=Globe%20Materials.html&label=Showcases). You can use your own logic to determine how to mix the atmosphere color with the base imagery.

If you only want to modify the hue/saturation/lightness/etc of an imagery layer, you can do that more simply. We have an example [here](https://cesiumjs.org/Cesium/Build/Apps/Sandcastle/index.html?src=Imagery%20Adjustment.html&label=Showcases).

Thanks,

Gabby
