diff --git a/Effects/surface-lights.eff b/Effects/surface-lights.eff
index b9bb489e4..2e7cf46dd 100644
--- a/Effects/surface-lights.eff
+++ b/Effects/surface-lights.eff
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     <avisibility><use>/environment/visibility-m</use></avisibility>
     <lthickness><use>/environment/ground-haze-thickness-m</use></lthickness>
     <eye_alt><use>/sim/rendering/eye-altitude-m</use></eye_alt>
+    <terminator><use>/environment/terminator-relative-position-m</use></terminator>
   </parameters>
 
   <technique n="10">
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
           <and>
             <extension-supported>GL_ARB_point_sprite</extension-supported>
             <extension-supported>GL_ARB_point_parameters</extension-supported>
-           <extension-supported>GL_ARB_shader_objects</extension-supported>
+     	    <extension-supported>GL_ARB_shader_objects</extension-supported>
             <extension-supported>GL_ARB_shading_language_100</extension-supported>
             <extension-supported>GL_ARB_vertex_shader</extension-supported>
             <extension-supported>GL_ARB_fragment_shader</extension-supported>
@@ -36,22 +37,25 @@
         </or>
       </and>
     </predicate>
-    <pass>
-      <render-bin>
-        <bin-number>8</bin-number>
-        <bin-name>DepthSortedBin</bin-name>
-      </render-bin>
-      <lighting>false</lighting>
-      <blend>
-        <source>src-alpha</source>
-        <destination>one-minus-src-alpha</destination>
-      </blend>
-      <alpha-test>
-        <comparison>gequal</comparison>
-        <reference type="float">0.1</reference>
-      </alpha-test>
-      <cull-face><use>directional</use></cull-face>
-      <polygon-mode>
+		<pass>
+			<render-bin>
+				<bin-number>8</bin-number>
+				<bin-name>DepthSortedBin</bin-name>
+			</render-bin>
+			<lighting>false</lighting>
+			<blend>
+				<source>src-alpha</source>
+				<destination>one-minus-src-alpha</destination>
+			</blend>
+     			<depth>
+        			<write-mask>false</write-mask>
+     			 </depth>
+			<alpha-test>
+				<comparison>gequal</comparison>
+				<reference type="float">0.03</reference>
+			</alpha-test>
+			<cull-face><use>directional</use></cull-face>
+			<polygon-mode>
         <front>point</front>
         <back>point</back>
       </polygon-mode>
@@ -73,8 +77,8 @@
         <fragment-shader>Shaders/surface-light-lightfield.frag</fragment-shader>
       </program>
       <uniform>
-        <name>size</name>
-        <type>float</type>
+	<name>size</name>
+	<type>float</type>
         <value><use>size</use></value>
       </uniform>
       <uniform>
@@ -102,9 +106,17 @@
         <type>sampler-2d</type>
         <value type="int">0</value>
       </uniform>
-      <vertex-program-point-size>true</vertex-program-point-size>
-    </pass>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>terminator</name>
+        <type>float</type>
+        <value><use>terminator</use></value>
+      </uniform>
+    <vertex-program-point-size>true</vertex-program-point-size>
+   </pass>
   </technique>
+ 
+
+
 
   <technique n="17">
     <!-- Combined technique -->
diff --git a/Shaders/surface-light-lightfield.frag b/Shaders/surface-light-lightfield.frag
index 5db78a578..a581b715e 100644
--- a/Shaders/surface-light-lightfield.frag
+++ b/Shaders/surface-light-lightfield.frag
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ uniform float visibility;
 uniform float avisibility;
 uniform float hazeLayerAltitude;
 uniform float eye_alt;
+uniform float terminator;
 
 varying vec3 relPos;
 varying float pixelSize;
@@ -40,6 +41,28 @@ else
 }
 
 
+float light_sprite (in vec2 coord, in float transmission)
+{
+
+coord.s = coord.s - 0.5;
+coord.t = coord.t - 0.5;
+
+float r = length(coord);
+
+if (pixelSize<1.3) {return vec4 (1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0) * 0.08;}
+
+float sinphi = dot(vec2 (1.0,0.0), normalize(coord));
+
+float ray = clamp(pow(sin((sinphi-3.0) * (sinphi-3.0)),10.0),0.0,1.0);
+
+float fogEffect =  (1.0-smoothstep(0.4,0.8,transmission));
+
+float intensity = clamp(ray * exp(-40.0 * r * r) + exp(-80.0*r*r),0.0,1.0) + 0.1 * fogEffect * (1.0-smoothstep(0.3, 0.6,r));
+
+return vec4 (1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0) * intensity;
+
+}
+
 
 void main()
 {
@@ -111,9 +134,12 @@ void main()
 
 
     transmission =  fog_func(transmission_arg);
-    float dist_att =  exp(-0.3/pixelSize);
+    float lightArg = terminator/100000.0;
+    float attenuationScale = 1.0 + 3.0 * (1.0 -smoothstep(-15.0, 0.0, lightArg));
+    float dist_att =  exp(-0.3/attenuationScale/pixelSize);
 
-    vec4 texel = texture2D(texture,gl_TexCoord[0].st);
+    //vec4 texel = texture2D(texture,gl_TexCoord[0].st);
+    vec4 texel = light_sprite(gl_TexCoord[0].st,transmission);
     gl_FragColor =   vec4 (gl_Color.rgb, texel.a * transmission * dist_att); 
   
 
diff --git a/Shaders/surface-light-lightfield.vert b/Shaders/surface-light-lightfield.vert
index 7762ab9a5..a8804f2de 100644
--- a/Shaders/surface-light-lightfield.vert
+++ b/Shaders/surface-light-lightfield.vert
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ void main()
     float dist = length(relPos);
     float lightScale = size * size * size * size * size / 1000.0;
     pixelSize = min(size * size/25.0,lightScale/dist);
-    gl_PointSize = pixelSize;
+    gl_PointSize = 2.0 * pixelSize;
 }