diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6a791c5..13503f2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ BUILD_DIR := build
 TARGET := $(BUILD_DIR)/holst
 STD ?= c++23
 
-CXXFLAGS := -std=$(STD) -Wall -Wextra -O2 -Iinclude
+CXXFLAGS := -std=$(STD) -g -Wall -Wextra -O2 -Iinclude
 LDFLAGS := 
 LDLIBS := -lSDL2
 
diff --git a/src/canvas.h b/src/canvas.h
index 52fd155..0c886b7 100644
--- a/src/canvas.h
+++ b/src/canvas.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct Canvas {
       pixels[y * width + x] = color;
     }
   }
+  
   void set_pixel(int x, int y, Color color) {
     if (x >= 0 && x < width && y >= 0 && y < height) {
       pixels[y * width + x] = to_rgb(color);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 82dd0ee..1f758ae 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int main() {
     void *pixels;
     int pitch;
     SDL_LockTexture(texture, nullptr, &pixels, &pitch);
-    memcpy(pixels, canvas.pixels.data(), canvas.pixels.size() * sizeof(Color));
+    memcpy(pixels, canvas.pixels.data(), canvas.pixels.size() * sizeof(Rgb));
     SDL_UnlockTexture(texture);
 
     SDL_RenderClear(renderer);
diff --git a/src/simulation.cpp b/src/simulation.cpp
index ae469d5..c879739 100644
--- a/src/simulation.cpp
+++ b/src/simulation.cpp
@@ -16,31 +16,31 @@ std::atomic<bool> running(true);
 SimulationState initialize_solar_system() {
   SimulationState state;
   state.bodies.push_back(Body{"Sol", Vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), Vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
-                              1.989e30, 100.0}); // a star similar to the sun
+                              1.989e30, 10.0}); // a star similar to the sun
   state.bodies.push_back(Body{"Mercury", Vec3(57.909e9, 0.0, 0.0),
                               Vec3(0.0, 47.36e3, 0.0), 0.33011e24,
-                              10}); // a planet similar to mercury
+                              1}); // a planet similar to mercury
   state.bodies.push_back(Body{"Venus", Vec3(108.209e9, 0.0, 0.0),
                               Vec3(0.0, 35.02e3, 0.0), 4.8675e24,
-                              30}); // a planet similar to venus
+                              3}); // a planet similar to venus
   state.bodies.push_back(Body{"Earth", Vec3(149.596e9, 0.0, 0.0),
                               Vec3(0.0, 29.78e3, 0.0), 5.9724e24,
-                              30}); // a planet similar to earth
+                              3}); // a planet similar to earth
   state.bodies.push_back(Body{"Mars", Vec3(227.923e9, 0.0, 0.0),
                               Vec3(0.0, 24.07e3, 0.0), 0.64171e24,
-                              20}); // a planet similar to mars
+                              2}); // a planet similar to mars
   state.bodies.push_back(Body{"Jupiter", Vec3(778.570e9, 0.0, 0.0),
                               Vec3(0.0, 13e3, 0.0), 1898.19e24,
-                              50}); // a planet similar to jupiter
+                              5}); // a planet similar to jupiter
   state.bodies.push_back(Body{"Saturn", Vec3(1433.529e9, 0.0, 0.0),
                               Vec3(0.0, 9.68e3, 0.0), 568.34e24,
-                              40}); // a planet similar to saturn
+                              4}); // a planet similar to saturn
   state.bodies.push_back(Body{"Uranus", Vec3(2872.463e9, 0.0, 0.0),
                               Vec3(0.0, 6.80e3, 0.0), 86.813e24,
-                              30}); // a planet similar to uranus
+                              3}); // a planet similar to uranus
   state.bodies.push_back(Body{"Neptune", Vec3(4495.060e9, 0.0, 0.0),
                               Vec3(0.0, 5.43e3, 0.0), 102.413e24,
-                              30}); // a planet similar to neptune
+                              3}); // a planet similar to neptune
   return state;
 }
 
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ void render(SimulationState state, Canvas &canvas) {
   const double SCALE = 1e9;
 
   for (auto b : state.bodies) {
+    // we need to swap y and z because the raytracter uses opengl style coordinates
     auto bb = b.position / SCALE;
     world.add(make_shared<sphere>(Vec3(bb.x(), bb.z(), bb.y()), b.radius));
   }
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ void render(SimulationState state, Canvas &canvas) {
   auto focal_length = 1.0;
   auto viewport_height = 2.0;
   auto viewport_width = viewport_height * (float(canvas.width) / canvas.height);
-  auto camera_center = Point3(0, 0, -100);
+  auto camera_center = Point3(0, 0, 100);
 
   // Calculate the vectors across the horizontal and down the vertical viewport
   // edges.