diff --git a/data/assets/default.scene b/data/assets/default.scene
index e1cdab4343..4fe83c270c 100644
--- a/data/assets/default.scene
+++ b/data/assets/default.scene
@@ -6,16 +6,10 @@ asset.onInitialize(function ()
     -- Jump back one day to show a complete planet
     openspace.time.setTime(openspace.time.advancedTime(now, "-1d"))
 
+    openspace.globebrowsing.goToGeo("Earth", 58.5877, 16.1924, 20000000)
+
     openspace.markInterestingNodes({ "Earth", "Mars", "Moon", "Sun" })
 
-    openspace.navigation.setCameraState({
-        Anchor = earthAsset.Earth.Identifier,
-        Position = { 0, 0, 0 },
-        Rotation = { 0.758797, 0.221490, -0.605693, -0.091135 },
-    })
-
-    openspace.globebrowsing.goToGeo(58.5877, 16.1924, 20000000)
-
      -- HDR / Image options:
     openspace.setPropertyValueSingle('RenderEngine.Gamma', 0.95);
     openspace.setPropertyValueSingle('RenderEngine.HDRExposure', 3.7);
diff --git a/data/assets/scene/solarsystem/planets/earth/atmosphere.asset b/data/assets/scene/solarsystem/planets/earth/atmosphere.asset
index 641e3a0759..7b3197b84f 100644
--- a/data/assets/scene/solarsystem/planets/earth/atmosphere.asset
+++ b/data/assets/scene/solarsystem/planets/earth/atmosphere.asset
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ local Atmosphere = {
             PlanetRadius    = 6377.0,
             PlanetAverageGroundReflectance = 0.1,
             GroundRadianceEmittion = 0.6,
+            SunIntensity = 6.9,
             Rayleigh = {
               Coefficients = {
                 -- Wavelengths are given in 10^-9m
diff --git a/modules/atmosphere/rendering/renderableatmosphere.cpp b/modules/atmosphere/rendering/renderableatmosphere.cpp
index 47545042b8..d7e556384d 100644
--- a/modules/atmosphere/rendering/renderableatmosphere.cpp
+++ b/modules/atmosphere/rendering/renderableatmosphere.cpp
@@ -403,6 +403,12 @@ RenderableAtmosphere::RenderableAtmosphere(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary)
                 "Atmosphere Effects. Disabling atmosphere effects for this planet."
             );
         }
+        
+        if (atmosphereDictionary.hasKey(SunIntensityInfo.identifier)) {
+            _sunRadianceIntensity = atmosphereDictionary.value<float>(
+                                                               SunIntensityInfo.identifier
+                                                              );
+        }
 
         if (!atmosphereDictionary.getValue(
                 GroundRadianceEmittioninfo.identifier,