diff --git a/modules/datasurface/rendering/dataplane.cpp b/modules/datasurface/rendering/dataplane.cpp
index 37ecf52c03..359e431f6e 100644
--- a/modules/datasurface/rendering/dataplane.cpp
+++ b/modules/datasurface/rendering/dataplane.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ bool DataPlane::isReady() const {
 };
 
 void DataPlane::render(){
+	// getiSWAurl(1);
+
 	psc position = _parent->worldPosition();
 
 	glm::mat4 transform = glm::mat4(1.0);
@@ -146,16 +148,22 @@ void DataPlane::render(){
 	// transform = glm::rotate(transform, _roatation.value()[1], glm::vec3(0,1,0));
 	// transform = glm::rotate(transform, _roatation.value()[2], glm::vec3(0,0,1));
 
-	glm::vec4 vec(1,0,0,1);
-	vec = transform*vec;
+	glm::vec4 v(1,0,0,1);
+	glm::vec3 v1 = glm::vec3(transform*v);
+	v1 = glm::normalize(v1);
 
 	double  lt;
-    glm::vec3 sun_vec =
+    glm::vec3 v2 =
     SpiceManager::ref().targetPosition("SUN", "Earth", "GALACTIC", {}, _time, lt);
-    sun_vec = glm::normalize(sun_vec);
-    float angle = acos(glm::dot(sun_vec, glm::vec3(vec))/(glm::length(sun_vec)*glm::length(glm::vec3(vec))));
-    glm::vec3 v = glm::cross(sun_vec, glm::vec3(vec));
-    transform = glm::rotate(transform, -angle, v);
+    v2 = glm::normalize(v2);
+
+    float angle = acos(glm::dot(v1,v2));
+    glm::vec3 ref = glm::cross(v1, v2);
+
+    transform = glm::rotate(transform, angle, ref);
+
+
+    // float angle = acos(glm::dot(sun_vec, (vec))/(glm::length(sun_vec)*glm::length(glm::vec3(vec))));
 	position += transform*glm::vec4(_pscOffset.x, _pscOffset.z, _pscOffset.y, _pscOffset.w); 
 
     // std::cout << sun_vec.x << ", " << sun_vec.y << ", " << sun_vec.z << std::endl;
diff --git a/modules/datasurface/rendering/datasurface.cpp b/modules/datasurface/rendering/datasurface.cpp
index fb3e7a32c7..3510a9d645 100644
--- a/modules/datasurface/rendering/datasurface.cpp
+++ b/modules/datasurface/rendering/datasurface.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@
 #include <openspace/rendering/renderengine.h>
 #include <openspace/scene/scene.h>
 #include <openspace/scene/scenegraphnode.h>
+#include <openspace/util/time.h>
+
 
 namespace openspace{
+
 DataSurface::DataSurface(std::string path)
 	:_path("path", "Path", path)
 	,_shader(nullptr)
@@ -37,6 +40,20 @@ DataSurface::~DataSurface(){}
 
 bool DataSurface::initialize(){
 	setParent();
+
+	_month["JAN"] = "01";
+   	_month["FEB"] = "02";
+   	_month["MAR"] = "03";
+   	_month["APR"] = "04";
+   	_month["MAY"] = "05";
+   	_month["JUN"] = "06";
+   	_month["JUL"] = "07";
+   	_month["AUG"] = "08";
+   	_month["SEP"] = "09";
+   	_month["OCT"] = "10";
+   	_month["NOV"] = "11";
+   	_month["DEC"] = "12";
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -60,4 +77,29 @@ void DataSurface::setPscUniforms(
 	program->setUniform("camrot", camera->viewRotationMatrix());
 	program->setUniform("scaling", camera->scaling());
 }
+
+std::string DataSurface::getiSWAurl(int id){
+	std::string url = "http://iswa2.ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=";
+	std::string t = Time::ref().currentTimeUTC(); 
+
+	std::stringstream ss(t);
+	std::string token;
+
+	std::getline(ss, token, ' ');
+	url += token + "-"; 
+	std::getline(ss, token, ' ');
+	url += _month[token] + "-";
+	std::getline(ss, token, 'T');
+	url += token + "%20";
+	std::getline(ss, token, '.');
+	url += token;
+
+	url += "&window=-1&cygnetId=";
+	url += std::to_string(id);
+
+	std::cout << url <<  std::endl;
+
+	// puts(buffer);
+	return url;
+}
 }//namespace openspac
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/datasurface/rendering/datasurface.h b/modules/datasurface/rendering/datasurface.h
index 4b62be1994..e5c919d096 100644
--- a/modules/datasurface/rendering/datasurface.h
+++ b/modules/datasurface/rendering/datasurface.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public:
 	virtual void update();
 
 protected:
+	std::string getiSWAurl(int id);
+
 	void setPscUniforms(ghoul::opengl::ProgramObject* program, const Camera* camera, const PowerScaledCoordinate& position);
 	virtual void setParent() = 0;
 
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ protected:
 
 	SceneGraphNode* _parent;
 	double _time;
+	std::map<std::string, std::string> _month;
 };
 
 }//namespace openspace
diff --git a/modules/datasurface/rendering/datasurfacecontainer.cpp b/modules/datasurface/rendering/datasurfacecontainer.cpp
index d4cdae8acd..82d1441f89 100644
--- a/modules/datasurface/rendering/datasurfacecontainer.cpp
+++ b/modules/datasurface/rendering/datasurfacecontainer.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace openspace{
 
 		addDataSurface("${OPENSPACE_DATA}/BATSRUS.cdf");
 		// addDataSurface("${OPENSPACE_DATA}/ENLIL.cdf");
-		//addTextureSurface("${OPENSPACE_DATA}/test.png");
+		addTextureSurface("${OPENSPACE_DATA}/test.png");
 	}
 	bool DataSurfaceContainer::deinitialize(){}
 	bool DataSurfaceContainer::isReady() const {}
diff --git a/modules/datasurface/rendering/textureplane.cpp b/modules/datasurface/rendering/textureplane.cpp
index c20bc138db..f9eef9a083 100644
--- a/modules/datasurface/rendering/textureplane.cpp
+++ b/modules/datasurface/rendering/textureplane.cpp
@@ -171,8 +171,9 @@ void TexturePlane::updateTexture(){
 	while(true) {
 		std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(6000));
 		 future = DlManager.downloadFile(
-			std::string("http://placehold.it/" + std::to_string(imageSize) + "x" + std::to_string(imageSize)),
-			absPath("${OPENSPACE_DATA}/dataplane.png"),
+		 	getiSWAurl(5),
+			// std::string("http://placehold.it/" + std::to_string(imageSize) + "x" + std::to_string(imageSize)),
+			absPath("${OPENSPACE_DATA}/dataplane.jpg"),
 			true,
 			[](const DownloadManager::FileFuture& f){
 				std::cout<<"download finished"<<std::endl;
diff --git a/modules/datasurface/shaders/dataplane_fs.glsl b/modules/datasurface/shaders/dataplane_fs.glsl
index bdd79603ee..7145d49dde 100644
--- a/modules/datasurface/shaders/dataplane_fs.glsl
+++ b/modules/datasurface/shaders/dataplane_fs.glsl
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Fragment getFragment() {
 	// 	diffuse = vec4(1,0,0,1);
 	// }
 
-	if (diffuse.r <= 0.1)
+	if (diffuse.r <= 0.01)
 		discard;
 
     Fragment frag;