diff --git a/src/components/App.tsx b/src/components/App.tsx
index 1f73ef2..bdea506 100755
--- a/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { Header } from "./header";
 import "../assets/scss/App.scss";
 
 export const App: React.FC = () => {
-  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<"location" | "simulation">("location");
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<"location" | "simulation">("simulation");
   const [latitude, setLatitude] = useState("");
   const [longitude, setLongitude] = useState("");
   const [dayOfYear, setDayOfYear] = useState<string>("280");
diff --git a/src/grasp-seasons/3d-models/common-models.ts b/src/grasp-seasons/3d-models/common-models.ts
index 94f62cc..861dd1a 100644
--- a/src/grasp-seasons/3d-models/common-models.ts
+++ b/src/grasp-seasons/3d-models/common-models.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export default {
 
   sun (params: IModelParams) {
     const texture = new THREE.TextureLoader().load(SunPNG);
-    const material = new THREE.SpriteMaterial({ map: texture, transparent: true, depthTest: false });
+    const material = new THREE.SpriteMaterial({ map: texture, transparent: true });
     const sprite = new THREE.Sprite(material);
     sprite.renderOrder = 1;
     sprite.scale.set(100000000 * c.SF, 100000000 * c.SF, 1);
diff --git a/src/grasp-seasons/3d-views/base-view.ts b/src/grasp-seasons/3d-views/base-view.ts
index c3e2bbe..2d1ad8a 100644
--- a/src/grasp-seasons/3d-views/base-view.ts
+++ b/src/grasp-seasons/3d-views/base-view.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ export default class BaseView {
     this.controls.enablePan = false;
     this.controls.enableZoom = false;
     this.controls.rotateSpeed = 0.5;
+    // Very important: 0 degrees would place the camera in a position where it is impossible to determine
+    // the desired direction of the camera tilt action.
+    this.controls.minPolarAngle = THREE.MathUtils.degToRad(1);
+    this.controls.maxPolarAngle = THREE.MathUtils.degToRad(179);
 
     this.dispatch = new EventEmitter();
 
diff --git a/src/grasp-seasons/3d-views/orbit-view.ts b/src/grasp-seasons/3d-views/orbit-view.ts
index 4e072be..05d557a 100644
--- a/src/grasp-seasons/3d-views/orbit-view.ts
+++ b/src/grasp-seasons/3d-views/orbit-view.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const DEF_PROPERTIES = {
   sunEarthLine: true
 };
 
-const CAMERA_TWEEN_LENGTH = 1000;
+const CAMERA_TWEEN_LENGTH = 1500;
 
 // Cubic Bezier function
 function cubicBezier(t: number, p0: number, p1: number, p2: number, p3: number): number {
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ export default class OrbitView extends BaseView {
   constructor(parentEl: HTMLElement, props = DEF_PROPERTIES) {
     super(parentEl, props, "orbit-view");
     this.registerInteractionHandler(this.earthDraggingInteraction);
+
+    this.controls.addEventListener("change", () => {
+      this.dispatch.emit("props.change", { cameraTiltAngle: this.getCameraTiltAngle() });
+    });
   }
 
   setViewAxis(vec3: THREE.Vector3) {
@@ -55,13 +59,41 @@ export default class OrbitView extends BaseView {
     this.cameraSymbol.rotateX(Math.PI * 0.5);
   }
 
-  getCameraAngle() {
-    const refVec = this.camera.position.clone().setY(0);
-    let angle = this.camera.position.angleTo(refVec) * 180 / Math.PI;
+  getCameraTiltAngle() {
+    const targetPos = this.controls.target.clone();
+    const refVec = this.camera.position.clone().sub(targetPos).setY(0);
+    let angle = this.camera.position.clone().sub(targetPos).angleTo(refVec);
     if (this.camera.position.y < 0) angle *= -1;
-    return angle;
+    const angleInDeg = angle * 180 / Math.PI;
+    return angleInDeg;
   }
 
+  setCameraTiltAngle(angleInDeg: number) {
+    const angleInRad = angleInDeg * Math.PI / 180;
+
+    const targetPos = this.controls.target.clone();
+    const cameraToTarget = this.camera.position.clone().sub(targetPos);
+    const cameraToTargetLen = cameraToTarget.length();
+
+    // Calculate reference vector with zero y-component
+    const refVec = cameraToTarget.clone().setY(0);
+
+    // Calculate the axis of rotation (cross product of the Y-axis and refVec)
+    const axisOfRotation = new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0).cross(refVec).normalize();
+
+    // Rotate the reference vector to achieve the desired tilt angle
+    const newPos = refVec.applyAxisAngle(axisOfRotation, -angleInRad);
+
+    // Set the length of the new position vector to the original distance from target
+    newPos.setLength(cameraToTargetLen);
+
+    // Translate the new position back to the world coordinates
+    newPos.add(targetPos);
+
+    // Update the camera's position
+    this.camera.position.copy(newPos);
+}
+
   getEarthPosition() {
     const vector = this.earth.posObject.position.clone();
 
@@ -83,7 +115,7 @@ export default class OrbitView extends BaseView {
   }
 
   getCloseUpCameraPosition() {
-    const cameraOffset = new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 40000000 / data.SCALE_FACTOR);
+    const cameraOffset = new THREE.Vector3(0, 1000000 / data.SCALE_FACTOR, 40000000 / data.SCALE_FACTOR);
     return this.earth.posObject.position.clone().add(cameraOffset);
   }
 
@@ -110,6 +142,7 @@ export default class OrbitView extends BaseView {
 
       this.camera.position.lerpVectors(this.startingCameraPos, this.desiredCameraPos, progressEased);
       this.controls.target.lerpVectors(this.startingCameraLookAt, this.desiredCameraLookAt, progressEased);
+
       if (progress === 1) {
         this.startingCameraPos = undefined;
         this.desiredCameraPos = undefined;
@@ -121,7 +154,7 @@ export default class OrbitView extends BaseView {
   }
 
   getInitialCameraPosition() {
-    return new THREE.Vector3(0, 440000000 / data.SCALE_FACTOR, 0);
+    return new THREE.Vector3(0, 440000000 / data.SCALE_FACTOR, 10);
   }
 
   _setInitialCamPos() {
@@ -174,15 +207,25 @@ export default class OrbitView extends BaseView {
     }
   }
 
+  _updateCameraTiltAngle() {
+    if (this.desiredCameraPos || this.desiredCameraLookAt) {
+      // Do not try to update camera tilt angle while transitioning camera position
+      return;
+    }
+    this.setCameraTiltAngle(this.props.cameraTiltAngle ?? 0);
+  }
+
   _updateDay(): void {
+    const oldEarthPosition = this.earth.posObject.position.clone();
     super._updateDay();
     if (this.props.earthCloseUpView) {
+      const positionDiff = this.earth.posObject.position.clone().sub(oldEarthPosition);
       if (this.desiredCameraPos && this.desiredCameraLookAt) {
-        this.desiredCameraPos.copy(this.getCloseUpCameraPosition());
-        this.desiredCameraLookAt.copy(this.earth.posObject.position);
+        this.desiredCameraPos.add(positionDiff);
+        this.desiredCameraLookAt.add(positionDiff);
       } else {
-        this.camera.position.copy(this.getCloseUpCameraPosition());
-        this.controls.target.copy(this.earth.posObject.position);
+        this.camera.position.add(positionDiff);
+        this.controls.target.add(positionDiff);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/grasp-seasons/components/orbit-view-comp.tsx b/src/grasp-seasons/components/orbit-view-comp.tsx
index 92dd941..1986c79 100644
--- a/src/grasp-seasons/components/orbit-view-comp.tsx
+++ b/src/grasp-seasons/components/orbit-view-comp.tsx
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ export default class OrbitViewComp extends CanvasView<IProps> {
 
   _setupLogging() {
     this.externalView.on("camera.changeStart", () => {
-      this._startAngle = this.externalView.getCameraAngle();
+      this._startAngle = this.externalView.getCameraTiltAngle();
     });
     this.externalView.on("camera.changeEnd", () => {
       this.props.log?.("OrbitViewAngleChanged", {
-        value: this.externalView.getCameraAngle(),
+        value: this.externalView.getCameraTiltAngle(),
         prevValue: this._startAngle
       });
     });
diff --git a/src/grasp-seasons/components/seasons.scss b/src/grasp-seasons/components/seasons.scss
index 5693cb5..c2f14b3 100644
--- a/src/grasp-seasons/components/seasons.scss
+++ b/src/grasp-seasons/components/seasons.scss
@@ -49,6 +49,24 @@ body {
       }
     }
 
+    .tilt-slider {
+      position: absolute;
+      bottom: 10px;
+      right: 10px;
+      width: 36px;
+      text-align: center;
+      display: flex;
+      flex-direction: column;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      align-items: center;
+
+      .slider-container {
+        height: 90px;
+        margin-top: 20px;
+        margin-bottom: 20px;
+      }
+    }
+
     .view-type-dropdown {
       position: absolute;
       top: 10px;
diff --git a/src/grasp-seasons/components/seasons.tsx b/src/grasp-seasons/components/seasons.tsx
index e36e195..b972994 100644
--- a/src/grasp-seasons/components/seasons.tsx
+++ b/src/grasp-seasons/components/seasons.tsx
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ const DEFAULT_SIM_STATE: ISimState = {
   earthTilt: true,
   earthRotation: 1.539,
   sunEarthLine: true,
-  lat: 40.11,
-  long: -88.2,
+  lat: 0,
+  long: 0,
   sunrayColor: "#D8D8AC",
   groundColor: "#4C7F19", // 'auto' will make color different for each season
   sunrayDistMarker: false,
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SIM_STATE: ISimState = {
   // camera follows Earth's position but does not rotate. As the year passes, we'll see different parts of Earth,
   // including its night side. This is useful for keeping the Earth's axis constant.
   earthCloseUpView: false,
+  cameraTiltAngle: 89
 };
 
 function capitalize(string: string) {
@@ -194,6 +195,10 @@ const Seasons: React.FC<IProps> = ({ lang = "en_us", initialState = {}, log = (a
     setLocationSearch("");
   };
 
+  const handleTiltSliderChange = (event: any, ui: any) => {
+    setSimState(prevState => ({ ...prevState, cameraTiltAngle: ui.value }));
+  };
+
   const handleMyLocationChange = (lat: number, long: number, name: string) => {
     const rot = -long * Math.PI / 180;
     setSimState(prevState => ({ ...prevState, lat, long, earthRotation: rot }));
@@ -242,6 +247,23 @@ const Seasons: React.FC<IProps> = ({ lang = "en_us", initialState = {}, log = (a
               { t("~DAILY_ROTATION", simLang) }
             </label>
           </div>
+          <div className="tilt-slider">
+            <label>{ t("~TILT_VIEW", simLang) }</label>
+            <div className="slider-container">
+              <Slider
+                orientation="vertical"
+                value={simState.cameraTiltAngle}
+                min={0}
+                // Very important: 90 degrees would place the camera in a position where it is impossible to determine
+                // the desired direction of the camera tilt action.
+                max={89}
+                step={1}
+                slide={handleTiltSliderChange}
+                log={log}
+                logId="Tilt"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
         </div>
         <div className="day">
           <label>{ t("~DAY", simLang) }:</label>
diff --git a/src/grasp-seasons/components/slider/slider.scss b/src/grasp-seasons/components/slider/slider.scss
index cde09a9..2546485 100644
--- a/src/grasp-seasons/components/slider/slider.scss
+++ b/src/grasp-seasons/components/slider/slider.scss
@@ -31,4 +31,16 @@
   .ui-slider-tick-label {
     margin-top: 15px;
   }
+
+  &.ui-slider-vertical {
+    width: 8px;
+    height: 100%;
+    margin-top: 0;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+
+    .ui-slider-handle {
+      margin-left: -10px;
+      margin-bottom: -15px;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/grasp-seasons/components/slider/slider.tsx b/src/grasp-seasons/components/slider/slider.tsx
index ae08965..49fdd1f 100644
--- a/src/grasp-seasons/components/slider/slider.tsx
+++ b/src/grasp-seasons/components/slider/slider.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ interface IProps {
   log: ((action: string, data: any) => void) | null;
   start?: (event: any, ui: any) => void;
   stop?: (event: any, ui: any) => void;
+  orientation?: "horizontal" | "vertical";
 }
 interface IOptions extends IProps {
   _slideStart: number;
diff --git a/src/grasp-seasons/types.ts b/src/grasp-seasons/types.ts
index 7c434d8..d601ee0 100644
--- a/src/grasp-seasons/types.ts
+++ b/src/grasp-seasons/types.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export interface ISimState {
   // camera follows Earth's position but does not rotate. As the year passes, we'll see different parts of Earth,
   // including its night side. This is useful for keeping the Earth's axis constant.
   earthCloseUpView: boolean;
+  cameraTiltAngle: number;
 }
 
 export type ModelType = "earth-view" | "orbit-view" | "unknown";