diff --git a/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp b/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
index d2297ac9effaff8defc06e31b047a5358fda6dca..2c6502a969d22e4bee2d2c334d1c8a0618d44635 100644
--- a/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ PulsarAnimationWidget::PulsarAnimationWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     m_pulsarRadius = 0.5;
     m_pulsarBeamLength = 3.0f;
     m_pulsarBeamRimSize = 0.1f;
-    setPulsarSpinAxisInclination(0);
-    setPulsarMagneticAxisInclination(5);
-    setPulsarBeamAngle(20);
+    setPulsarSpinAxisInclination(10);
+    setPulsarMagneticAxisInclination(20);
+    setPulsarBeamAngle(37);
 
 
     // initial spin frequency of 0.5 Hz
diff --git a/src/pulsatingscience.ui b/src/pulsatingscience.ui
index d34af69ddadd4b521ce910715f6d08e1544087a5..c614cf2eb8ab3be00c97a6ad7949f172f73f3ec2 100644
--- a/src/pulsatingscience.ui
+++ b/src/pulsatingscience.ui
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
           <number>180</number>
          </property>
          <property name="value">
-          <number>0</number>
+          <number>10</number>
          </property>
          <property name="orientation">
           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
           <enum>QLCDNumber::Flat</enum>
          </property>
          <property name="intValue" stdset="0">
-          <number>0</number>
+          <number>10</number>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
           <number>180</number>
          </property>
          <property name="value">
-          <number>5</number>
+          <number>20</number>
          </property>
          <property name="orientation">
           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@
           <enum>QLCDNumber::Flat</enum>
          </property>
          <property name="value" stdset="0">
-          <double>5.000000000000000</double>
+          <double>20.000000000000000</double>
          </property>
          <property name="intValue" stdset="0">
-          <number>5</number>
+          <number>20</number>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -251,10 +251,10 @@
           <number>5</number>
          </property>
          <property name="value">
-          <number>20</number>
+          <number>37</number>
          </property>
          <property name="sliderPosition">
-          <number>20</number>
+          <number>37</number>
          </property>
          <property name="orientation">
           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
@@ -273,7 +273,10 @@
           <enum>QLCDNumber::Flat</enum>
          </property>
          <property name="value" stdset="0">
-          <double>20.000000000000000</double>
+          <double>37.000000000000000</double>
+         </property>
+         <property name="intValue" stdset="0">
+          <number>37</number>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>