diff --git a/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp b/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
index 31f02db96be119711b662a39660bdad20452bd1a..630f2c8818c57f16a90b8f05e11a47dde6bd7d71 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(10);
+    setPulsarSpinAxisInclination(30);
     setPulsarMagneticAxisInclination(20);
-    setPulsarBeamAngle(37);
+    setPulsarBeamAngle(74);
 
 
     // initial spin frequency of 0.5 Hz
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ PulsarAnimationWidget::PulsarAnimationWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     // initial view settings
     m_mouseAngleH = 0.0;
     m_mouseAngleV = 0.0;
-    m_cameraZoom = 30.0;
+    m_cameraZoom = 80.0;
     m_cameraZoomLBound = 10.0;
     m_cameraZoomUBound = 4500.0;
     m_mouseLastX = 0;
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ void PulsarAnimationWidget::resetViewpoint()
 {
     m_mouseAngleH = 0.0;
     m_mouseAngleV = 0.0;
-    m_cameraZoom = 30.0;
+    m_cameraZoom = 80.0;
 
     updateCameraPosition(m_mouseAngleH, m_mouseAngleV, m_cameraZoom);
 }
diff --git a/src/pulsatingscience.ui b/src/pulsatingscience.ui
index c614cf2eb8ab3be00c97a6ad7949f172f73f3ec2..92488186370651cb2e08624d4f7e7d8faf8b0807 100644
--- a/src/pulsatingscience.ui
+++ b/src/pulsatingscience.ui
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
           <number>180</number>
          </property>
          <property name="value">
-          <number>10</number>
+          <number>30</number>
          </property>
          <property name="orientation">
           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
           <enum>QLCDNumber::Flat</enum>
          </property>
          <property name="intValue" stdset="0">
-          <number>10</number>
+          <number>30</number>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -251,10 +251,10 @@
           <number>5</number>
          </property>
          <property name="value">
-          <number>37</number>
+          <number>74</number>
          </property>
          <property name="sliderPosition">
-          <number>37</number>
+          <number>74</number>
          </property>
          <property name="orientation">
           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
@@ -273,10 +273,10 @@
           <enum>QLCDNumber::Flat</enum>
          </property>
          <property name="value" stdset="0">
-          <double>37.000000000000000</double>
+          <double>74.000000000000000</double>
          </property>
          <property name="intValue" stdset="0">
-          <number>37</number>
+          <number>74</number>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>