Comparing various uses of the RadiusX and RadiusY properties of the RadialGradientBrush
<UserControl x:Class='SilverlightApplication3.MainPage'
xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation'
xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'
xmlns:d='http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008'
xmlns:mc='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006'
mc:Ignorable='d'
d:DesignWidth='640'
d:DesignHeight='480'>
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White">
<Canvas Width="245" Height="75" Background="White">
<Ellipse Width="75" Height="75" Stroke="Black">
<Ellipse.Fill>
<RadialGradientBrush>
<GradientStop Color="Black" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="Black" Offset="1"/>
<GradientStop Color="Gray" Offset="0.5"/>
</RadialGradientBrush>
</Ellipse.Fill>
</Ellipse>
<Ellipse Width="75" Height="75" Canvas.Left="85" Stroke="Black">
<Ellipse.Fill>
<RadialGradientBrush RadiusX=".25">
<GradientStop Color="Black" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="Black" Offset="1"/>
<GradientStop Color="Gray" Offset="0.5"/>
</RadialGradientBrush>
</Ellipse.Fill>
</Ellipse>
<Ellipse Width="75" Height="75" Canvas.Left="170" Stroke="Black">
<Ellipse.Fill>
<RadialGradientBrush RadiusY=".25">
<GradientStop Color="Black" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="Black" Offset="1"/>
<GradientStop Color="Gray" Offset="0.5"/>
</RadialGradientBrush>
</Ellipse.Fill>
</Ellipse>
</Canvas>
</Grid>
</UserControl>
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