Calculating the correct particle angle in an outwards explosion

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Published on 2012-09-06T19:28:24Z Indexed on 2012/09/06 21:53 UTC
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I'm creating a simple particle explosion but am stuck in finding the correct angle to rotate my particle. The effect I'm going for is similar to this:

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Where each particle is going outwards from the point of origin and at the correct angle. This is what I currently have:

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As you can see, each particle is facing the same angle, but I'm having a little difficulty figuring out the correct angle. I have the vector for the point of emission and the new vector for each particle, how can I use this to calculate the angle?

Some code for reference:

 private Particle CreateParticle()
        {
...

            Vector2 velocity = new Vector2(2.0f * (float)(random.NextDouble() * 2 - 1), 2.0f * (float)(random.NextDouble() * 2 - 1));

            direction = velocity - ParticleLocation;

            float angle = (float)Math.Atan2(direction.Y, direction.X);

...

            return new Particle(texture, position, velocity, angle, angularVelocity, color, size, ttl, EmitterLocation);
        }

I am then using the angle created as so in my particles Draw method:

spriteBatch.Draw(Texture, Position, null, Color, Angle, origin, Size, SpriteEffects.None, 0f);

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