Blender tutorial

I’m looking for a Blender tutorial that will teach me how to create something like a comet trail, or a trail from a shooting star for a image I want to work on. Any one have any suggestions?

The following tutorial is for Cinema4D (another 3D package) however what is covered can also be done by blender. You could probably improve it some what by adding a faint particle system.

http://www.maxoncomputer.com/tutorial_detail.asp?tutorialID=110

Simon