effect on planet

Support Materials and Textures
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I am trying to make a lighting effect on a planet. Maybe someone knows how. I have an example what I tried to make.

http://home.tele2.fr/auroreblender/gimp/planet/texture3.jpg

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Try this and see if it doesn’t shed some light. Get it?? Shed light…nah, never mind.
http://www.enricovalenza.com/realplan.html