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that’s beautiful!
nice work. got the settings? maybe later?
very nice indeed. Did you think about making an atmosphere - so that there is an (?)aura around the edge of the planet/moon?
I like the clouds and the colours. Any chance of seeing the blend file?
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I’ve got an idea, you can insert a cube, delete all verts but 1, then place it at the center of the planet sphere. Then add a material to it, and give it a Halo, you’ll have to adjust the color & size, tweak it until it’s big enough, it should show a glow around the planet…
Let me know if it works!
-roofoo
nice work! if you keep this a secret, i will unleash my cats upon you! 
no i really would like to know the settings, its really good!
Nice job.
P.S.
Orion, luv the sig!
Spec map some water.
Those clouds are a bit strange.
Otherwsie very nice. Keep that up.
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It’s really good, many thanks for the blend. 
For the atmosphere halo, look here:
http://www.enricovalenza.com/realplan.html
Env