Last week, I created a simple animation going around a planet.
http://uploader.polorix.net//files/222/Planet.avi
The camera movements are a little jerky but it is my first time on
my own. I appreciate your feedback (constructive).
screen shots plz 
I would use two bezier circles to construct a ring for the planet. Then set the alpha to a lower level. Maybe duplicate this an you have some cool effects.
The halo effect is not that great.
Gat: Do you have a slow connection? The avi is only 10 megabytes (I think).
Unstable: I’ll try your suggestion maybe tomorrow if I’m not too busy with other
things.