Are there any examples?

Thanks,
Matt.

but the sun it to se from far distances or proximity?

It is seen from space, so yeah, quite close. Although if you move to a far away planet the effects could be disabled.

Still looking for a way :S

why dont use a shpere, ..
then you use some effect like bright star image /sprite that gets from the sun, overlaying the sphere... or even some coronal ejection effects but with simples particles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm1VutgxXkw&feature=fvsr

sun from XNA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkV3raj93_o

Celestia


here

Good find! Like the one in celestia, how would I implement a visible glow around the sphere? Also, does anyone have any ideas about how to make an algorithm which generates particle emitters on the surface of a sphere?

Thanks,
Matt.

well the algorithm would be complicated, but i guess it is based on magnetic attraction, since thats what happens on the sun...

for the glow, just use a glow sprite, and put it in the sun axis, and facing the camera, with the function

ent_create("glow.png", sun.x, NULL);

your.pan=camera.pan
your.tilt=-camera.tilt

and so on
OF course there is better and more quality aproaches using Post processing glow etc...