#Lens Flare.
Buy LenZFX from Digimation. <BG>
You might want to experiment with materials that are 100% transparent
and have specular light the color of the flare you wish to create.
Take this material and apply it to a sphere and depending on where
you have the light placed this will create glowing/flare type effects.
Not as pretty or realistic as LenZ but certainly less expensive.
Download 3DS2-B.zip from the NAAUG library. This file shows many
examples of how to create simulated glowing effects withour IPAS.
-Lee