Thanks varian, I thought so too. You can see the outer edges, or rather surface of the flattened sphere. All it is is a completely blank, "no atmosphere-atmosphere", a falt sphere and a solid white with Global Trans. on 100%, Variable Trans., and then the spiral function (in the trans production) in the default position. It has a certain "cartoonish" effect, but towards the left it almost looks kind of like real mist or something, if not in shape, at least in transparency and value. That's also about the point where the object is the farthest away from the camera. But with no fog or haze set, why would distance make a difference?