I need to have visible, running lights for my space craft and visible exaust, the only thing that seems to work even close to right is the post render filters. but i don't want those applied to the whole scene,,, So what i need is visible burning light of some sort... thanx Mickey

I'd create tiny shapes and apply a glow value or color to them. You don't need to use the Aura post effect unless you want a bona fide glow around them. The glow channel will allow them to 'light' up even when on a dark side. Mark