Tutorial to create a realistic planet in blender.
All of the stuff I said I would put in the description is in the .blend file.
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Link to blend file:
Note: the blend file is in alpha unfortunately, but you may be able to open it in older version, or just appending the master collection onto another blend file might work.
Note: the volumetric scattering-based atmosphere looks far better from mid-range distances, but both work well up-close.