[Doko]

Teaching myself some particles, procedural maps and a little bit of after effects. Got a simple but cool result. I'll be trying to simulate the corona once I figure out how to give particles some volume and remember to give it a rotation

http://youtu.be/HPZ-4bh88Ec

[FreeSpaceFreak]

That's a good start, looks similar to 's Capella scene.

[Pomchufo]

Teaching myself some particles, procedural maps and a little bit of after effects. Got a simple but cool result. I'll be trying to simulate the corona once I figure out how to give particles some volume and remember to give it a rotation

http://youtu.be/HPZ-4bh88Ec

If you wanna explosion of a star, check this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DsUf4kVXllw

It's a real star explosion. It was filmed live.