diff --git a/assets-cg/Sprites/stars_examples.png b/assets-cg/Sprites/stars_examples.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..353e69b
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diff --git a/src/MyAzurShaders.h b/src/MyAzurShaders.h
index b872f9f..413295a 100644
--- a/src/MyAzurShaders.h
+++ b/src/MyAzurShaders.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ void azrp_pixellist(std::vector<Pixel*> const &list, int fragnum );
 
 
 void azrp_starfield( void );
-void azrp_starfield_init( void );
+void azrp_starfield_init( uint8_t nbstars );
+void azrp_starfield_close( void );
 
 #endif //MYAZURSHADERS_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 6680971..3842d1f 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ static void get_inputs( void  )
     if(keydown(KEY_F3))   {texttodraw=2;}
     if(keydown(KEY_F4))   {texttodraw=3;}
 
-    if(keydown(KEY_F6))   {azrp_starfield_init();}
+    if(keydown(KEY_F6))
+    {
+        azrp_starfield_close( );
+        azrp_starfield_init( 200 );
+    }
 
 }
 
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ int main(void)
     azrp_shader_image_p4_configure();
     azrp_shader_triangle_configure();
 
-    azrp_starfield_init();
+    azrp_starfield_init( 200 );
 
 
     usb_interface_t const *interfaces[] = { &usb_ff_bulk, NULL };
@@ -247,6 +251,8 @@ int main(void)
     MyParticles.clear();
 
 
+    azrp_starfield_close( );
+
 
     prof_quit();
     usb_close();
diff --git a/src/starfieldshader.cpp b/src/starfieldshader.cpp
index 6f17810..7ad9811 100644
--- a/src/starfieldshader.cpp
+++ b/src/starfieldshader.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #include <gint/usb.h>
 #include <gint/usb-ff-bulk.h>
 
+#include <vector>
+
+
 uint8_t AZRP_SHADER_STARFIELD = -1;
 
 
@@ -15,10 +18,17 @@ uint8_t AZRP_SHADER_STARFIELD = -1;
 
 struct particle
 {
-    int x,y,s,c,frag,off;
+    int x, y, s, c, frag, off;
 };
 
-particle datastar[NBPARTS];
+struct star
+{
+    int x, y, s, n, t;
+};
+
+std::vector<particle> pixels;
+std::vector<star> starfield;
+
 
 
 __attribute__((constructor))
@@ -38,23 +48,150 @@ void azrp_shader_starfield_configure(void)
 struct command {
     uint8_t shader_id;
     uint8_t current_frag;
+    uint8_t nbpixel;
     particle *data; 
 };
 
+#define DARKSKY 0x2106
 
-void azrp_starfield_init( void )
+#define BLUE1   0x39EE
+#define BLUE2   0x3310
+#define BLUE3   0x64DF
+
+#define PINK1   0x4147
+#define PINK2   0x7211
+#define PINK3   0xD3D7
+
+#define GREEN1   0x31E7
+#define GREEN2   0x4245
+#define GREEN3   0x34AD
+
+#define ORANGE1   0x61C6
+#define ORANGE2   0x8AA7
+#define ORANGE3   0xDB83
+
+
+void azrp_starfield_init( uint8_t nbstars )
 {
     srand(rtc_ticks());
 
-    for(int i=0; i<NBPARTS; i++)
+    star temp;
+
+    for(int i=0; i<nbstars; i++)
     {
-        datastar[i].x = rand( ) % 396;
-        datastar[i].y = rand( ) % 224;
-        datastar[i].s = 1 + rand( ) % 4;
-        datastar[i].c = 0xFFFF;
-        datastar[i].frag = datastar[i].y / 16;
-        datastar[i].off = datastar[i].y & 15;
+        temp.x = rand( ) % 394;
+        temp.y = rand( ) % 222;
+        temp.s = 1 + rand( ) % 3;       // 1,2,3 : speed of the star
+        temp.n = 1 + rand( ) % 4;       // 1,2,3,4 : size of the star
+        temp.t = 1 + rand( ) % 12;       // 1..12 : colorcode of the star
+        starfield.push_back( temp );
     }
+
+    particle ptemp;
+
+    for(auto& s : starfield)
+    {
+        uint16_t col1, col2, col3;
+
+        if (s.t==1 || s.t==2)
+        {
+            col1 = BLUE1;
+            col2 = BLUE2;
+            col3 = BLUE3;
+        }
+        else if (s.t==3 || s.t==4)
+        {
+            col1 = PINK1;
+            col2 = PINK2;
+            col3 = PINK3;
+        }
+        else if (s.t==5 || s.t==6)
+        {
+            col1 = GREEN1;
+            col2 = GREEN2;
+            col3 = GREEN3;
+        }
+        else if (s.t==7 || s.t==8)
+        {
+            col1 = ORANGE1;
+            col2 = ORANGE2;
+            col3 = ORANGE3;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+
+            col1 = 0xFFFF;
+            col2 = 0XFFFF;
+            col3 = 0XFFFF;
+        }
+
+
+
+
+        
+        if (s.n==2)
+        {
+            ptemp = { s.x, s.y, s.s, col2, s.y/16, s.y&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+1, s.y, s.s, col2, s.y/16, s.y&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+
+            ptemp = { s.x, s.y+1, s.s, col2, (s.y+1)/16, (s.y+1)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+1, s.y+1, s.s, col2, (s.y+1)/16, (s.y+1)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+        }
+        else if (s.n==3)
+        {
+            ptemp = { s.x, s.y, s.s, DARKSKY, s.y/16, s.y&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+1, s.y, s.s, col3, s.y/16, s.y&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+2, s.y, s.s, DARKSKY, s.y/16, s.y&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+
+            ptemp = { s.x, s.y+1, s.s, col3, (s.y+1)/16, (s.y+1)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+1, s.y+1, s.s, col2, (s.y+1)/16, (s.y+1)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+2, s.y+1, s.s, col3, (s.y+1)/16, (s.y+1)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+        
+            ptemp = { s.x, s.y+2, s.s, DARKSKY, (s.y+2)/16, (s.y+2)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+1, s.y+2, s.s, col3, (s.y+2)/16, (s.y+2)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+2, s.y+2, s.s, DARKSKY, (s.y+2)/16, (s.y+2)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+        }
+        else if (s.n==4)
+        {
+            ptemp = { s.x+1, s.y, s.s, col1, s.y/16, s.y&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+2, s.y, s.s, col1, s.y/16, s.y&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+3, s.y, s.s, col1, s.y/16, s.y&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+
+            ptemp = { s.x, s.y+1, s.s, col1, (s.y+1)/16, (s.y+1)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+1, s.y+1, s.s, col2, (s.y+1)/16, (s.y+1)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+2, s.y+1, s.s, col2, (s.y+1)/16, (s.y+1)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+3, s.y+1, s.s, col2, (s.y+1)/16, (s.y+1)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+4, s.y+1, s.s, col1, (s.y+1)/16, (s.y+1)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+
+            ptemp = { s.x, s.y+2, s.s, col1, (s.y+2)/16, (s.y+2)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+1, s.y+2, s.s, col2, (s.y+2)/16, (s.y+2)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+2, s.y+2, s.s, col3, (s.y+2)/16, (s.y+2)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+3, s.y+2, s.s, col2, (s.y+2)/16, (s.y+2)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+4, s.y+2, s.s, col1, (s.y+2)/16, (s.y+2)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+
+            ptemp = { s.x, s.y+3, s.s, col1, (s.y+3)/16, (s.y+3)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+1, s.y+3, s.s, col2, (s.y+3)/16, (s.y+3)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+2, s.y+3, s.s, col2, (s.y+3)/16, (s.y+3)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+3, s.y+3, s.s, col2, (s.y+3)/16, (s.y+3)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+4, s.y+3, s.s, col1, (s.y+3)/16, (s.y+3)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+
+            ptemp = { s.x+1, s.y+4, s.s, col1, (s.y+4)/16, (s.y+4)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+2, s.y+4, s.s, col1, (s.y+4)/16, (s.y+4)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+            ptemp = { s.x+3, s.y+4, s.s, col1, (s.y+4)/16, (s.y+4)&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ptemp = { s.x, s.y, s.s, col3, s.y/16, s.y&15 }; pixels.push_back( ptemp );
+        }
+    }
+
+    starfield.clear();
+}
+
+void azrp_starfield_close( void )
+{
+    pixels.clear();
+    starfield.clear();
 }
 
 void azrp_starfield( void )
@@ -64,13 +201,14 @@ void azrp_starfield( void )
     struct command cmd;
     cmd.shader_id = AZRP_SHADER_STARFIELD;
     cmd.current_frag = 0;
-    cmd.data = datastar;
+    cmd.nbpixel = pixels.size();
+    cmd.data = pixels.data();
 
-    for(int i=0; i<NBPARTS; i++)
+    for(int i=0; i<pixels.size(); i++)
     {
-        datastar[i].y = (datastar[i].y + datastar[i].s) % 224;
-        datastar[i].frag = datastar[i].y / 16;
-        datastar[i].off = datastar[i].y & 15;        
+        pixels[i].y = (pixels[i].y + pixels[i].s) % 224;
+        pixels[i].frag = pixels[i].y / 16;
+        pixels[i].off = pixels[i].y & 15;        
     }
 
 
@@ -88,7 +226,7 @@ void azrp_shader_starfield( void *uniforms, void *comnd, void *fragment )
     uint16_t *frag = (uint16_t *) fragment;
     particle *data = cmd->data;
 
-    for(int i=0; i<NBPARTS; i++)
+    for(int i=0; i<cmd->nbpixel; i++)
         if (cmd->current_frag == data[i].frag)
         {
             frag[azrp_width * data[i].off + data[i].x] = data[i].c;