Cosmic & Space
Gravitational Lens Ring
Stars and galaxy arcs bend tangentially around a dark mass; alignment drifts to form a glowing magenta Einstein ring. Pointer shifts alignment offset.
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When to use it
Dark-mode hero backgrounds, science/space themes, ambient screensavers where a dramatic but calm cosmic effect is needed.
When not to
Light backgrounds (hardcoded dark purple), contexts needing legible text over the center, or low-end devices where canvas arc loops may stutter.
Working with an AI agent
Every component ships agent-ready metadata. An example instruction for this one:
Change the Einstein ring color from magenta to electric blue by replacing all 'rgba(255,158,210' values with 'rgba(0,180,255', and slow drift by changing t*0.011 to t*0.006.
Safe to edit
- star count (150 in loop)
- drift oscillation speed (t*0.011)
- Einstein radius scale (R=Math.min(W,H)*0.28)
- ring glow color (rgba(255,158,210))
- pointer nudge strength (1.6 multiplier)
- source galaxy point count (70 in loop)
Keep intact
- DPR-aware canvas sizing and setTransform
- visibilitychange stop/start guard
- prefers-reduced-motion static draw branch
- IIFE wrapper
Known limitations
- Background color hardcoded in both CSS and fillRect — must change both to retheme
- No meaningful reduced-motion fallback beyond one static frame
- Pointer nudge decay is frame-rate dependent (nudge*=0.95 per frame)
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- Twinkling Starfield115 multicolor stars twinkle via sine waves; sparkle crosses appear on larger stars; stars brighten near cursor. Static fallback for reduced-motion.
- Spiral Galaxy Rotate115 stars form a two-armed spiral galaxy rotating around a violet radial-gradient core; pointer move briefly doubles spin speed.
- Comet Streak LoopCyan and violet comets with glowing heads and gradient tails streak diagonally across a twinkling dark starfield; click spawns an extra comet (up to 5).
- Ringed Planet RotateAmber gas giant with tilted Saturn-like rings slowly rotates over a twinkling starfield; pointermove adjusts ring tilt and light angle dynamically.