New release: Starry Night star system

Don't you miss the incredibly beautiful starry skies we can see from Earth in the darkerst places, with the Milky Way in all its stunning beauty? Don't you have memories, like I do, of one of those special evenings on vacation, or at home in the countryside, gazing at the stars, at the little moving dots of satellites, Venus brightly setting in the West, that sudden shooting star? This new Starry Night system might bring back those memories, or help you create new ones with your loved ones in Second Life...


The Starry Night star system is a huge off-sim item that spans 1.6 km. You can use it on island regions (single region or 2-4 connected regions) as an enhancement of the sunset, night and sunrise sky. Please do not use the system (or the demo) if you are not the manager or owner of 



A remote control allows you to change all kinds of setttings: rotation speed, brightness, glow, moon phase, position on Earth (lattitude, because the sky looks totally different depending on how far North or South you are), time zone etc. When set to automatic movement, the moon will change phase too and move across the sky. A full moon cycle takes one SL month, which is seven RL days, depending on region settings. 

 The system consist of seven parts, that can all be distabled if wanted: 
  • Stars
  • Meteors (shooting stars)
  • Constellations (the 16 most visible ones)
  • Planets
  • Satellites
  • The moon 
  • The complete 360 degree Milky Way.
The system can be placed at ground level, but it can also be used in the sky. However, it's a revolving sphere, so please beware that the lower part will be visible under your build as well. 

Its land impact is 47. It is available on the marketplace and on Landscapes Unlimited. You can get a free demo too.





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