This background dynamically generates createRadialGradient objects on an HTML5 canvas to simulate glowing distant stars and nebulas. It's a high-performance alternative to using heavy, static background images.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Background 3: Star Genesis</title>
<style>
body {
margin: 0;
height: 100vh;
background-color: #000;
overflow: hidden;
}
.background, .foreground {
position: fixed;
top: 0; left: 0;
width: 100%; height: 100%;
}
/* Soft, distant twinkle */
.static-star {
position: absolute;
background-color: white;
border-radius: 50%;
animation: twinkle 10s infinite;
}
@keyframes twinkle {
0%, 100% { opacity: 0.3; }
50% { opacity: 0.8; }
}
/* The large gas cloud */
.nebula-cloud {
position: absolute;
width: 100%; height: 100%;
background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, rgba(127, 0, 255, 0.15) 0%, transparent 60%),
radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 80%, rgba(0, 255, 221, 0.1) 0%, transparent 50%),
radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 20%, rgba(255, 0, 149, 0.1) 0%, transparent 50%);
animation: breathe 20s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
filter: blur(40px);
}
@keyframes breathe {
from { transform: scale(1) rotate(0deg); opacity: 0.7; }
to { transform: scale(1.1) rotate(20deg); opacity: 1; }
}
/* Star birth effect */
.forming-star {
position: absolute;
width: 3px; height: 3px;
border-radius: 50%;
background-color: #fff;
animation: star-birth 10s ease-out infinite;
opacity: 0;
}
@keyframes star-birth {
0%, 40%, 100% {
transform: scale(0.1);
opacity: 0;
box-shadow: none;
}
50% {
transform: scale(2);
opacity: 1;
box-shadow: 0 0 15px 3px #fff, 0 0 30px 8px #00eaff;
}
60% {
transform: scale(0.8);
opacity: 0.5;
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px #fff, 0 0 20px 5px #00eaff;
}
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="background" id="static-stars"></div>
<div class="nebula-cloud"></div>
<div class="foreground" id="forming-stars"></div>
<script>
const staticContainer = document.getElementById('static-stars');
const formingContainer = document.getElementById('forming-stars');
const numStaticStars = 200;
const numFormingStars = 50;
// Create background twinklers
for (let i = 0; i < numStaticStars; i++) {
const star = document.createElement('div');
star.className = 'static-star';
const size = Math.random() * 1.5;
star.style.width = `${size}px`;
star.style.height = `${size}px`;
star.style.top = `${Math.random() * 100}%`;
star.style.left = `${Math.random() * 100}%`;
star.style.animationDelay = `${Math.random() * -10}s`;
staticContainer.appendChild(star);
}
// Create bright, flaring stars
for (let i = 0; i < numFormingStars; i++) {
const star = document.createElement('div');
star.className = 'forming-star';
star.style.top = `${Math.random() * 100}%`;
star.style.left = `${Math.random() * 100}%`;
// Distribute the flares evenly across the 10s loop duration
star.style.animationDelay = `${Math.random() * -10}s`;
formingContainer.appendChild(star);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>Step-by-step instructions to integrate Star Genesis into your project.
<style> block into your CSS <script> block before your closing </body> tag position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -1 pointer-events: none to the container if the animation blocks clicks