In article <4003354a$1@news.povray.org> , "=Bob=" 
<was### [at] threestrandscom> wrote:

> : Not that the starfield will
> : remain exactly like this, but sure they don't have to vanish. To keep the
> : stars small, make sure they are very strong / intense, and then try this AA:
> :
> : +AM2 +A0.0 +R2 -J
>
> This didn't help, still kills the starfield. But thanks!

If it does, it implies your stars are simply too small.  Without
antialiasing you only see something because some stars are hit by accident.
Antialiasing will take more samples, so a star will not be hit for every
sample taken inside the area of a pixel.  Consequently, averaging the
samples colors results in the star appearing like it is fainting away.  In
Reality, the image does get more realistic as the stars in the picture
without antialiasing contribute too much information as they really
represent in the scene.  By telling POV-Ray to produce a more accurate
result, you create an effect you do not desire...

I would also suggest to follow the other poster's suggestions and increase
the size of the stars.  You can i.e. do this by simply scaling the
background up.

    Thorsten

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