Cosmic & Space
Pulsar Lighthouse Sweep
A neutron star spins twin teal lighthouse beams that sweep and blip brighter when crossing the line of sight; dipole field lines and starfield pulse in sync.
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When to use it
Dark sci-fi hero backgrounds, space/astronomy themes, ambient screensaver-style tiles where metronomic rhythm adds atmosphere.
When not to
Light-background UIs (background hardcoded dark navy). Contexts where flashing blips may distract from foreground content.
Working with an AI agent
Every component ships agent-ready metadata. An example instruction for this one:
Change the spin period to 1.2 seconds by setting PERIOD=1.2, shift beam color to magenta by replacing rgba(94,255,196,...) with rgba(255,80,200,...), and increase star count from 90 to 150.
Safe to edit
- spin period (PERIOD=2.05)
- beam half-angle (HALF=0.30)
- magnetic axis tilt (TILT=-0.42)
- beam/star color (teal rgba palette)
- star count (90)
Keep intact
- DPR-aware canvas sizing
- visibilitychange pause/resume
- prefers-reduced-motion static fallback
- IIFE wrapper
Known limitations
- Background color hardcoded in CSS (#040810) — must edit both CSS and fillRect call to change
- Pointer and click only add speed nudge, not directional control
- No aria labeling on canvas
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