diff --git a/data/assets/scene/digitaluniverse/stars.asset b/data/assets/scene/digitaluniverse/stars.asset
index 35a3565535..db0ac4adb7 100644
--- a/data/assets/scene/digitaluniverse/stars.asset
+++ b/data/assets/scene/digitaluniverse/stars.asset
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 local assetHelper = asset.require('util/asset_helper')
 
 local colormaps = asset.require('./stars_colormap').ColorMaps
-
-local textures = asset.syncedResource({
-  Name = "Stars Textures",
-  Type = "HttpSynchronization",
-  Identifier = "stars_textures",
-  Version = 1
-})
+local textures = asset.require('./stars_textures').textures
 
 local speck = asset.syncedResource({
   Name = "Stars Speck Files",
diff --git a/data/assets/scene/digitaluniverse/stars_textures.asset b/data/assets/scene/digitaluniverse/stars_textures.asset
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d57f6d0907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/assets/scene/digitaluniverse/stars_textures.asset
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+local assetHelper = asset.require('util/asset_helper')
+
+local textures = asset.syncedResource({
+  Name = "Stars Textures",
+  Type = "HttpSynchronization",
+  Identifier = "stars_textures",
+  Version = 1
+})
+
+asset.export("textures", textures)
+
+asset.meta = {
+  Name = "Star Textures",
+  Version = "1.0",
+  Description = [[Square textures used to represent stars when applied to camera-facing bil;board]],
+  Author = "OpenSpace Team",
+  URL = "http://openspaceproject.com",
+  License = "MIT License"
+}
+
diff --git a/data/assets/scene/milkyway/gaia/apogee.asset b/data/assets/scene/milkyway/gaia/apogee.asset
index 12c495264a..b6abe3159a 100644
--- a/data/assets/scene/milkyway/gaia/apogee.asset
+++ b/data/assets/scene/milkyway/gaia/apogee.asset
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 local assetHelper = asset.require('util/asset_helper')
 
+local colorLUT = asset.require('scene/digitaluniverse/stars_colormap').ColorMaps
+local textures = asset.require('scene/digitaluniverse/stars_textures').textures
 
 
-local textures = asset.syncedResource({
-  Name = "Stars Textures",
-  Type = "HttpSynchronization",
-  Identifier = "stars_textures",
-  Version = 1
-})
-
 local speck = asset.syncedResource({
   Name = "Apogee Speck Files",
   Type = "HttpSynchronization",
@@ -16,13 +11,6 @@ local speck = asset.syncedResource({
   Version = 1
 })
 
-local colorLUT = asset.syncedResource({
-  Name = "Stars Color Table",
-  Type = "HttpSynchronization",
-  Identifier = "stars_colormap",
-  Version = 2
-})
-
 local gaia_abundance_apogee = {
   Identifier = "Gaia Abundance Apogee",
   Renderable = {
diff --git a/data/assets/scene/milkyway/gaia/galah.asset b/data/assets/scene/milkyway/gaia/galah.asset
index 121ee8f510..f4c814c20a 100644
--- a/data/assets/scene/milkyway/gaia/galah.asset
+++ b/data/assets/scene/milkyway/gaia/galah.asset
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 local assetHelper = asset.require('util/asset_helper')
 
-
-
-local textures = asset.syncedResource({
-  Name = "Stars Textures",
-  Type = "HttpSynchronization",
-  Identifier = "stars_textures",
-  Version = 1
-})
+local colorLUT = asset.require('scene/digitaluniverse/stars_colormap').ColorMaps
+local textures = asset.require('scene/digitaluniverse/stars_textures').textures
 
 local speck = asset.syncedResource({
   Name = "Galah Speck Files",
@@ -16,12 +10,6 @@ local speck = asset.syncedResource({
   Version = 1
 })
 
-local colorLUT = asset.syncedResource({
-  Name = "Stars Color Table",
-  Type = "HttpSynchronization",
-  Identifier = "stars_colormap",
-  Version = 2
-})
 
 local gaia_abundance_galah = {
   Identifier = "Gaia Abundance Galah",
diff --git a/scripts/configuration_helper.lua b/scripts/configuration_helper.lua
index 84dd547e75..deb3b94651 100644
--- a/scripts/configuration_helper.lua
+++ b/scripts/configuration_helper.lua
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ function sgct.config.fisheye(arg)
         arg["background"] = { r = 0.0, g = 0.0, b = 0.0, a = 1.0 }
     end
 
+    local trackedSpecifier = ""
     if (arg["tracked"] ~= nil and arg["tracked"] == true) then
         trackedSpecifier = "tracked=\"true\""
     else