diff --git a/shaders/modules/stars/star_fs.glsl b/shaders/modules/stars/star_fs.glsl
index 18b322ff07..e856d0cf72 100644
--- a/shaders/modules/stars/star_fs.glsl
+++ b/shaders/modules/stars/star_fs.glsl
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void main() {
 
 	// These can be removed once we get a better star psf texture ---abock
 	vec4 textureColor = texture(psfTexture, texCoord);
-	textureColor.a = (textureColor.a - 0.25) / (0.75);
+	textureColor.a = (textureColor.a - 0.25) / (0.85);
 
 	vec4 fullColor =  textureColor * color;
 	if (fullColor.a <= 0.125)
diff --git a/shaders/modules/stars/star_ge.glsl b/shaders/modules/stars/star_ge.glsl
index f5ca061ec9..79c04e333a 100644
--- a/shaders/modules/stars/star_ge.glsl
+++ b/shaders/modules/stars/star_ge.glsl
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void main() {
     float M  = vs_brightness[0].z;
 
     M = clamp(M, 1.0, 5.0);
-    float modifiedSpriteSize = exp((-18 - M) * 0.871) * 200000 ;
+    float modifiedSpriteSize = exp((-5 - M) * 0.871);
 
     for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++){
         vec4 p1     = gl_in[0].gl_Position;
diff --git a/src/rendering/stars/renderablestars.cpp b/src/rendering/stars/renderablestars.cpp
index 8294fa3171..2a4ff6dedb 100644
--- a/src/rendering/stars/renderablestars.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/stars/renderablestars.cpp
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ void RenderableStars::createDataSlice(ColorOption option) {
 
         float distLy = _fullData[i + 6];
         float normalizedDist = (distLy - minDistance) / (maxDistance - minDistance);
-        float distance = 18.f - normalizedDist / 2.f ;
+        float distance = 18.f - normalizedDist / 1.f ;
 
 
         psc position = psc(glm::vec4(p, distance));