diff --git a/openspace-data b/openspace-data
index f49cff87e8..bda0f235f0 160000
--- a/openspace-data
+++ b/openspace-data
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f49cff87e8a4c164b6458749c7df8ba01f8e0b0a
+Subproject commit bda0f235f070e364ce66b0fa3aa25e8ae51b5f5e
diff --git a/shaders/modules/stars/star_fs.glsl b/shaders/modules/stars/star_fs.glsl
index 211d290499..b3e25727c4 100644
--- a/shaders/modules/stars/star_fs.glsl
+++ b/shaders/modules/stars/star_fs.glsl
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ void main() {
 			break;
 	}
 
-
-    framebuffer_output_color = texture(psfTexture, texCoord) * color;
+	vec4 fullColor = texture(psfTexture, texCoord) * color;
 
     // framebuffer_output_color = vec4(vs_position.rgb, 1.0);
 
@@ -83,12 +82,14 @@ void main() {
     // framebuffer_output_color = vec4(vec3(abs(ge_brightness.z)), 1.0);
 
    	vec4 position = vs_position;
-	float depth = pscDepth(position);
-	gl_FragDepth = depth;
+   	// This has to be fixed when the scale graph is in place ---abock
+	// float depth = pscDepth(position);
+	float depth = 10000.0;
+	// gl_FragDepth = depth;
 
-	//ABufferStruct_t frag = createGeometryFragment(vec4(1,0,0,1), position, depth);
-	//ABufferStruct_t frag = createGeometryFragment(diffuse, position, depth);
-	//addToBuffer(frag);
+	ABufferStruct_t frag = createGeometryFragment(fullColor, position, depth);
+	addToBuffer(frag);
+	// framebuffer_output_color = fullColor;
 
 	//discard;
     
diff --git a/shaders/modules/stars/star_ge.glsl b/shaders/modules/stars/star_ge.glsl
index 7f2a542c22..f5a85437c6 100644
--- a/shaders/modules/stars/star_ge.glsl
+++ b/shaders/modules/stars/star_ge.glsl
@@ -80,10 +80,8 @@ void main() {
 
 	// p = vec4(vec3(apparent), 1.0);
      
-	vec4 P = gl_in[0].gl_Position;
-	 
 	 // check everything below this ---abock
-	float weight = 0.00001f; 										    // otherwise this takes over.
+	float weight = 0.000005f; 										    // otherwise this takes over.
 	double depth  = pc[0] * pow(10, pc[1]);
 	depth       *= pow(apparent,3);
 
@@ -92,10 +90,10 @@ void main() {
 	
 	// EMIT QUAD
 	for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++){
-		vec4 p1     = P;                 
+		vec4 p1     = gl_in[0].gl_Position;                 
 		p1.xy      += vec2(modifiedSpriteSize * (corners[i] - vec2(0.5))); 
 		vs_position = p1;
-		gl_Position = projection * p1;  
+		gl_Position = projection * p1;
 		// gl_Position = z_normalization(projection * p1);
 		texCoord    = corners[i];      
 		// p =       psc_position[0];               
diff --git a/src/rendering/stars/renderablestars.cpp b/src/rendering/stars/renderablestars.cpp
index bc5a8d82fc..5a7dc598f5 100644
--- a/src/rendering/stars/renderablestars.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/stars/renderablestars.cpp
@@ -199,9 +199,7 @@ void RenderableStars::render(const RenderData& data) {
 
 	glBindVertexArray(_vao);
 	const GLsizei nStars = static_cast<GLsizei>(_fullData.size() / _nValuesPerStar);
-	//glEnable(GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_POINT_SIZE);
-	glDrawArrays(GL_POINTS, 0, nStars);  
-	//glDisable(GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_POINT_SIZE);
+	glDrawArrays(GL_POINTS, 0, nStars);
 
 	glBindVertexArray(0);
 	_program->setIgnoreUniformLocationError(false);