// Christmas is coming!

//A winter sky
sky_sphere{
	pigment{
		agate
		color_map{
			[0  rgb.5]
			[.5 rgb.6]
			[1  rgb.8]
		}
	}
}

// A glass-like star:
// A red (with sky reflection) starbeam...
#local o=sphere_sweep{
	linear_spline 2,2*z,.2,2*z-x,.1
	pigment{
		rgb x
	}
	finish{
		reflection 1
	}
};
// ...repeated 8 times 
#local i=0;
#while(i<9)
	object{
		o
		scale .8*x+.3*y
		rotate i*45*z
	}
	#local i=i+1;
#end