diff --git a/src/components/editor/LevelConfigEditor.svelte b/src/components/editor/LevelConfigEditor.svelte
index 3b26c8c..7fdfccc 100644
--- a/src/components/editor/LevelConfigEditor.svelte
+++ b/src/components/editor/LevelConfigEditor.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
   import InfoBox from '../shared/InfoBox.svelte';
   import ShipConfigEditor from './ShipConfigEditor.svelte';
   import BaseConfigEditor from './BaseConfigEditor.svelte';
+  import SunConfigEditor from './SunConfigEditor.svelte';
+  import StarfieldConfigEditor from './StarfieldConfigEditor.svelte';
   import AsteroidListEditor from './AsteroidListEditor.svelte';
   import PlanetListEditor from './PlanetListEditor.svelte';
 
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@
   const tabs = [
     { id: 'ship', label: '🚀 Ship' },
     { id: 'base', label: '🛬 Base' },
+    { id: 'sun', label: '☀️ Sun' },
+    { id: 'starfield', label: '✨ Stars' },
     { id: 'asteroids', label: '☄️ Asteroids' },
     { id: 'planets', label: '🪐 Planets' }
   ];
@@ -111,6 +115,15 @@
       config.startBase = undefined;
     }
   }
+
+  function handleStarfieldToggle(enabled: boolean) {
+    if (!config) return;
+    if (enabled && !config.starfield) {
+      config.starfield = {};
+    } else if (!enabled) {
+      config.starfield = undefined;
+    }
+  }
 </script>
 
 <div class="editor-container">
@@ -153,6 +166,10 @@
         <ShipConfigEditor bind:config={config.ship} />
       {:else if activeTab === 'base'}
         <BaseConfigEditor config={config.startBase} onToggle={handleBaseToggle} />
+      {:else if activeTab === 'sun'}
+        <SunConfigEditor bind:config={config.sun} />
+      {:else if activeTab === 'starfield'}
+        <StarfieldConfigEditor config={config.starfield} onToggle={handleStarfieldToggle} />
       {:else if activeTab === 'asteroids'}
         <AsteroidListEditor bind:asteroids={config.asteroids} />
       {:else if activeTab === 'planets'}
diff --git a/src/components/editor/StarfieldConfigEditor.svelte b/src/components/editor/StarfieldConfigEditor.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f5b125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/editor/StarfieldConfigEditor.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type { StarfieldConfig } from '../../levels/config/levelConfig';
+  import Section from '../shared/Section.svelte';
+
+  export let config: StarfieldConfig | undefined;
+  export let onToggle: (enabled: boolean) => void;
+
+  let isEnabled = !!config;
+
+  // Default values matching BackgroundStars.DEFAULT_CONFIG
+  const defaults: Required<StarfieldConfig> = {
+    count: 4500,
+    radius: 50000,
+    minBrightness: 0.1,
+    maxBrightness: 1.0,
+    pointSize: 0.1
+  };
+
+  function handleToggle() {
+    isEnabled = !isEnabled;
+    onToggle(isEnabled);
+  }
+
+  // Initialize with defaults when enabled
+  $: if (config) {
+    if (config.count === undefined) config.count = defaults.count;
+    if (config.radius === undefined) config.radius = defaults.radius;
+    if (config.minBrightness === undefined) config.minBrightness = defaults.minBrightness;
+    if (config.maxBrightness === undefined) config.maxBrightness = defaults.maxBrightness;
+    if (config.pointSize === undefined) config.pointSize = defaults.pointSize;
+  }
+</script>
+
+<Section title="Starfield Configuration">
+  <div class="toggle-field">
+    <label>
+      <input type="checkbox" checked={isEnabled} on:change={handleToggle} />
+      Custom Starfield Settings
+    </label>
+    <p class="hint">When disabled, uses default starfield settings.</p>
+  </div>
+
+  {#if isEnabled && config}
+    <div class="field">
+      <label for="count">Star Count</label>
+      <input id="count" type="number" bind:value={config.count} step={100} min={100} max={10000} class="settings-input" />
+      <span class="field-hint">Number of stars (100-10000)</span>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="field">
+      <label for="radius">Radius</label>
+      <input id="radius" type="number" bind:value={config.radius} step={1000} min={1000} class="settings-input" />
+      <span class="field-hint">Sphere radius containing stars</span>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="field">
+      <label for="minBrightness">Min Brightness</label>
+      <input id="minBrightness" type="range" bind:value={config.minBrightness} step={0.01} min={0} max={1} class="slider" />
+      <span class="field-value">{config.minBrightness?.toFixed(2)}</span>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="field">
+      <label for="maxBrightness">Max Brightness</label>
+      <input id="maxBrightness" type="range" bind:value={config.maxBrightness} step={0.01} min={0} max={1} class="slider" />
+      <span class="field-value">{config.maxBrightness?.toFixed(2)}</span>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="field">
+      <label for="pointSize">Point Size</label>
+      <input id="pointSize" type="number" bind:value={config.pointSize} step={0.1} min={0.1} max={5} class="settings-input" />
+      <span class="field-hint">Size of star points (0.1-5)</span>
+    </div>
+  {/if}
+</Section>
+
+<style>
+  .field {
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+  }
+
+  .field label {
+    display: block;
+    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    color: var(--color-text-primary, #fff);
+  }
+
+  .field input.settings-input {
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+
+  .field-hint {
+    display: block;
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    color: var(--color-text-secondary, #888);
+    margin-top: 0.25rem;
+  }
+
+  .field-value {
+    margin-left: 0.5rem;
+    color: var(--color-primary, #4a9eff);
+  }
+
+  .slider {
+    width: 100%;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+
+  .toggle-field {
+    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+  }
+
+  .toggle-field label {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    color: var(--color-text-primary, #fff);
+    font-weight: 500;
+  }
+
+  .hint {
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    color: var(--color-text-secondary, #888);
+    margin: 0.5rem 0 0 1.5rem;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/editor/SunConfigEditor.svelte b/src/components/editor/SunConfigEditor.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13bd29f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/editor/SunConfigEditor.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type { SunConfig } from '../../levels/config/levelConfig';
+  import Vector3Input from './Vector3Input.svelte';
+  import Section from '../shared/Section.svelte';
+
+  export let config: SunConfig;
+
+  let hasScale = !!config.scale;
+
+  // Ensure arrays exist with defaults
+  $: if (!config.position) config.position = [0, 0, 0];
+
+  function toggleScale() {
+    hasScale = !hasScale;
+    if (hasScale && !config.scale) {
+      config.scale = [1, 1, 1];
+    } else if (!hasScale) {
+      config.scale = undefined;
+    }
+  }
+</script>
+
+<Section title="Sun Configuration">
+  <Vector3Input label="Position" bind:value={config.position} step={100} />
+
+  <div class="field">
+    <label for="diameter">Diameter</label>
+    <input id="diameter" type="number" bind:value={config.diameter} step={10} class="settings-input" />
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="field">
+    <label for="intensity">Intensity (optional)</label>
+    <input id="intensity" type="number" bind:value={config.intensity} step={0.1} class="settings-input" />
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="toggle-field">
+    <label>
+      <input type="checkbox" checked={hasScale} on:change={toggleScale} />
+      Custom Scale
+    </label>
+  </div>
+
+  {#if hasScale && config.scale}
+    <Vector3Input label="Scale" bind:value={config.scale} step={0.1} />
+  {/if}
+</Section>
+
+<style>
+  .field {
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+  }
+
+  .field label {
+    display: block;
+    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    color: var(--color-text-primary, #fff);
+  }
+
+  .field input {
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+
+  .toggle-field {
+    margin: 1rem 0;
+  }
+
+  .toggle-field label {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    color: var(--color-text-primary, #fff);
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/src/levels/config/levelConfig.ts b/src/levels/config/levelConfig.ts
index a23985b..b200b69 100644
--- a/src/levels/config/levelConfig.ts
+++ b/src/levels/config/levelConfig.ts
@@ -82,10 +82,22 @@ interface StartBaseConfig {
 /**
  * Sun configuration
  */
-interface SunConfig {
+export interface SunConfig {
     position: Vector3Array;
     diameter: number;
     intensity?: number; // Light intensity
+    scale?: Vector3Array; // Independent x/y/z scaling
+}
+
+/**
+ * Starfield configuration
+ */
+export interface StarfieldConfig {
+    count?: number;        // Number of stars (default: 4500)
+    radius?: number;       // Sphere radius (default: 50000)
+    minBrightness?: number; // Min brightness 0-1 (default: 0.1)
+    maxBrightness?: number; // Max brightness 0-1 (default: 1.0)
+    pointSize?: number;    // Star point size (default: 0.1)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -142,6 +154,7 @@ export interface LevelConfig {
     ship: ShipConfig;
     startBase?: StartBaseConfig;
     sun: SunConfig;
+    starfield?: StarfieldConfig;
     planets: PlanetConfig[];
     asteroids: AsteroidConfig[];
 
diff --git a/src/levels/config/levelDeserializer.ts b/src/levels/config/levelDeserializer.ts
index 83d1c39..d8c13e7 100644
--- a/src/levels/config/levelDeserializer.ts
+++ b/src/levels/config/levelDeserializer.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { ScoreEvent } from "../../ui/hud/scoreboard";
 import {
     LevelConfig,
     ShipConfig,
+    StarfieldConfig,
     Vector3Array,
     validateLevelConfig
 } from "./levelConfig";
@@ -156,9 +157,21 @@ export class LevelDeserializer {
         sun.material = material;
         sun.renderingGroupId = 2;
 
+        // Apply scale if specified
+        if (config.scale) {
+            sun.scaling = this.arrayToVector3(config.scale);
+        }
+
         return sun;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get starfield configuration for BackgroundStars
+     */
+    public getStarfieldConfig(): StarfieldConfig | undefined {
+        return this.config.starfield;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create planets from config
      */
diff --git a/src/levels/level1.ts b/src/levels/level1.ts
index e68d5ea..a64de32 100644
--- a/src/levels/level1.ts
+++ b/src/levels/level1.ts
@@ -408,14 +408,9 @@ export class Level1 implements Level {
         // Initialize scoreboard with asteroid count
         this._ship.scoreboard.setRemainingCount(this._asteroidCount);
 
-        // Create background starfield
-        this._backgroundStars = new BackgroundStars(DefaultScene.MainScene, {
-            count: 5000,
-            radius: 3000,
-            minBrightness: 0.1,
-            maxBrightness: 1.0,
-            pointSize: 1
-        });
+        // Create background starfield (use config if available, otherwise defaults)
+        const starfieldConfig = this._deserializer.getStarfieldConfig();
+        this._backgroundStars = new BackgroundStars(DefaultScene.MainScene, starfieldConfig);
 
         // Set up render loop updates
         DefaultScene.MainScene.onBeforeRenderObservable.add(() => {