(function($) {
	$.fn.stars=function(settings) {
		var config = {
			'i' : '',    // image URL
			'c' : 50,    // clear: radius around the mouse to not fill with stars
			'd' : .00006,// density: how many stars per pixel to show - KEEP IT LOW!
			'm' : 100,    // maximum size of stars
			's' : 500,  // speed (in ms) of star appearance
			'l' : 1000,  // length of time star stays on page
			'f' : 1000,  // fading time
			'h' : 1000   // max hide time before a star appears again somewhere else
		};
		if (settings) {
			$.extend(config, settings);
		}
		config.s+=config.h;
		config.l+=config.s;
		config.f+=config.l;
		function getTransformProperty() {
			var properties = ['transform', 'WebkitTransform', 'MozTransform'];
			var p;
			while (p = properties.shift()) {
				if (typeof document.body.style[p] != 'undefined') {
					return p;
				}
			}
			return false;
		}
		this.each(function() {
			var w=this.offsetWidth, h=this.offsetHeight;
			var ol=this.offsetLeft, ot=this.offsetTop;
			var canvas=this;
			var pixels=w*h;
			var num_stars=pixels*config.d;
			function create_star(){
				var t=Math.random()*config.h;
				var $e;
				var s=config.m*Math.random();
				var pl=ol+(w-s)*Math.random();
				var pt=ot+(h-s)*Math.random();
				setTimeout(function(){
					var html=config.i==''?'<div class="star">*</div>':'<img class="star" src="'+config.i+'" />';
					$e=$(html)
						.css({
							"width":0,
							"height":0,
							"position":"absolute",
							"left":pl+s/2,
							"top":pt+s/2
						});
					$e
						.appendTo(canvas)
						.animate({
							"width":s,
							"height":s,
							"left":pl,
							"top":pt
						},config.s,'linear');
				},t);
				setTimeout(function(){
					$e
						.animate({
							"width":0,
							"height":0,
							"left":pl+s/2,
							"top":pt+s/2
						},config.f-config.l);
				},t+config.l,'linear');
				setTimeout(function(){
					$e.remove();
					setTimeout(create_star, 1);
				},t+config.f);
			}
			for (var i=0; i<num_stars; ++i) {
				create_star();
			}
		});
		function rotate(){
			$('.star').each(function(){
				if (!this.trProp) {
					this.trProp=getTransformProperty();
					this.deg=Math.random()*360;
					this.speed=Math.random()*5;
				}
				this.deg=(this.deg+this.speed)%360;
				this.style[this.trProp]='rotate('+this.deg+'deg)';
			});
			setTimeout(rotate, 40);
		}
		rotate();
		return this;
	};
})(jQuery);