Tropes concerning the stars. See Heliotropes for tropes concerning the Sun.
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- Alien Sky: Occasionally.
- Astrologer: A character who claims to have the skill to see the past, present, and future based on the positions of the planets and stars.
- Binary Suns: Planetary system with two stars.
- Casual Interstellar Travel: Interstellar flight that is taken by normal people regularly in a short amount of time.
- Celestial Body: Someone or something that's literally made of stars.
- Circling Birdies: The stars version.
- Colonized Solar System: The rest of the Solar System being colonized by humanity.
- Constellations as Locations: Constellations being portrayed as actual divisions of or locations in space instead of being arbitrary patterns visible from a planet.
- Fantastic Fireworks: Fireworks shaped into anything the writers want due to Rule of Cool.
- Fictional Constellations: Constellations invented to flesh out a fictional world or culture.
- God of Light: Gods and deities of the stars are covered by this trope
- Interstellar Weapon: A weapon fired from interstellar space or a star system that will hit targets light-years away.
- Landfill Beyond the Stars: A planet used as garbage fill.
- Magical Star Symbols: Star symbols represent magic
- Make a Wish: A character makes a longing desire for something, often on a star.
- The Milky Way Is the Only Way: When Speculative Fiction works that can leave this galaxy still won't.
- Sentient Stars: The stars are living beings in their own right.
- Solar CPR: A dying star is revived.
- Star of Bethlehem: A star in Christian tradition that revealed the birth of Jesus to the magi (or "wise men") and later led them to Bethlehem.
- Star Killing: Ending a star's life.
- Star Power: Power that comes from the stars.
- The Stars Are Going Out: Stars vanish from the sky.
- Stars Are Souls: Stars are or represent the souls of the living or the dead.
- Star-Shaped Coupon: A Plot Coupon shaped like a star.
- Star-Spangled Spandex: People who appear to be made of stars.
- Stargazing Scene: A quiet scene where one or more characters are admiring the night sky.
- Stellar Name: A name of a character/work/celebrity that comes from something found in the night sky (e.g. a star, planet, constellation, or other object).
- Stellification: A character becomes a star or constellation after death.
- Stock Star Systems: Frequently used stars (not counting our own Sun) in science fiction.
- Streaming Stars: Stars are seen streaking by to emphasize how fast a spaceship is going.
- When the Planets Align: Something in the plot depends on some stars or planets lining up in a particular order at a certain time.
- Wish Upon a Shooting Star: You saw a shooting star in the sky? Quick! Make a Wish!
- Zodiacs
- Eastern Zodiac: Constellations and personality types are (mainly) determined by what year you were born in.
- Fictional Zodiac: Inventing new zodiac and horoscope systems to add depth to a world different from ours.
- Western Zodiac: Constellations and personality types are determined by what dates you were you born between.
