Yes! It is a cylinder using making use of VAT for deformation and procedural texturing through use of Voronoi to drive the stars, Gradient Noise to drive the "galaxy" formations and distance masks to control where different colors are assigned. :)
Hey so erm, I was super depressed and was ready to end it all unless I could see some piggies get they slop on. Errrrrm, lets just say, that need was satisfied and more. LIKE!
Currently working on that! For the time being, you can follow the Install Instructions to download Winrar and use the video tutorial to help with extracting. Expect an update soon-ish!