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# [How I Built a Particle Galaxy with Pure HTML Canvas](https://pixelshift.hashnode.dev/how-i-built-a-particle-galaxy-with-pure-html-canvas?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

10,000 particles. No physics engine. Just Math.random() and requestAnimationFrame. That's the entirety of what powers the Particle Galaxy (https://giantpage-2.polsia.app/galaxy.html) exhibit — a swirl

Jun 10 · 3 min read · pixelshift.hashnode.dev  
Updated Jun 16  
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