diff --git a/public/sternenhimmel.php b/public/sternenhimmel.php
index 3b66c57..b59f318 100644
--- a/public/sternenhimmel.php
+++ b/public/sternenhimmel.php
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ $constellationDataError = null;
 $starDataError = null;
 $messierData = [];
 $messierDataError = null;
-$milkyWayData = null;
-$milkyWayDataError = null;
 $availableLocations = [];
 $starDbMagLimit = 12.0;
 
@@ -236,16 +234,6 @@ try {
     $messierDataError = $e->getMessage();
 }
 
-try {
-    $milkyWayPath = __DIR__ . '/js/mw.json';
-    if (is_file($milkyWayPath)) {
-        $milkyWayData = json_decode((string) file_get_contents($milkyWayPath), true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
-    }
-} catch (Throwable $e) {
-    $milkyWayData = null;
-    $milkyWayDataError = $e->getMessage();
-}
-
 $favCometDataJson = json_encode(
     $favCometData ?? [],
     JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES
@@ -271,14 +259,6 @@ $messierDataErrorJson = json_encode(
     $messierDataError,
     JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES
 );
-$milkyWayDataJson = json_encode(
-    $milkyWayData,
-    JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES
-);
-$milkyWayDataErrorJson = json_encode(
-    $milkyWayDataError,
-    JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES
-);
 ?>
 <?php require __DIR__ . '/header.php'; ?>
 <?php
@@ -393,13 +373,6 @@ if (!$availableLocations) {
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="sp-row">
-        <span class="sp-label">Milchstraße</span>
-        <div class="sp-toggles">
-          <label class="sp-toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="cfgMilkyWayShow" checked><span class="sp-pill"></span><span class="sp-text">an</span></label>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
       <div class="sp-row">
         <span class="sp-label">Sternbilder</span>
         <div class="sp-toggles">
@@ -522,14 +495,6 @@ const CFG_DEFAULT = {
   ecliptic: {
     color: 'rgba(255,175,35,0.52)', width: 1.1, dash: [5,5]
   },
-  milkyWay: {
-    fillSoft: 'rgba(180, 208, 255, 0.018)',
-    fillMain: 'rgba(210, 228, 255, 0.028)',
-    stroke: 'rgba(220, 235, 255, 0.035)',
-    glow: 'rgba(185, 210, 255, 0.10)',
-    blur: 16,
-    minPoints: 20
-  },
   constellations: {
     color: 'rgba(100,160,220,0.38)', width: 0.8, dash: [],
     colorLabels: 'rgba(120,175,230,0.50)', fontLabels: '9px Rajdhani, sans-serif'
@@ -631,7 +596,6 @@ let showAltaz   = false;
 let showPlanets = true;
 let showSunMoon = true;
 let showEclip   = true;
-let showMilkyWay = true;
 let showMessier = true;
 let showConst   = true;
 let showComets  = true;
@@ -654,8 +618,6 @@ const STAR_DATA_URL = 'sternenhimmel.php?stars_api=1';
 const EMBEDDED_STAR_ERROR = <?php echo $starDataErrorJson ?: 'null'; ?>;
 const EMBEDDED_MESSIER_DATA = <?php echo $messierDataJson ?: '[]'; ?>;
 const EMBEDDED_MESSIER_ERROR = <?php echo $messierDataErrorJson ?: 'null'; ?>;
-const EMBEDDED_MILKY_WAY_DATA = <?php echo $milkyWayDataJson ?: 'null'; ?>;
-const EMBEDDED_MILKY_WAY_ERROR = <?php echo $milkyWayDataErrorJson ?: 'null'; ?>;
 const MESSIER = Array.isArray(EMBEDDED_MESSIER_DATA) ? EMBEDDED_MESSIER_DATA : [];
 const FAV_COMETS = <?php echo $favCometDataJson ?: '[]'; ?>;
 let constellationData = EMBEDDED_CONSTELLATION_DATA;
@@ -674,66 +636,6 @@ function buildMStyle() {
 }
 let M_STYLE = buildMStyle();
 
-function buildMilkyWayRings(data) {
-  if (!data || !Array.isArray(data.features)) return [];
-
-  const rings = [];
-  for (const feature of data.features) {
-    const geometry = feature && feature.geometry ? feature.geometry : null;
-    if (!geometry) continue;
-
-    const polygons = geometry.type === 'Polygon'
-      ? [geometry.coordinates]
-      : geometry.type === 'MultiPolygon'
-        ? geometry.coordinates
-        : [];
-
-    for (const polygon of polygons) {
-      if (!Array.isArray(polygon)) continue;
-      for (const rawRing of polygon) {
-        if (!Array.isArray(rawRing) || rawRing.length < CFG.milkyWay.minPoints) continue;
-
-        const coords = [];
-        let area = 0;
-
-        for (let i = 0; i < rawRing.length; i++) {
-          const point = rawRing[i];
-          if (!Array.isArray(point) || point.length < 2) continue;
-          const lon = Number(point[0]);
-          const lat = Number(point[1]);
-          if (!Number.isFinite(lon) || !Number.isFinite(lat)) continue;
-
-          coords.push([lon, lat]);
-
-          if (i < rawRing.length - 1) {
-            const next = rawRing[i + 1];
-            const lon2 = Array.isArray(next) ? Number(next[0]) : NaN;
-            const lat2 = Array.isArray(next) ? Number(next[1]) : NaN;
-            if (Number.isFinite(lon2) && Number.isFinite(lat2)) {
-              area += (lon * lat2) - (lon2 * lat);
-            }
-          }
-        }
-
-        if (coords.length < CFG.milkyWay.minPoints) continue;
-
-        const areaAbs = Math.abs(area / 2);
-        if (!Number.isFinite(areaAbs)) continue;
-
-        rings.push({
-          coords,
-          areaAbs,
-        });
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  rings.sort((a, b) => b.areaAbs - a.areaAbs);
-  return rings;
-}
-
-const MILKY_WAY_RINGS = buildMilkyWayRings(EMBEDDED_MILKY_WAY_DATA);
-
 function getTime() { return liveMode ? new Date() : simTime; }
 
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
@@ -1968,7 +1870,6 @@ function render() {
   ctx.fill();
   ctx.clip();
 
-  if (showMilkyWay) drawMilkyWay(date);
   if (showAltaz) drawAltazGrid();
   if (showEq)    drawEquatorialGrid(date);
   if (showEclip) drawEcliptic(date);
@@ -2303,7 +2204,6 @@ spBind('cfgPlanetsShow',   () => showPlanets,  v => showPlanets = v);
 spBind('cfgCometsShow',    () => showComets,   v => showComets = v);
 spBind('cfgCometsLabels',  () => labelComets,  v => labelComets = v);
 spBind('cfgEclipShow',     () => showEclip,    v => showEclip = v);
-spBind('cfgMilkyWayShow',  () => showMilkyWay, v => showMilkyWay = v);
 spBind('cfgMessierShow',   () => showMessier,  v => showMessier = v);
 spBind('cfgSunMoonShow',   () => showSunMoon,  v => showSunMoon = v);
 
@@ -2394,10 +2294,6 @@ if (EMBEDDED_MESSIER_ERROR) {
   console.warn('Messier-Daten aus der Datenbank nicht geladen:', EMBEDDED_MESSIER_ERROR);
 }
 
-if (EMBEDDED_MILKY_WAY_ERROR) {
-  console.warn('Milchstraßen-Daten nicht geladen:', EMBEDDED_MILKY_WAY_ERROR);
-}
-
 function updateStarLoadingUi(done, total) {
   if (!starLoadingOverlay || !starLoadingFill || !starLoadingStatus || !starLoadingNote) return;
   const safeTotal = Math.max(1, total);