"It seems to mean that several stars have vanished."
My star vanished as I drew near: some obstacle had intervened between me and it.
A minute later they had left me, and I stood watching them until the two stars of light from their lanterns vanished into the blackness.
Then, in a wash of golden light, the stars vanished!
When she managed to lean forward and look around, the stars on the visual screen had vanished.
There were so many bright streaks across the sky that it seemed as if all the stars should have vanished by now.
Behind it, the stars vanished as the wall materialized again.
No hint of cloud, just that the stars had vanished.
The stars vanished, and a gate clanged shut behind them.
As if swept over by a black wave of mist, the stars had vanished.