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Custom star map
The real night sky over the place and date you choose, with your names and a title. Canvas or a black wood frame.
From $46.50 USDFrom $68 CAD
Order by Fri Dec 4 for US delivery before December 24 (our estimate from production and shipping quotes)
- 1 Pick a design
- 2 Type the names
- 3 We check it before printing
Made to order for you
Delivery
Made to order: 2 to 5 business days.
Shipping to the US: free, about 3-5 days after dispatch.
Printed and shipped by our print partner Printful. Read Printful's reviews on Trustpilot.
If something is wrong
Damaged, defective or misprinted? Send a photo within 30 days of delivery for a free reprint or a refund. Made-to-order items cannot be returned for a change of mind. Returns and reprints
What it is
We calculate the sky as it was above your city at the date and time you give: every star to magnitude 6 (the faintest the eye can see on a dark night) and the constellation lines, with the zenith at the center and the horizon at the edge. Your title, names, place, date and the coordinates are set beside it in serif and gold-tone type on a deep navy background.
Who it suits
Anniversaries, weddings, engagements, a first date, a birth, or a night someone wants to remember.
How to personalize it
A custom star map of the real sky
This is a custom star map calculated for your moment, not a decorative pattern. We look up your place's coordinates and time zone, then work out where every star to magnitude 6 stood above it at your date and time, precessed from the catalog epoch to that date, with the constellation lines joining them. The center of the circle is the point straight overhead; the edge is the horizon, with north at the top and east on the left, as the sky looks when you lie on your back with your head to the north.
What to write
A title of up to 26 characters ("The night we met", "Our wedding night", "Welcome to the world"), the names, the place as city and state or country ("Chicago, Illinois"), the date, and the time if you know it. Without a time we use 9:00 pm local time. The coordinates are printed under the date.
Star map gift ideas
A personalized star map suits an anniversary (the night you met or married), an engagement, a birth (the sky the baby was born under) or a memorial. As custom star map canvas wall art it hangs without a frame; the framed print comes in a black wood frame with an acrylic front.
What it does not show
The moon and planets move against the stars and are not drawn, and city light pollution is not simulated: the chart shows every star bright enough to see from a dark place.
What is included
- 1 canvas or framed print in the size you choose
- Hanging hardware
Size and materials
- Canvas: poly-cotton, gallery-wrapped over 1.25 in bars
- Framed print: 189 g/m² matte paper, 0.75 in black ayous wood frame, acrylic front
- Stars to magnitude 6 from the HYG catalog, precessed to your date
- Printed to order by Printful
Care
Dust with a soft dry cloth; keep out of direct sun.
How personalization works
- Choose the options and type your text exactly as it should print.
- Photos: pick one now to see it; after checkout we email you within 24 hours; reply with the full-size original.
- We check spelling, spacing and photo quality before the order goes to production, and email you if anything looks wrong.
