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Custom star map

Star Map Maker

The sky over the place you were, the night it mattered. Make it yourself, in five minutes, as many times as you like. The Star Map Maker draws the night sky exactly as it stood over any city at any moment: 5,080 stars, the Moon and the planets, 40 constellations, a compass ring and the Moon’s phase, with your own title and dedication line. Five styles, six print sizes, 300 dpi.

Buy it once, and the night your child was born, the night you met, the wedding and next year’s anniversary are all yours to make.

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Star Map Maker: Custom Star Map

Why people buy this

  • For the nursery: “The night you were born”, the baby’s name and time underneath, in blush, sage or night. Make one for each child.
  • For a wedding or anniversary: the sky over the ceremony, framed. The gift people photograph.
  • For the night you met, the proposal, a first date, a goodbye. Any date, any place, since 1800.
  • Because a custom star map from a shop is one map, for one date, at a price. This is the maker. Every map after the first is free.

What you get

One file that runs on your computer or tablet, offline, with no account. Every star visible to the naked eye from the Yale Bright Star Catalog, the brightest named. Constellation lines for 40 constellations, both hemispheres. The Moon and the planets where they stood. Compass points, altitude rings, the date, the place, the coordinates, the Moon’s phase. Your title and a line under it. Five styles: Night, Paper, Blush, Sage and Ink. Six sizes: 8×10, A4, 11×14, A3, 12×12 and 16×20 inches, all at 300 dpi. Download PNG for the print shop, or print straight to PDF.

Your questions, answered

I don’t know the exact time.

Pick 9 pm for a classic evening sky, or the time you remember. Daytime events work too: the map shows the stars behind the daylight and says so.

Where do I print it?

Any online print service, the photo counter at the supermarket, a local print shop, or your own printer. The PNG is the exact size you chose at 300 dpi, so there is nothing to resize.

Does it work on a phone?

A computer or tablet is best for making posters. A phone works for a quick look.

Is it real astronomy?

Yes. Star positions from the public-domain Yale Bright Star Catalog, planets from standard formulas, checked against reference values.

Can I make more than one?

Unlimited. Births, weddings, anniversaries, every year, for everyone. That is the point.

Goes well with

Want all five? The Sky Collection has every reading and the star map maker, for less than the price of three.

Buy it now and make the first one tonight

Digital download on Etsy; nothing is shipped. The maker is yours to keep.

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