The night sky, just as it was.

Yes. Your map is calculated from the Hipparcos star catalogue for the exact place, date and time you enter. It shows about 5,000 stars, everything you could see with the naked eye on a clear, dark night, and the constellation lines follow the traditional figures. On the dark styles the soft band of the Milky Way is drawn where it really lies in the sky.

Leave the time empty and we use 22:00 local time, when the sky is properly dark for most of the year. The stars turn through the night, so if the hour matters to you, for a birth for instance, add it and the map will turn to match.

A star map shows the sky as you see it lying on your back and looking up, not the ground seen from above. With north at the top, east falls on the left and west on the right. Hold the poster above your head and it lines up with the real sky.

Yes. Search for any place in the world or type in its coordinates, and pick any date from 1900 to 2100, so a grandparent's wedding day is no problem. For places found through the search we work out the local time zone for that date, including summer time.

There are three portrait sizes: 30×40 cm, 40×50 cm and 50×70 cm. You can order the print on its own or framed in black, oak or white. Every star map is printed on matte paper, which suits its deep, even colours.

Each star map is printed to order in our own studio in the EU and packed carefully for the journey. Shipping is free on orders over €50. You can read more on our shipping page.