Memorial star map
A sky to remember someone by
A memorial star map is the real night sky — the stars and planets in the positions they actually held — for a date and place that belonged to someone. A birthday, a wedding day, the day they arrived, or the day they left. It is computed from NASA JPL ephemeris data, so it is a true picture of that sky rather than a generic starry print.
It is a quiet object. There is no message you have to find and no date you have to explain; the map carries the moment, and the person who knows it will recognise it.
Choosing the date and place
There is no single right date. Some people use a birthday, so the map marks the life rather than the loss. Others choose a date the person loved — an anniversary, a holiday, a first day in a home. Both are honest choices; pick the one that feels like them.
For the place, search a city, a hometown, a hospital, or a place that meant something to them. The local time zone is applied automatically, so the sky is the one that was really overhead there at that hour. If the exact time is unknown, you can choose an estimate and compare options in the free preview. The map shows the sky at the time you enter. An estimated time is a keepsake choice, not a verified record of the original moment.
Preview free, then download
The preview needs no account and costs nothing; it is watermarked, and the file you buy isn't. Download the digital files after payment.
Digital download — $5 USD. A high-resolution PNG plus a scalable SVG. Digital file only; no physical item is shipped. If you plan to print it, check the format and size with your print shop, and keep the map's proportions.
Framed prints are coming soon — the tier is not on sale yet; the digital download is available now.
A note on ordering
Because every map is made to order and personalised, all sales are final — please check the date, time and place carefully before you pay, and use the free preview to see the map first. See the refund policy.
Every map is generated in Canada, and the star positions are verified against documented astronomical events — our reference test reproduces the Great Conjunction of 21 December 2020, Jupiter and Saturn 6.1 arcminutes apart.