Custom star map with GPS coordinates
One date and one exact point on Earth, transformed into your real night sky
A city name can cover many miles. An address or GPS coordinates identify the exact point where a memory happened: a maternity ward, wedding venue, beach, restaurant or family home. Starry Memory suggests matching places as you type, converts the selected result into latitude and longitude, and uses those coordinates to calculate the sky. The values can also be printed discreetly beneath the date and location. The result is personal, geographical and astronomical at the same time, with a free live preview before the one-off €3.99 high-resolution download.
Why choose Starry Memory
- The correct place, without ambiguity — Selecting a full place suggestion avoids confusing towns with the same name or silently using an unrelated default location.
- Printable latitude and longitude — Coordinates are formatted with north, south, east or west directions and can appear as a subtle line beneath the date and place.
- Any supported point worldwide — City, village, island, mountain lodge or travel location: once selected, the astronomy engine uses the real geographic coordinates.
- Mobile-friendly dynamic search — Suggestions appear while typing and remain selectable when the phone keyboard changes the visible screen area.
- 🔭 Free 3D Sky Exploration — The immersive sky experience is offered free on the website, before or after ordering — explore the sky calculated for your date like in a planetarium. It stays optional.
Coordinates have a particular emotional force. They turn “somewhere in London” into one unique point on the planet. This is where the story happened, and nowhere else. A regular gift gets stored in a drawer. A Starry Memory gift hangs on a wall and tells its own story to every visitor, for thirty years. That's the difference between giving an object and giving a personal narrative anchored in astronomical precision.
🔭 Free 3D Sky Exploration included
Every Starry Memory order includes access to our 3D sky explorer — a unique interactive tool that lets you navigate the exact sky of your chosen date as if you were standing under the stars that night. Drag to change the angle, zoom into a specific constellation, identify every visible planet. We combine a printed poster with an immersive digital experience — not a static PDF, but a personalised planetarium for your moment.
How to present your Starry Memory poster
Three approaches that work. (1) The surprise print: order the digital file at €3.99, print it at home on heavy paper or get it printed at a photo shop (any local print store, Walgreens, CVS, Walmart Photo) — A4, A3 or A2 sizes depending on the target wall. Slip it into a simple frame, wrap it. (2) The intro screen: send the digital file first by email with a personal message, then announce the print to come. Ideal for far-away recipients. (3) The double gift: first give an A4 printed version for the desk, then an A2 framed version for the living room — shows attention to duration. For this occasion, approach (1) is the most effective: maximum surprise effect, minimum cost.
Why this poster isn't like the others
A regular poster lives in a bedroom for a few months before ending up in a cupboard. A Starry Memory poster lives in the story. Every time a visitor asks 'what's that?', the owner tells the story behind the chosen sky — the date, the place, why that night matters. The poster becomes the trigger for a thousand conversations, over ten, twenty, thirty years. That's what sets it apart from a mere decorative object: it carries a personal narrative that never wears thin. Our service at €3.99 makes this possibility accessible to everyone — without compromising on astronomical precision or the quality of the file delivered.
Who gifts a Starry Memory poster — and for what
Occasions fall into three main families. First, family celebrations: birth, baptism, wedding anniversary, parent's birthday — the goal is to capture a moment the whole family shares. Second, couples: the sky of the first date, of moving in together, of the engagement, of the honeymoon. The poster becomes a landmark in the relationship's timeline. Third, personal attentions — for a friend getting married, a colleague retiring, a child graduating. This page covers exactly this type of attention: a gift that goes beyond the object to become a signal of genuine care.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to know the latitude and longitude?
No. Start typing a city, address or place and select the correct suggestion. Starry Memory retrieves the associated coordinates automatically.
What happens if I type a place but do not select a suggestion?
The journey waits for a selection. It should not calculate the map using Paris or another default because that would create the wrong sky.
Must the GPS coordinates appear on the poster?
No. They are available in the detailed preview and can be hidden if you prefer a cleaner composition. The coordinates still power the sky calculation in the background.
Is a street address more accurate than a city?
It identifies the memory more precisely. A few miles make only a modest difference to most star positions, but the exact address and coordinates make the finished gift much more personal.
Can I use a natural landmark with no postal address?
Yes. Search for the landmark, beach, viewpoint or nearest locality. If the place service returns it as a suggestion, its coordinates can be used.
How does the 3D sky exploration work?
On the website, the immersive experience gives free access to an interactive web planetarium, before or after ordering. You can rotate the celestial sphere, zoom into any constellation, identify every visible star with its name and magnitude. No installation required — works on smartphone, tablet or computer.
Does the poster work for a future date?
Yes — we can compute the sky up to 2100. The computation remains accurate, as star positions change very slowly on a human timescale.
Create my exact-location star map
Your sky, your keepsake
Find these landmarks on your own star map
Use the same date, time and place when comparing stars and constellations. In the creator, you can choose which labels to display before approving your poster.
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Compare HD download, print and frame
Open the creation form directly. The animated experience is optional.
The preview is free. The HD download is a paid product. For prints and frames, availability, delivery charges and timing are checked for your format and destination before payment.