Personalised star certificate
Give a star, scan it and find it in the sky with your smartphone.
Symbolic dedication in the private Starry Memory registry
from €8.91
- PDF ready as soon as you pay
- Secure payment
- 6 languages
How it works
From certificate to sky, in three gestures.
Give a star
Pick a real star and its name. Your PDF certificate is ready the moment you pay.
Scan the certificate’s QR code
With the phone’s camera, no app needed: the star appears in 3D.
Find it in the sky
Raise your phone: it shows you where the star is, from where you stand.
North-east · 52° above the horizon · Example: London · 9 Sept 2026 · 10 pm
Depending on its brightness and the weather, you’ll see it with the naked eye, with binoculars, or find its direction.
✦ Try it before you give it
Scan the demonstration star
Every certificate carries a QR code that opens “My star”: its name, the sky in 3D, then guidance to find it up there. Try it now.
Scan it with your phone, or click itTap the QR code to open it
Example: a star assigned for the demonstration
See it in 15 seconds
A real star, its certificate and its QR code: scan it, then find the star in the sky with your smartphone.
What you give
A real certificate, sharp down to the last detail.
Two A4 pages as a PDF, ready the moment you pay: the certificate in the name you chose and the guide to observe the star. Enlarge a page to read it in detail.
A QR code
Scanned with the phone camera, no app needed, it opens the “Your star” page.
The “Your star” page
The star in 3D, then its direction in the real sky, from wherever you stand.
The star’s real data
Hipparcos reference, constellation, brightness, colour and coordinates, taken from astronomical catalogues.
A registry number
Each star is assigned only once in the private Starry Memory registry; its number is assigned with your order.
The example star, in real data
- Reference
- HIP 4151 · HD 5015
- Constellation
- Cassiopeia
- Brightness
- magnitude 4.80 · visible to the naked eye
- Colour
- yellow-white · type F9 V · ≈ 6,100 K
- Position (J2000)
- RA 00h 53m 04s · Dec +61° 07′ 26″
Source: Hipparcos catalogue (HYG 4.1) and SIMBAD.
Three levels
Choose their star.
You pick a level, we find an available star for your hemisphere. Then you personalise its name and your message.
Browse the 1,000+ stars myself
Symbolic dedication in the private Starry Memory registry — not an official IAU name.
A star for every occasion
Trust
Give with peace of mind.
Secure payment by Stripe
Your card details never pass through our servers.
Your PDF as soon as you pay
Instant download; your order link lets you find it again.
A private registry, clearly explained
Starry Memory assigns each star only once in its own registry. The chosen name is not recognised by the IAU.
A real contact
A question before or after buying?
contact@starry-memory.comReviews you can check
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For a special date
The star map.
The exact sky of a birth, a wedding or the night you met, calculated for the date and place, with your names.
HD file from €3.99 · framed 50 × 70 from €134.90
Frequently asked questions
Everything to know before you give
Is it an official name?
No. It is a symbolic dedication in the private Starry Memory registry: the star keeps its astronomical reference (HIP), and the name you choose is not recognised by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
What exactly do I receive?
A two-page A4 PDF: the certificate in the name you chose, with its QR code, and the guide to observe the star. The star is assigned only once in our private registry.
How do you find the star?
Scan the certificate’s QR code with the phone camera, no app needed. The “Your star” page shows the star in 3D and then, with the phone raised, its direction in the sky from where you are.
Will it be visible to the naked eye?
With the “Visible to the naked eye” (€17.91) and “Remarkable white star” (€44.91) levels, yes, under a dark sky: the star is magnitude 6 or brighter. The catalogue star (€8.91) is often too faint for the naked eye: look for it with binoculars or follow the direction shown. Weather and time matter too.
When do I receive it?
Right away: the PDF downloads as soon as the payment is confirmed. Keep your order link to download it again. Nothing is sent by post: you print it or pass it on yourself.
In which languages?
The site and the certificate are available in French, English, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese: the certificate is written in the language of the page you order from.
How does payment work?
On a secure Stripe payment page. You see a free preview of the certificate and the total price before you pay.
Give them a star they will find.
Choose the star, personalise its certificate, check the preview: the PDF is ready the moment you pay.
Choose your starSymbolic dedication in the private Starry Memory registry
Give a star and find it in the sky
Giving a star with Starry Memory means choosing a real star from the Hipparcos catalogue and dedicating it to the name of your choice in the private Starry Memory registry. The two-page A4 PDF certificate carries a QR code: scanned with a phone’s camera, no app needed, it opens the “My star” page, which shows the star in 3D and then points to its direction in the sky from where you stand. It is a symbolic dedication: it confers neither ownership of the star nor an official name recognised by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
Three levels: catalogue star €8.91, visible to the naked eye €17.91, remarkable white star €44.91. The PDF downloads as soon as the payment is confirmed, after a free preview. Name a star · See the “My star” example · Buying and naming a star: what it really means
Personalised star map
For a special date, Starry Memory also creates a custom star map: the sky of a birth, a wedding or a first date, calculated for the date, time and place, with your names. HD file €3.99, A3 print €39.90, A2 print €54.90, wood frame from €134.90. Star map gift guide · Wedding star maps · Free star map preview