Capture the night sky of the sky on a day you'll never forget — astronomically exact, beautifully printed
A memorial / loss is the kind of moment you can't recreate. The sky above you on that night is just as irreplaceable — and just as forgettable, unless someone captures it. Starry Memory does, with NASA-grade astronomical precision.
Memorial / loss moments are rare. The sky above them, even rarer — every minute produces a unique alignment of stars that won't repeat for thousands of years.
Generic gifts get added to a pile. A star map of a memorial / loss gets framed, hung, and pointed at by visitors for years. The recipient doesn't just receive a poster — they receive proof that someone noticed the date specifically enough to capture the sky of it.
Every star position is rendered from the HYG v3.0 catalogue, the same database professional astronomers use. Planet positions come from NASA JPL ephemerides — the same data feeding mission planning. The result is verifiable against any planetarium software.
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're the only service combining a printed poster with an immersive digital experience — not a static PDF, but a personalised planetarium for your moment.
Five themes are available in the configurator, each designed for a different room type. The Dark Classic theme emphasises gold stars on deep black — perfect for an adult bedroom or office. The Light Minimalist theme inverts the contrast: ivory background, thin black stars — for a Scandinavian interior or an already-busy wall. The Romantic theme introduces pink gradients for shared rooms. The Cosmic Milky Way theme adds the galactic band for astronomy enthusiasts. The Pastel Baby theme is designed for children's rooms. The memorial-star-map use case works with all five, but our default recommendation is Dark Classic — it's the most universal choice and the one that ages best.
Our customers fall into three main groups. 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. The memorial-star-map use case covers exactly this type of attention: a gift that goes beyond the object to become a signal of genuine care.
Every star position on your memorial-star-map poster is computed from the HYG v3.0 catalogue, which combines the three reference astronomical databases: Hipparcos (European Space Agency mission, 1989-1993), Yale Bright Star Catalogue, and Gliese Catalogue. Planetary positions come from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory DE405 ephemerides — the same data used by mission control centres to plan interplanetary trajectories. You can verify the result with Stellarium, SkySafari, Cartes du Ciel or JPL Horizons. Precision: down to the arcsecond (1/3600th of a degree).
Yes — verify with Stellarium or any planetarium software, you'll find the same star positions, the same planets, the same moon phase.
Yes — instant digital download worldwide, including UK, US, Canada, Australia and Ireland. Premium prints ship to 14 countries with tracked delivery in 3–7 working days.
The high-resolution star map (4960×7016 px, 300 DPI) + a personalised illustrated poem generated from the brightest stars visible that night.
Digital file: 30 seconds after payment. Premium print: 3–7 working days with tracked shipping.
After your purchase, you receive a personal link giving access to an interactive web planetarium. 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.
Yes — every order includes one free modification within 24 hours. Beyond that, we charge €1.99 per change (still making the service 5 to 10 times cheaper than competitors). For typos in the name or message, modification is free for life.