For the ones we carry with us
A custom star map of the real night sky from a night that belongs to someone you have lost: the night they were born, their wedding day, or an evening you still think about. Made carefully, printed in Britain.
A remembrance, not a decoration
A memorial star map is quieter than a photograph. It marks a night rather than showing a face: the true positions of the stars above a particular place at a particular time, with a name and a line of your choosing beneath. People who visit will see a beautiful print. You will see the night it holds.
Choosing the night
There is no wrong answer here. The night they were born is the most chosen, a way of celebrating that they happened at all. Others choose a wedding day, the night of a favourite memory, or the sky above a place they loved. If you are torn, choose the memory that makes you smile first.
As a sympathy gift
If you are buying this for someone who is grieving, it lands gently: it says their person mattered without asking anything of them. Tick the gift option and add a short message for the printed card, and we will send it straight to them with nothing else in the parcel, no prices, no branding, no noise.
How it works
- Pick the night. Type the place and the date, and the sky redraws instantly.
- Make it theirs. Add their name and a line that fits, choose a colourway, and pick digital, print or framed.
- We print and post it. Archival giclée, made in Britain, delivered free across the UK.
Fairly priced, made in Britain
A digital download is £13, an unframed A2 giclée print is £39, and a framed A2 is £85 with the frame and UK delivery included.
Choose their night, and we will keep the sky from it.
Create your star mapCommon questions
Which date should I choose for a memorial star map?
Most people choose the night the person was born, celebrating a life rather than marking its end. A wedding day or the night of a favourite shared memory are also often chosen. There is no wrong answer.
Can I send it directly to someone who is grieving?
Yes. Tick the gift option, add a short message for the printed card, and enter their address at checkout. We ship blind: no prices, no invoice, nothing in the parcel but the print and your card.
What should the message line say?
Short lines work best: a name and their dates, "forever under the same stars", or a phrase they used. If the title carries the name, the message can simply be the place and what it meant.
Can you map a night from decades ago?
Yes. The sky is calculated for any date in history, so a birth night from 1943 is as accurate as one from last year.
Framed or unframed for a sympathy gift?
Framed arrives ready to hang, which spares the recipient a job. If you are not sure of their taste, the unframed print or the digital file lets them choose their own frame.