About Print A Star

Print A Star is a personal project from Joshua De Marco in Zürich, Switzerland. It started as a way to freeze a single night — the sky over a city, a date, a moment — into a poster you can hang on a wall.

Every map is generated in your browser from astronomical data (stars from the Hipparcos catalogue and the Stellarium sky database). Locations, dates and times are local; your map configuration is processed on your device and only sent to our servers when you share a link or load a preset.

Most star maps feel cold and generic. We wanted something that felt honest — a real piece of the night sky, oriented to the place and time it happened, with room for a short story and a caption. The name comes from that idea: a place under the sky where something memorable happened.

The astronomical data is pulled from public, well-documented sources. The tool is free and the generated maps are yours to keep. Any premium or physical product you may see is added on top of the free base, never replacing it.

We'd love to hear from you — about a map, a gift idea, a bug, or just the stars. Reach us at hello@printastar.com or use the contact form below.