What is a star map, and what makes it so unique?
Have you heard of star maps? A star map takes a location, date and time of a special event in your life and maps out how the stars looked above you. Science is just amazing. The ability to capture the stars at any given time and place.
Star maps or a star chart is a map of the night sky in a particular place. Astronomers divide these into grids to use them more easily. Star maps are used to identify and locate constellations and astronomical objects such as stars, nebulae, and galaxies. This information is used to track and study the movement of these stars. Scientists also use these maps to discover new stars and to see if any of the known stars have disappeared.
Star maps have been used for human navigation since time immemorial. Note that a star chart differs from an astronomical catalogue, which is a listing or tabulation of celestial objects for a particular purpose. Tools utilising a star chart include the astrolabe and planisphere.
Star Maps have become a collectable work of art, especially to remember or commemorate different occasions and incidents of someone’s life.
Being able to capture a moment in history, especially in the form of how the stars aligned is a beautiful gift.
Star maps have been used to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, celebrations and any special moment that is worth remembering forever.
Galoon has a license agreement with a University in America that consists of an Astronomy program and this enables Galoon to capture the data required to create the star maps. Astronomy is the study of the sun, moon, stars, planets, comets, gas, galaxies, dust and other non-Earthly bodies and phenomena.
To create a star map at Galoon you need the following.
- The location where the special event took place.
- The date when the event happened with a close estimate of the time it happened.
- A relevant caption.
- Tons of love
- No creativity, that’s our job.
When creating your star map, make sure to add the time the special event happened or a close estimate because as the earth is rotating throughout the day, the stars above you will be different.
