A Real Star For Every Birthday
The Light Left When You Were Born
Enter a name and a birthday. Meet the star whose light, arriving tonight, set out the year you did.
Free to make and share. Names and dates stay in this browser.
Your Star
Other Stars That Fit
The free image is 1080 by 1350 pixels and carries the Lightyrs watermark. The share link holds the name and date inside the link itself, never on a server.
Your Print Files
How It Works
Starlight Is Old
A star 30 light-years away shows you light that left it 30 years ago. Somewhere up there is a star whose light has been travelling exactly as long as you have.
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Enter A Birthday
Yours, or someone you love. We work out the exact age, down to the fraction of a year.
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Meet The Star
We search a catalogue of real, naked-eye stars for one whose distance matches, and prefer a star with a name.
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Keep It Or Gift It
Share the card free, or get the Print Edition for the wall: $9, once.
The Print
A Card For The Wall
Make and share your card for free. When you want it framed, the Print Edition gives you files any print shop can use.
Free Card
$0
For sharing on your phone.
- Your star, its story and its details
- 1080 by 1350 share image
- Ink and Midnight styles
- Share link and Web Share
- Lightyrs watermark on the image
- No print sizes or PDF
- No personal line
Print Edition
$9Once
For the wall, or a gift that arrives in minutes.
- No watermark
- A4 and A3 at 300 dpi, plus 8 by 10 in, as PNG
- Print-ready A4 and A3 PDF
- All four styles: Ink, Midnight, Paper, Darkroom
- A line of your own, set in script
- One key for every name: cards for the whole family
- Key by email right after payment, files made on your device
Print Edition Opening SoonCheckout opens once payments are verified. Your free card works today.
Files that won’t open or print and can’t be fixed are refunded in full. Refund Policy
Checkout is by Dodo Payments, our merchant of record, which handles cards, tax and receipts.
Questions
Questions, Answered
The Star
How Accurate Is It?
The star is real and the maths is exact. Catalogue distances are estimates, often a few percent out, so “the month you were born” can be a few months off. The card says how many months before or after your birth the light left.
Is This The Same As Buying A Star Name?
No. Nobody can sell the name of a star. We don’t name a star after anyone: we find a real star whose light set out around your birthday, and show its real name from the catalogue.
Why That Star And Not Another?
We pick a visible star whose distance in light-years is closest to your age, and prefer one with a proper name when it is within about a light-year. Up to two other stars that fit are offered beside your card.
What If They Are Very Young?
The nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, is 4.3 light-years away. For anyone younger than that, the card says the light is still on its way, and when it arrives.
The Print
What Do I Get For $9?
Files with no watermark: A4 and A3 at 300 dpi and 8 by 10 in as PNG, plus A4 and A3 PDFs. You also get all four styles and a line of your own, for every name you enter.
Can I Make Cards For More Than One Person?
Yes. One key unlocks this browser for as many names and dates as you like. It works on up to 10 devices.
Where Should I Print It?
Any print shop or photo kiosk can print the A4 or A3 PDF. Matte or photo paper both work. For a standard 8 by 10 inch frame, use the 8 by 10 PNG.
Can I Get A Refund?
You can see the whole card free before you buy, so we don’t refund a change of mind. If a file won’t open or print, or your key doesn’t work, email us within 14 days. We fix it, or refund you in full if we can’t. See the refund policy.
Privacy And Payment
Are Names And Birthdays Stored?
No. The card is drawn on your device. Share links keep the name and date in the part of the address after the #, which browsers never send to any server.
What Is In The Watermark?
Free images show a visible Lightyrs watermark. Every downloaded image also carries an invisible mark saying it came from Lightyrs, the export date and whether it is a free or print file. It holds no name, birthday or personal data.
Who Handles Payment?
Dodo Payments, our merchant of record. It takes the card payment, handles sales tax or VAT, sends your receipt and emails your license key. We never see your card details.
Do You Track Me?
No. We run no database, no analytics and no cookies. Only a license key is ever sent to us, to check it with Dodo Payments. Read the privacy policy.
Something else? Email vhakimuddin@gmail.com.