✦ How It Works

Every Skylit print, step by step.

A walkthrough of every customiser we make. See exactly what you can change, what each tab does, and what the finished print looks like — before you spend a penny.

The Guides
Star Map customiser preview
★ Star Map

How to make a Star Map.

Every constellation, themed background and font scope explained — from picking a composition to picking a frame. With fresh screenshots of each tab and zoom-ins on the parts worth knowing.

4 tabs · ~5 min read

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Moon Map customiser preview
☾ Moon Map

How to make a Moon Map.

Pick the moon's colour and backdrop, set the night, write the words, then choose how it ships. Includes the gift-options expansion that appears when you select Framed.

4 tabs · ~5 min read

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Location Map customiser preview
📍 Location Map

How to make a Location Map.

Pan, rotate and tilt real Mapbox tiles, drop emoji icons on the spot, pick from 25 themed palettes, and sign your title in your own hand if you like.

4 tabs · ~5 min read

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3D Landmark Map customiser preview
🏛 3D Landmark Map

How to make a 3D Landmark Map.

Tap one of 31 popular landmarks — Eiffel Tower, Empire State, Sydney Opera House, Big Ben — and we frame the camera for you. Choose Dawn, Day, Dusk or Night.

4 tabs · ~5 min read

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Family Moon Map customiser preview
☾☾ Family Moon Map

How to make a Family Moon Map.

Two, three or four moons on the same print, each rendered for its own date and place. Includes the Portrait 2×2 layout — perfect for the whole family's milestones.

4 tabs · ~5 min read

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Your Name From Orbit customiser preview
🛰 Your Name From Orbit

How to spell Your Name From Orbit.

Type any name and it's spelled from real NASA / USGS Landsat and ESA Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. Shuffle each letter's landscape, add a caption, and pick a background.

4 steps · ~4 min read

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Custom Print customiser preview
📷 Custom Print

How to make a Custom Print.

Upload your own photo, add a title and caption, crop and rotate before it ships. Two tabs — the shortest customiser we make.

2 tabs · ~3 min read

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One shape across every product.

All Skylit customisers follow the same four-step rhythm. Once you've made one print, you've effectively learned them all.

01

Design

The look. Composition, shape, palette and the optional inner border.

02

Moment

The when and where. Real astronomical data does the rest.

03

Message

Your words and font. Type a message — or, on star maps, hand-write it.

04

Finish

Print, framed or canvas. Five sizes, optional gift wrap, live total.

Ready to make yours?

Skip the explainer if you like — every choice is reversible until you add to cart.

★ Start with a Star Map
Skylit Studio Night Sky Explorer showing the real Milky Way, the Moon and constellations over the horizon

Free interactive tool

Explore the night sky for any date and place

Our free Night Sky Explorer is a live planetarium in your browser. See the real stars, constellations, planets, Moon and Milky Way exactly as they were, travel through time, and when you find a moment worth keeping, turn it into a print.

Open the Night Sky Explorer →