Two stars, one night a year
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Look east at nine o’clock
Over Tokyo on 7 July 2027, Vega stands high in the east-northeast and Altair lower to the right, the river of the Milky Way between them. The crescent Moon has just set: a dark sky, if the rain allows.
織姫と彦星のように
“Like Orihime and Hikoboshi.” Your line, under the stars of your night.
- ゆい & はると七夕の夜に、ふたりの星2024年7月7日 — Paris, France北緯48.8534° 東経2.3488°
“Our two stars, on Tanabata night”
- ゆい & はると出会った夜の星空2024年7月7日 — Paris, France北緯48.8534° 東経2.3488°
“The sky the night we met”
- Yui & HarutoLike the two stars of TanabataJuly 7, 2024 — Paris, France48.8534° N 2.3488° E
English
About the Tanabata print
Which stars are Orihime and Hikoboshi?
Orihime is Vega, in the constellation Lyra, and Hikoboshi is Altair, in Aquila. On a Tanabata evening in Tokyo, Vega stands 63° up in the east-northeast and Altair 35° up in the east-southeast, with the Milky Way running between them.
Will Vega and Altair be on our print?
On a July evening, yes: both are high in the east. For another night, the print shows whatever was really above you; if your night was in winter, you get the winter sky instead.
It is always cloudy on Tanabata.
7 July often falls in the rainy season, so many years nobody sees them. The print shows the sky above the clouds, exactly as it was.
Can it be in Japanese?
Yes. The studio for Tanabata opens in Japanese: the date, the line and the labels. Your names stay exactly as you type them.
Will it arrive by 7 July?
Yes, whenever you order. It is a print file, not a parcel: it reaches your inbox within minutes, ready for a convenience-store printer the same day.
How big can I print it?
The file is 9,000 × 12,000 pixels, a true 300 dpi at 75×100 cm (30×40 in), and sharp at every smaller size.