The SOLAR SYSTEM fromVENUS
Choose your planet and your meaningful dates.
Design a unique piece of astronomical wall art.
Personalized
Astronomical
Poster
Astronomically Accurate.
Finely Designed.
Celebrate your best memories through a unique art print that unfolds the movements of the Solar System as they appear from one of its planets.
How it works
- 1.Choose the reference planet, i.e. your point of view. Then, choose your meaningful period by setting the starting and ending dates.
- 2.Let Almagesto calculate the planets' orbits and preview them in seconds.
- 3.Customize the final design by choosing the zoom level and the color palette. Optionally add a personal message.
Each Almagesto is a one-of-a-kind design poster, shaped by your personal choices of reference planet, starting and ending dates, zoom level, and color palette.
What they say about us
Having your past and your universe in your living room is a kind of a dream and you can make it with a click!
— Valentina
I was looking for the perfect gift for my friend who is a huge astronomy nerd and found Almagesto. I'm impressed with the way it was designed and the concept of switching the perspective on the Solar System is literally from another planet!
— Luca
Who knew that some orbital patterns would make for an awesome, minimal wall art? Apparently you did! Great job!
— David
A change of perspective
• Heliocentric •
This is how the orbits of the planets appear from the Sun
_You already know it, it’s nice...
• Geocentric •
These are the same paths as seen from the Earth
_You may not be familiar with it, but this is what astronomers have observed and studied for centuries...
What about other planets' perspective?
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Here's what you will find out.
The following drawings show the Solar System during the same time span but from different frames of reference.
•from mercury|•
•from venus|•
•from mars|•
Explore the Solar System from an unusual point of view with a work of art, based on NASA ephemerides.
Science meets Design
We pursue the goal of creating a unique design product without sacrificing scientific accuracy.
Positions data are in fact derived from the ephemerides built and published by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at NASA that guarantees extreme accuracy for the time interval between 1600 AD and 2100 AD. Furthermore, our software can extrapolate data outside this range with the help of AstroPy, the state-of-the-art software library commonly used in the Astrophysics community, to give you the freedom of exploring the solar system for any time span.
Even with the best sources for astronomical data realizing a readable, understandable, communicative and beautiful print was a difficult task.
To overcome all the challenges, such as the coexistence of very different scales or the intricacy of the trajectories, we have developed algorithms and graphical themes which ensure an optimal and beautiful product for the full spectrum of cases, even in printing process.
inner solar system
modulation of colors and strokes
scaling management
some inspirational books
arabic heading
developing and coding
end planet marker
latin heading
What makes it special
A CHANGE of PERSPECTIVE
Get a deeper feel of the universe by looking at the Solar System from different points of view.
Choose ANY EPOCH
You are free to explore the Solar System during any time span.
8 LEVELS of ZOOM
Explore the Solar System at different scales.
GRAPHIC & THEMES
Different themes let you customize your personal astronomy poster.
NASA / JPL ephemerides
Ephemerides built and published by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at NASA.
Astronomically ACCURATE
One of the few posters that completely respects the Solar System scale.
STATE-OF-THE-ART SOFTWARE
Built on top of the best libraries used by the astrophysics community.
SCIENCE meets DESIGN
A finely designed piece of wall art that doesn't sacrifies scientific accuracy.
FINE DETAILS
A minimal poster designed to ensure optimal readability and a clear design.
CULTURAL VALUE
A way to celebrate science history and the civilizations connected by the Almagest.
