Buy a galaxy. Real coordinates.
Buy a permanent dedication to a real, NASA-catalogued galaxy. Each purchase includes a 12″×18″ archival cotton certificate, a registry entry filed in perpetuity, and real coordinates any telescope on Earth can verify. From $39, with a 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
What you get when you buy a galaxy
- A real, catalogued galaxy
Sourced from NASA/IPAC NED, SDSS DR17, Messier, NGC, and IC catalogs. Real coordinates, real distance, observable from Earth.
- A 12″×18″ archival print
Printed on 300gsm archival cotton with cyan-foil registry seal. Ships in a rigid tube within 5 business days.
- Permanent registry entry
Filed in our public, searchable archive forever. Each galaxy can only be dedicated once.
- 60-day guarantee
If you don't love it, full refund within 60 days — and you keep the print.
Pricing
- Standard
Real SDSS / NGC catalog entry. 1,800 to choose from. Same archival print.
$39 - Notable
Photographed by Hubble or a major ground-based survey. Real telescope imagery.
$79 - NamedMost picked
Messier classics with public names — the Whirlpool, Sombrero, Andromeda. 4 in 5 buyers pick this tier.
$149 - Signature
The five most iconic. JWST First Deep Field, Hubble Ultra Deep Field. One dedication each, then they're gone.
$299
Why buy a galaxy and not a star
Most people who land here typed “buy a star” first. Quick honest comparison:
- ·Star-naming sites sell paper certificates with names that no astronomer recognizes — the IAU has zero affiliation with any of them.
- ·Galaxies are older, rarer, and more documented. The Andromeda Galaxy has been observed for 400 million years longer than your wedding.
- ·Our registry is uniqueness-enforced — once a galaxy is dedicated, it’s removed from the available pool permanently.
- ·60-day refund guarantee. Most star-naming sites have none.