Name their star.
Then hunt for aliens.
Give a child a real star with their name on it. Then send them stargazing each night to spot planets, learn real astronomy and catch playful aliens hiding among the stars.
A gift that turns bedtime into a sky full of wonder.
What you get
A real star. Named for them.
A real star with real coordinates, verified and registered under their name. Chosen just for them. Theirs alone, forever.
A new hunt, every single night.
The Orbiteers don't stay put. A different batch of them shows up hiding in the sky each night, so there's always a reason to go back outside and see who's there tonight.
Point your phone. Find your star.
Aim your phone at the actual sky and their star lights up right where it really is, alongside real planets and the Orbiteers on the hunt. Not a simulation, the real sky, live. Plus a to download and frame.
The Orbiteers Logbook
A free with a page for every month. Each page lists every Orbiteer by name and picture with a section for each day to circle who they found. A whole year of nights, ready to fill in.
A keepsake worth framing.
See It For Yourself
See Charlie's star in the sky right now. Scan this QR code, or if you're on your phone, tap the link instead.
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How it works
Pick your star
Explore the sky and choose your child's star from the thousands inside it.
Name their star
Give that star their name. It's theirs alone, forever.
Get your certificate
A real registration certificate arrives, ready to download and frame.
Look up every night
Point your phone at the sky to find their star and hunt for that night's Orbiteers.
Choose a galaxy. Pick their star. Find the Orbiteers.
Twenty Orbiteers live scattered across four galaxies. Pick whichever galaxy you like best, choose a star from inside it and watch it shine every night.
Then find the six Orbiteers hiding somewhere in the sky that night. They switch every night, so the hunt never plays out the same way twice.
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- Driftle - tough, brave, always looking out for you.
- Sizzle - hyper, fast talking, never sits still.
- Nova - warm, cheerful, a little bit of a show off.
- Chilly - shy, cozy, always looking for a hug.
- Zibb - giggly, ticklish, always floating sideways.
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- Echo - calm, patient, the best listener in the sky.
- Puffer - careful, cautious, always prepared.
- Glacia - sleepy, cozy, loves napping under ice.
- Ripple - giggly, wobbly, always mid bounce.
- Bolt - jumpy, full of static energy, always laughing.
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- Squish - strong, calm and completely unbothered.
- Misty - dreamy, artistic, loves quiet moments.
- Halo - fancy, loves accessories, a little bit vain.
- Sparkitail - adventurous, dramatic, loves a grand entrance.
- Splitzy - easygoing, jokes about being of two minds.
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- Glimmer - energetic, loves counting and clapping to beats.
- Blink - quiet, curious, unbeatable at hide and seek.
- Orbie - loyal, steady, always watching out for home.
- Nibbles - bouncy, snack obsessed, always mid hop.
- Windle - playful, breezy, always going with the flow.
Choose Their Star
Claim the star that will carry their name
Gift a star or name your own.
- A real star, chosen by you
- A personalized to download and keep
- A star locator so you can visit anytime
- Your child's name in the Orbiteers official registry
- A new batch of Orbiteers to hunt every night, free forever
- , a free printable log to track who they find
- $5 donated to children's medical charities
Their Star Is Officially Theirs ✦
Thank you for giving them a place among the stars.
Their official Orbiteers certificate will arrive by email shortly. Be sure to check your inbox, as it includes all the details of their star, including the QR code you can use anytime to view it in the night sky.
You can also visit Orbiteers anytime to find their star and hunt for that night's Orbiteers.
You'll also find a link to The Orbiteers Logbook in that same email, a printable tracker for logging who they find each night.
Got another young astronomer to surprise?
Use code SECONDSTAR at checkout and give them their star for $24.
Name Their StarOur Story
Our dog Penny got sick. She was thirteen, and for a while, we didn't know if she'd make it.
I wanted to figure out a way to honor her for being such an important part of our family for so many years. Something that would last, not something that would fade or get put in a drawer. Something the family and I could go back to, together, whenever we wanted, for as long as we wanted.
I kept coming back to the sky. It's the one thing that's genuinely always there, whether you're standing in your backyard or somewhere you've never been before. I wanted to give her a piece of it, a real star, hers, that we could find and visit anytime we wanted, no matter where we were. So I built this.
Turns out, Penny made a full recovery! She's still with us, still first to the door, still carrying her Lamby wherever she goes.
Her star became something else. Not a way to say goodbye, but a way to say she's loved and she matters.
That's the whole idea behind Pet in the Stars. You don't have to wait for goodbye to celebrate them.
Meet the Orbiteers
Twenty aliens, twenty different home planets. Here is where each one comes from, and why they look the way they do.
Zibb
Zeronia has no gravity at all, so nothing ever stays still there, not even Zibb. He never learned to stand up, so he just tumbles and floats forever, like one long slow motion somersault.
Nova
Sunspire circles so close to its sun that the ground shimmers with heat. Nova's skin grew mirror bright to bounce that heat away, which is also why she always looks like she is sparkling.
Chilly
Frostwell sits so far from any star that it never sees daylight, colder than a freezer times a million. Chilly's thick fur grew in like a built in space coat, so she never feels the chill.
Blink
Duskhollow is wrapped in thick dust clouds where it is always pitch dark. Blink's eyes grew huge to catch every last speck of light, the same reason a cat's eyes get big at night.
Echo
Silentia has no air at all, so sound cannot travel there. Echo grew giant antenna ears that feel tiny vibrations instead of hearing sound.
Sizzle
Emberrun races so close around its sun that staying in one spot means baking. Sizzle learned to zip around nonstop, like a hot potato that never stops moving.
Driftle
Rockshard is surrounded by a belt of flying space rocks. Driftle's shell grew thick and bumpy like a helmet, so little space rock bonks do not even tickle.
Glacia
Icemoon has a whole ocean hidden under miles of ice. Glacia's drill shaped nose pokes little peekaboo holes in the ice so she can see the stars above.
Ripple
Cloudeep is a giant planet made entirely of swirling gas with no solid ground anywhere. Ripple's whole body grew soft and see through, built for floating instead of standing.
Sparkitail
Auroria is wrapped in shimmering curtains of light day and night. Sparkitail's wings soaked up so much of that glow that they never stopped shimmering, even far from home.
Bolt
Ironclad is crisscrossed with invisible magnetic lines that tug at anything metal. That is why Bolt's antennae always stand straight up, the same reason your hair can stand up near a balloon full of static.
Puffer
Meteorwatch sits inside a nonstop meteor shower, with tiny space rocks zooming past all the time. Puffer grew a big padded dome on his head, like a built in helmet, just in case.
Halo
Ringlight is circled by glittering rings of ice and dust. Halo liked the look so much he grew his own little ring to match.
Misty
Nebulon drifts inside a soft glowing cloud of cosmic dust. Wisps of that same colorful cloud cling to Misty always, trailing behind wherever she goes.
Squish
Pressurea has gravity so strong it would flatten most anything. Squish's body grew round and squishy to handle the pressure, so nothing ever really bothers him.
Splitzy
Duoworld orbits two suns at once. Half of Splitzy always faces one sun and half faces the other, which is exactly why he looks like two colors split right down the middle.
Windle
Galewhirl has fierce winds that never stop blowing. Windle's long trailing ribbons let her ride the wind instead of fighting it.
Orbie
Lockstep always shows the same face to its sun, never spinning all the way around. That is why Orbie always seems to be watching in just one steady direction.
Nibbles
Lowgrav has such light gravity that everything bounces instead of walking. Nibbles' long springy legs are perfect for hopping from snack to snack.
Glimmer
Pulseworld's whole sky pulses with light in a steady rhythm. The lights scattered across Glimmer still blink in that same beat, no matter where she goes.