Constellation Templates
I setup star constellation maps years back for customers that want to add a few constellations to their stunning star ceilings. You can see the Dipper and Crux here in this star constellation how to video. I have PDF files for each of the below constellations which you can take to your local print shop and have them print your constellation maps onto A1 size paper or you can down size the file to A2 (Do not go smaller).
Use stars from the bright range glowpatch and place a star into each position that your star map shows. You will see different size circles on some maps just fit larger or smaller stars in these positions based on the image. Have the room correctly dark and enjoy your astronomically correct star constellations within your star field!
Note: Use no more than a few of the bright range stars for star constellations as they are very important to also be placed random thru out your star ceiling. If setting up constellations place those stars up before any other stars and then keep some distance clear between the constellation stars and the remaining random bright range stars as this will make your constellations more defined. If using all stars as random just follow my video instructions on the XVR star page. Approaching two decades of creating star ceilings I found that most customers do not set these up as random constellation style groups will naturally occur without you trying to set them up.
The Big Dipper – Print PDF
