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To get started, all you need is to download and print our Night Sky Astro-dome templates.
We’ve designed four different versions of this domed star chart:
Version 1: White with the constellations.
Version 2: White with the constellations and signs of the zodiac.
Version 3: Gray with the constellations.
Version 4: Gray with the constellations and signs of the zodiac.
Pick your desired version and print it out on white heavy paper or card. Cut out the twelve trapezoidal segments.
Score the lines above and below the area with the months using a scoring tool and a ruler. Fold the lower flap of the 12 sky segments backwards.
Coat the glueing tabs along the sides of the sky segment with glue. These tabs shouldn’t be folded.
Stick the tabs to the back of the next sky segment...
... and slowly the domed star chart takes shape.
Stick each glueing tab on the side of the lower flaps to the next flap.
Coat the back of the flaps with glue,
fold them back, and stick them down.
Place the finished, domed star chart on a felt mat and carefully prick out the points of the constellations. Hold the starry sky above you against the light... now the constellations of the northern sky shine above you - AWESOME!!!
