Choosing astronomy gifts for him
Start with what he talks about. Some people love the machines, some the planets, some the big strange objects like black holes. Each of those points to a different print.
For the engineer
The Apollo Lunar Module Reference Schematic is original linework based on NASA overview drawings of the craft that landed twelve people on the Moon. Voyager Blueprint draws Voyager 1, launched in 1977 and now the farthest object people have made. Both look at home in a study or a garage.
For the one who wanted to be an astronaut
Visit Mars is a retro travel poster for the red planet, with Olympus Mons at dawn. Pair it with Visit the Moon for a run of destinations.
For the big questions
Event Horizon paints the glowing disc around a black hole, bent by its gravity. Galactic Core is the centre of the Milky Way from a dark-sky desert, and Saturn is the planet most people want to see through a telescope first.
For the desk
The Orion Mug draws the constellation from catalogue positions, and the Lunar Cycle Mug runs the eight phases of the Moon round the side. Both are 11 oz white ceramic mugs.
For a dad's big birthday
A personalised star map for the night he was born, or the night his first child was, is the one gift nobody else can have bought him.