About

A Wizard's Guide to the Universe

Wizard Wonders is an independent studio in the UK that makes videos and prints about the universe. Our guide is an old wizard who has spent a very long time looking up. Calm, curious and never in a hurry, he has a habit of turning the biggest questions in science into something you can picture: how old the atoms in your body are, how far away the Sun really is, why the Moon changes shape.

It started on YouTube. On the Wizard Wonders channel, the wizard narrates animated explainers about space and science. We want each one to be clear enough for a curious ten-year-old and still interesting to someone who already knows the subject. This shop is the same idea in a form you can hang on a wall, drink tea from or carry in a pocket.

What we make

  • The Wizard's Sky Calendar 2027: twelve painted night-sky scenes, with every night's Moon phase and the year's eclipses, meteor showers and planet highlights. It comes in a UK edition and a US edition.
  • Art prints: Phases of the Moon, Our Solar System (planet sizes to scale), The Scale of Everything, The Northern Night Sky star chart and The Cosmic Calendar.
  • A Moon-phase mug, with all eight phases wrapped around it.
  • Instant-download printables, which you can print at home or at a local print shop.

How it's made

We design everything in-house, and we check every figure on it. Moon phase times are checked against the US Naval Observatory's published data. Planet sizes and distances come from NASA's fact sheets. Everything else is cross-checked against at least two reputable sources. Spot a mistake? Tell us and we'll put it right.

We don't keep a warehouse full of stock. Each item is printed on demand by our print partners, Gelato for the calendar and prints, and Printful for the mug. Where possible it's printed close to you. Nothing is made until someone orders it, so there's no unsold stock to throw away, and your order usually has a shorter journey to you.

Say hello

You'll find our videos on YouTube and our stargazing notes on the Sky Notes blog. If you have a question about an order, the FAQ should help. If it doesn't, email us at contact@thewizardwonders.com.

Clear skies, and stay curious.