Famous Nights · 6 August 1926

The night she walked out of the sea

«She swam the Channel»

6 August 1926, Kingsdown in Kent. After 14 hours 31 minutes in the water, Gertrude Ederle walked out of the sea — the first woman to swim the Channel, about two hours faster than any man before her. One hundred years ago. Every star in its true position. What's your night?

Kingsdown, Kent · 6 August 1926 · 21:04 local · 51.1950° N · 1.3985° E

Now map your own night — from £34.99 Set to this famous sky below — or map your own date and place in two taps.

The night she walked out of the sea — star map art print

The short film

Eight seconds over Kingsdown.

The era scene is an AI reconstruction. The sky above it is not — every star is computed from astronomical data for 6 August 1926, 21:04 local time.

Your turn

Make it your night.

Below, the map is set to this famous sky. Start fresh with your own date and place — the night you met, a birthday, a wedding — from £34.99. Or keep this historic sky as a print.

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