Stars

Elo! Behold! Look up to the heavens and see the stars!

Varda created them. They were the first thing the Elves saw, and the Elves loved them. Eärendil became one. His son Elros and his people followed that star to their new island. Because of this, one of Númenor’s names was Starwards. Carried from its destruction were seven stars (and seven stones and one white tree).

Stars were important in Tolkien’s legendarium. This month, our challenge takes its inspiration from them. We give you a panoply of stars to pick from on multiple bingo boards.

We are not drawing bingo numbers for this challenge. You can choose a prompt or prompts from any of the bingo boards. As always, you can use the prompts however you want, and your fanwork does not have to be about or mention stars. You can mix and match prompts in a single fanwork, and there are special stamps for completing a row of prompts, a column, a diagonal, or for the truly stellar among you, an entire card blackout. Please let the mods know if you need one of the special stamps.

Thank you to Corvid for this month's banner and stamps!

This challenge opened in September 2026 .

Prompts

Choose your prompt from the collection below.

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Text versions of all bingo boards are given immediately below the board. As a reminder, you may use any part of the prompt to inspire your fanwork - including the links given with the text!

Starry Skies

Starry Skies
B1: Eärendil
B2: Menelmacar - constellation of Orion
B3: Eclipse - hide away
B4: Alcarinquë - Arcturus in the Boötes constellation 
I3: Elemmírë - most likely the planet Mercury
I4: Satellite - a valued companion
I5: Black Hole - time slows down
N1: Nénar - star, real life equivalent unknown
N2: Nebula - the start of something new
N3: Free Space
N4: Helluin - the star Sirius
N5: Binary Star system - two parts of the same whole
G1: Shooting Star - keep it short
G2: Carnil - the planet Mars
G3: Remmirath - the open star cluster Pleiades
G4: Soronúmë - a constellation, potentially Aquila
G5: Wilwarin - a constellation, potentially Cassiopeia
O1: Varda
O2: Illuin: One of the two Lamps
O3: Milky Way - paths well travelled
O4: Telumendil - a constellation with no real life equivalent
O5: Tilion

 

Moonlit Nights

Moonlit Nights
B1: Comet - long awaited visit
B2: Egg Nebula
B3: Borgil - a star in the constellation of Menelmacar, potentially Aldebaran
B4: HP Tau
B5: Valacirca - constellation of the Big Dipper
I1: NGC 5335
I2: Arien
I3: NGC 1961
I4: Pulsar - mysterious message
I5: NGC 346
N1: Telperion
N2: M96
N3: Free Space
N4: Starburst Galaxy M94
N5: Ormal - one of the two Lamps
G1: DEM L 190
G2: Constellation - art in unexpected places
G3: NGC4676
G4: Ilmarë
G5: Helix Nebula
O1: Anarríma - a constellation with no real life equivalent
O2: NGC 2146
O3: Luinil - star, real life equivalent unknown 
O4: Sh2-284
O5: Lumbar -the planet Saturn

Shining Lights

Shining Lights
B1: Crab nebula M1
B2: Mystic Mountain - Carina Nebula
B3: HH45
B4: NGC3603
B5: I1: Heart of the Crab Nebula
I2: Omega Nebula
I3: 30 Doradus
I4: NGC2899
I5: Southern Crab nebula
N1: Trifid Nebula
N2: Cepheus A
N3: Free Space N4: Little Dumbbell nebula
N5: Cat’s Eye Nebula
G1: LH95
G2: NGC1569
G3: Crab Nebula
G4: Hour-glass nebula
G5: Cosmic Reef NGC2020
O1: Cosmic Reef NGC2014
O2: Veil nebula
O3: NGC3603
O4: Butterfly nebula
O5: R Aquarii