This is a program I wrote to take a database of stars and output a starmap in png format, like this image of Orion. It does linear mapping, meaning as you move away from the equator you get more and more distortion.
(Click for large image of equatorial area.)
Language: Python
Requirements: Python 2.2 or later, Python Imaging Library
You will need the following two files to the same directory:
makemap.py is the python file that creates starmap.png You will need to edit the variables to change the mapped area and image size. This program is licensed under the GPL, and is free to use and modify.
stars is a zipped version of stars.db. The database was given to me by Brian Tung and was adapted from the Hipparcos database.