i want an official website of where u can buy/name a star for REAl and not some fake printout
i want to buy a star for my mom for her b-day
2007-09-30 05:28:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Hint don't do it I did it from an "official" site and once i got the certificate we could never find the star plus it really does not mean much every site reuses stars. Really don't do it. email me at packerbacker2818@msn.com if you have more questions.
2007-09-30 05:32:20 · answer #1 · answered by hans2818 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm in the name-a-star business, so naturally I think my company offers the best deal! :-) In contrast to what some others have said here, not all star-naming companies are scams! The notion that star-naming companies are scams really dates back years to when companies (falsely!) claimed they could 'officially' name stars. (Some companies still aren't quite completely forthright about it, to put it mildly!) Unfortunately, that misleading advertising gave the star-naming business a bad name. Of course, no one can officially name stars -- not even the International Astronomical Union, whose decisions are not backed up by the force of law. (Although, as a matter of practice, professional and amateur astronomers tend to follow the IAU's conventions.) We make it clear on both our homepage and in our FAQ section that the scientific community will not recognize the names people give stars through our company. (That's true of ALL star-naming companies and, for that matter, the adopt-a-star programs offered by astronomical observatories.) Quoting from our FAQ: "In referring to and listing stars by name — the name you choose — we have created a symbolic and personal rather than astronomically significant listing." However, we are an aerospace firm that, as we like to put it, 'makes it real' by launching your star name into space. After the launch, we issue you a Launch Certificate, certifying you were made part of an actual space mission. (Similarly, NASA has allowed members of the public to include their first and last names on some of NASA's recent deep space missions.) We have found that this component of our service is something our customers really appreciate! 'Naming a star' is a romantic thing to do. It is a meaningful, symbolic gift. It also makes a great Christmas gift. So, as long as you're dealing with an honest star-naming company, go for it!
2016-04-06 08:17:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only organization with the authority to name celestial bodies is the International Astronomical Union, and they are not going to name a star after your Mom, sorry.
Every single other site is fake, selling fake stars and never publishing any names they do sell.
2007-09-30 06:04:49 · answer #3 · answered by ZikZak 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
100 000 000 000 stars for the low, low price of only $99.99!*
Come one, come all! we probably just made these stars up anyway..
You get: A cheap outdated chart, cause the ones still in copyright won't let us reprint them.
A telescope! Not!
How the do you expect us to sell something that could swallow the whole world hundreds of times over without even burping?
At least the Indians who sold Manhattan got something useful for their sale, 650 dollars of beads and trinkets.
Would you buy a $50 island in Papua New Guinea? Do you have any idea how far away a star is? You've got to be kidding me!
2007-09-30 07:40:27 · answer #4 · answered by JA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the star registry is the only official site I know of. Google star registry. Now, remember, you won't actually get to hand your mom a star, it is an official document showing that there is a star named for her...
2007-09-30 05:32:08 · answer #5 · answered by soundproof 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
sorry to tell you but its not possible. no one owns anything in space, so you cant buy a star, or actually name one for your mom.
lol yea, follow those sites. but makes sure your mom knows she doesn't actually own the star, and that if you paid money you got freakin scammed. no one owns anything in space. treaties were signed saying that. so any site thats says they are selling stars is scamming you.
2007-09-30 05:31:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
you can't really do that. lots of people don't know it is fake so make a fake document and save like $40.
2007-09-30 11:58:13 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Smith 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are all scams.
only one agency has the authority to name, and they don't do it for cash.
2007-09-30 06:47:21 · answer #8 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.nameastarlive.com/
2007-09-30 05:33:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋