is there a registry or something where we can name a nameless star we locate? is it official..? anyone who's watched A Walk To Remember might know what im talking about..when Landon named a star after Jamie.
2007-10-10 02:11:54 · 5 answers · asked by anonymously-unknown 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No. You can pay a company to give you a certificate saying they've named a star for you, but it has absolutely no scientific standing, and is basically a money-making scam. The only things named after people are craters on the Moon, and you have to either be dead or have landed on the Moon to qualify.
2007-10-10 02:24:15 · answer #1 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sure you can. You can look up there and pick a star and say, "That one is mine. I'll call it Frank." You can even pay some outfits to make up a certificate to document the naming.
The problem is getting the rest of the universe to acknowledge your selection. THAT is the hard part.
2007-10-10 10:14:57 · answer #2 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Private companies that have no standing in the scientific community push this sort of thing. It's all to make them money.
2007-10-10 09:15:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is an online registry---
http://www.starregistry.com/
That is so sweet, I love that movie!!!!
2007-10-10 09:20:10 · answer #4 · answered by brooklyn7582 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If YOU discover a previously unknown one,yes you can.
2007-10-10 09:20:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋