I heard that this can be done, but wanted to check with someone first.
2007-12-16 16:29:45 · 9 answers · asked by mrbirddawg 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
forget it. its a rip off.
might as well go out in the sky and pick a star and say, "I name this star after you" then you take your buddy's picture and glue it on a certificate with a penciled in star and it will mean more to you guys than piece of printer paper with ink on it from an online star name scam site.
sure you can pay some one to name it but NO ONE in the world would recognize the given name.
stars already have "names and numbers" assigned to them when they are discovered.
why pay $$$ for something thats not even real, legally binding, true, yours, published or publicly noticed?
2007-12-16 17:19:14 · answer #1 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'll sell you Sirius for $200. (I'd sell you the sun, but I've already named that "Bob".)
-- added:
Just want to add something more serious to this answer. At public viewing nights at observatories, it's not unusual for someone to hand the astronomer a packet from the International Star Registry and ask to see the star. The astronomer knows that
1) this is a complete scam
2) the star is a completely uninteresting object in the telescope, and
3) the map supplied by the ISR might not even be adequate to find the star.
The astronomer, however, needs to handle this with some sensitivity, because often the person has "purchased" the star in memory of a deceased family member and is unaware of the meaninglessness of this purchase.
Instead of buying a star from a web site, make a really nice certificate yourself. You'll save money, and it will be just as valid.
2007-12-16 16:54:16 · answer #2 · answered by Dr Bob 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Think about this.... how can someone living here on Earth sell you a Star they can never reach? How can they claim that and then sell it to you? I have a better idea for you instead of trying to buy one, claim a group of stars. Better yet clain all the stars in the sky as yours. If you want you can claim planets, moons, asteroids, and comets too. Heck, you can have the whole MILKY WAY GALAXY.
These people probaby can't even find the stars they sold to others. I knew it was a scam as soon as I heard of it.
2007-12-16 19:26:22 · answer #3 · answered by Jurrassikk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
david - you will desire to in all probability comprehend that: a million. The call presented isn't valid. it extremely is barely known via the particular business enterprise you're coping with. 2. the money which you pay them will conceal the cost of the certificates a pair of hundred cases over. 3. you may receive coordinates or a chart displaying the place and the thank you to stipulate the celeb. you will possibly not. In the two case, you mustn't be waiting to truly see the celeb. the numerous studies I even have encountered with this rip-off all resulted interior the celebs in question the two being too faint to ascertain with my 11 inch scope (restricting value approximately 14.5) or nicely embedded interior of a globular cluster alongside with a 0.5 million different stars. because of the fact which you and this business enterprise are the only ones who comprehend this naming convention, and because you may't see the celeb that they have got "named" for you, why not basically %. your man or woman celeb? you may call it your self in case you opt to. you may as nicely make a advantageous certificates. and you will %. one which you will extremely see.
2016-10-01 23:42:40 · answer #4 · answered by kacic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The star naming thing is a scam. Listen closely to their ads; they have no official status, nor do they actually promise to name a star. They only promise to register the name you pick in their own publication, to provide a certificate, and to copywrite their own words.
Run away...it would be a nice jesture... ;but, unfortunately it is a lie.
2007-12-16 17:06:32 · answer #5 · answered by n2s.astronomy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a nice thought, but the result has zero official status. Most of these outfits do not even adequately identify the star you've "bought".
2007-12-16 16:45:49 · answer #6 · answered by laurahal42 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's best to just design a nice certificate on your computer and print it out.
No one can own a star and thus no one can sell a star.
2007-12-16 18:54:00 · answer #7 · answered by minuteblue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None. Save your money. Point at a star in the sky you like and tell your loved one you will get it for them. They will understand.
2007-12-16 18:04:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't waste your $$$, it is a scam...you might just as well print out a fancy certificate on your computer printer, it will mean just as much, and be cheaper too !!!!
2007-12-16 18:00:38 · answer #9 · answered by tigerrr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋