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Naming a Star

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LaGooner

LaGooner Report 28 Jan 2016 09:17

Lavender have you thought about naming a rose instead. If you google you will find details :-D :-D :-D

Kense

Kense Report 28 Jan 2016 09:14

All the bright stars have names, usually of Arabic origin. There are only about 6,000 stars visible to the naked eye and most of those on the border of visibility.

There are about 100 billion stars in our galaxy so there are plenty of stars for everyone and there is a huge number of galaxies.each with billions of stars. It is seeing the individual stars which is the problem.

Incidentally many of the closest stars are not visible to the naked eye. Of the closest 20 only 7 can be seen unaided and only three of those (Alpha Centauri, Sirius & Procyon) are bright stars.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 28 Jan 2016 04:28

no-one has the right to name stars except the International organization ...... they keep all the records, etc etc

just imagine, with all these companies selling naming rights, each star could have 50 different names

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 27 Jan 2016 22:08

It sounds a bit like these companies that sell peerages. You get a piece of paper which is supposed to be the title deed to a chunk of land somewhere.

The last one I read about the purchaser bought a small piece of a scottish mountain!! He was slightly put out to find it was pure fiction!! :-| :-|

lavender

lavender Report 27 Jan 2016 21:30

Just reading online that the International Astronomical Union alone can name stars?

At least so an article says, I did wonder whether all these companies didn't have the 'right' to do so..

It would seem that one's money might be spent on little more than a piece of paper?

lavender

lavender Report 27 Jan 2016 21:13

I'm thinking of naming a star as a gift.

I notice there are several companies that seem to be offering this service, so it all seems a bit confusing.

Who do I register with? Just wanting a bright, UK visible star as a basic package.

Any thoughts gratefully received, thank you :-)