Can anyone name a star?

Starman · Jan 3, 2007, 08:02 PM

There are companies out there selling the right to name a star. How legitimate is this?
International Star Registry: Name a Star

Stratmando · May 3, 2007, 07:34 PM

Hey its Legitimate, Got used Galaxy, if your interested.

Starman · May 4, 2007, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Stratmando

Hey its Legitimate, Got used Galaxy, if your interested.

Ever read Issac Asimov's short story "Buy Jupiter" ?

cal823 · May 19, 2007, 06:12 PM

the rights to name a star belong to whoever discovered the star i guess

cal823 · May 22, 2007, 04:04 AM

ebaines, the legal rights to name the star goes to the astronomical union.
laws are not rights.
in singapore, its illegal to be homosexual, yet many believe that people have the right to choose!
so, the moral rights, in my opinion, rest with the discoverer of the star.



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