International Star Registry
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The International Star Registry (ISR) was founded in 1979 and allows people to name a star as a gift or memorial.
Once a star is named, their telescopic coordinates are copyrighted in the book, Your Place in the Cosmos; however, these names are neither recognized by the scientific community nor used by them, and many in the astronomy community view organizations like the International Star Registry as frauds preying on people ignorant of how stars are in fact named. In fact, the International Astronomical Union has officially come out against the ISR in the past, and the ISR had a violation issued against them for deceptive advertising. The violation issued was later dropped and after searching the New York City archives of violations, none were found.
See also
External links
- The International Star Registry's website (http://www.starregistry.com)
- Buy a Star, But It's Not Yours (http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,49345,00.html) (from Wired magazine)
- New York City department issues violation to star-naming company (http://www.ras.ucalgary.ca/~gibson/starnames/isr_news.html)
- One Astronomer's Explanation of the International Star Registry (http://astrwww.astr.cwru.edu/Personal/martin/nameastar.html)
- Can you pay $35 to get a star named after you? (http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_385.html) (from The Straight Dope)
- The International Astronomical Union's statement on star registries (http://www.iau.org/IAU/FAQ/starnames.html)