[AZ-Observing] Re: Name a Star.....
- From: shuplac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 13:29:53 -0700
This is a pet peeve of a number of planetarians out there--every year,
people come to planetariums and ask to see "the star named after..." (often
a deceased relative.) Sometimes they don't mind hearing that the star is
too faint to be seen by most telescopes and isn't officially named after
so-and-so, but it's still a difficult subject to discuss, particularly when
dealing wth grieving parents.
In any case, a number of folks have created websites to help educate the
public on this issue. A couple no longer seem to be active, but here are
two:
http://currentsky.com/articles/nanstar/index.html
http://home.columbus.rr.com/starfaq/
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Christine Shupla
Planetarium Director
Arizona Science Center
(602) 716-2078
shuplac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: Thad Robosson [mailto:starstarcracker@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 11:22 AM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Name a Star.....
Hey All,
Whilst listening to KFYI this morning (please don't hold that against me, I
was just looking for updates...) I heard a commercial for the "Star
Registry" fully proclaiming how loving a gesture it is and that it will
"last forever".
Sighhhhh, I really, really hate to see groups like this making money in this
fashion. I guess those suckers are still being cranked out one a
minute......
To counteract this, I plan to launch a new business venture very soon, I'll
call it...."Find that impossibly faint star that was named for you, Inc."
The idea being that once these consumers see just how impossibly faint and
minute their "star" is, that they'll let others know about it......:-(
Of course, making a buck or two while I'm at it won't hurt my eyepiece
collection....:-)
Thad
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