volfin opened this issue on Sep 21, 2002 ยท 31 posts
unclebob posted Sat, 21 September 2002 at 7:15 PM
a comment on Brycetechs post... these adds that float around saying you can have a star named after you (or loved one) is total and absolute BS and the company is just taking your money. The name is not recognized by ANY repeat ANY national or international astronomy organization (excepting the people that sold you the BS). The IAU (international astronomical union) is THE international governing body of astronomy and it is THEY who choose the "official" names that goes on star charts. Now if YOU made a discovery and submitted it to the IAU, you get to choose a name for it, but they can over-ride it if it isn't in the best interest of astronomy I believe Brycetech is just BS'ing around, but thought I'd post that tidbit of info as an astronomer. I think I'll copyright musical notes... no more music without paying me first. ya wanna D flat ?? gotta pay up. C sharp ... oh thats gonna cost. just think how many notes are in a single piece of music and how much music is made every day. LOL