Name a Star or Galaxy from a Real Observatory

For over a decade now, name a star gifts have been sold on the internet by numerous companies. There are, we’ve noticed, two varieties of people who are interested in name a star gifts. The first kind are those who in truth think that a star is being given their name. They frequently ask to see validation or verification of the new star name. We are astonished to notice that even if they are told that it’s just a novelty or a fund raising method like adopting a child in a poor country or a stretch of highway. This blazing fact does not necessarily dissuade the star namer.

The other kind of people who are interested in naming a star realizes that star naming is only honorary. Astronomy star charts world wide will not change. These people are naming a star to give to primary astronomy research similar to that conducted at Windowpane Observatory, which names galaxies instead of stars. Windowpane Observatory is the only star naming registry that actually is a active astronomy observatory. If you name a galaxy at Windowpane Observatory, you actually get to visit the observatory, look through our telescope, and see where your galaxy is and the rest of the universe as well. Before thinking about spending your money on the name a star companies, reckon where the money is going. Perhaps you will chose to name a galaxy and support astronomy research (and visit a real observatory too).