When You Name a Star
Here at Windowpane Observatory, we’ve been naming stars and galaxies for over ten years. It’s amazing to us that some people who name a star truly think a star is being given their name and might ask a question about verification. Peculiarly, they often believe this even if they are told it is just a novelty gift or a means of raising money like adopting a child in a poor country or a stretch of highway. This prominent fact does not always often discourage the star namer.
The other type of name a star client understands that naming a star is honorary. Astronomy star graphs maintained by observatories will not change. These people are naming a star to give to standard astronomy research such as that conducted at Windowpane Observatory, which names galaxies, not stars. Windowpane Observatory is the only star naming registration company that is a active astronomy observatory in Southern Arizona. If you name a galaxy at Windowpane Observatory, you actually are invited to visit the observatory, look through the telescope, and see the universe. Before thinking about spending your money on the name a star companies, think where that money is going and instead make a choice that will gratify you for years to come.
