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18 April 2008
Stuart Blasts Star Naming Companies
When I pitched a story idea to Tammy Plotner about how a president of a public observatory deals with those companies that offer to name stars, I was expecting (hoping) for something pretty negative. I think my request was something like, "could you debunk this please"? The article she actually wrote, Name a Star - [...]
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17 April 2008
Name a Star - Real or Ripoff?
One of my many hats is as the president of a public observatory, helping people discover the wonders of the night sky. On many occasions people have come into the observatory with a certificate and locater chart to help them find the star they named. Since the fourth century BC, mankind has been looking up [...]
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