buying a star
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It often is a romantic gift, but I'm sad to say that it is not anything official. The star registry people maintain a database and sell you an entry in the database. It won't show up in any astronomical chart or registry used by scientists or astronomers.
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=64
I've been approached by many people asking me if I could show them the star they bought or received. Sometimes it would be a magnitude 14 star, which is impossible to see without a pretty big telescope. I have to admit being a little deceitful in some of these cases and move the scope to a nearby brighter star for them to look at.
Maybe Puritanboard should start selling stars. It would be just as significant and perhaps make better use of the money. I'd pick out good ones, but I'd also give full disclosure on what people are buying.
Vic
[Edited on 1-11-2006 by victorbravo]
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=64
I've been approached by many people asking me if I could show them the star they bought or received. Sometimes it would be a magnitude 14 star, which is impossible to see without a pretty big telescope. I have to admit being a little deceitful in some of these cases and move the scope to a nearby brighter star for them to look at.
Maybe Puritanboard should start selling stars. It would be just as significant and perhaps make better use of the money. I'd pick out good ones, but I'd also give full disclosure on what people are buying.
Vic
[Edited on 1-11-2006 by victorbravo]
Bladestunner316
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How about buying a heretic and you get a picture and update on how there doing every month.
blade
blade
Man, I'm sorry about that. I too often am the spoilsport. Roses are very nice, and diamonds aren't bad either.
Vic
Originally posted by Bladestunner316
How about buying a heretic and you get a picture and update on how there doing every month.
blade
I like the idea. But there's the problem of supply and demand. If the supply is too large, the price will be too low.
Vic
That's okay... you can still buy her land on the moon, for $29.95 an acre!!!
http://www.planetaryinvestments.com/
[Edited on 1-11-2006 by Dan....]
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