AN ASTRONOMICAL DUPE--

Periodically some bozo comes on the radio or TV peddling “...naming a star after someone....”

The pitch continues; for only $54.95 you can give this astonishing gift and have the recipient’s name entered in some book in the US Copyright Office, blah, blah, and blah.

The name will forever be emblazoned on the cosmos courtesy of the international star registry he slobbers.

This is a pathetic scam.

For the 55 bucks the bamboozled purchaser might receive a fancy diploma attesting to his or her astounding, astronomical ascension, or some such nonsense.

That’s worth about 55 cents. Maybe—if you include postage.

Anything dealing with matters of celestial importance is reserved to the International Astronomical Union.

This is from their web site: “The International Astronomical Union (IAU) was founded in 1919. Its mission is to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its aspects through international cooperation....”

This is the real star registry. Their work is not for sale.

Don’t waste your money on the phony one.