Tech Support for Finding Stars

Here's an article by Benji Jones for Gizmodo in which I was interviewed about helping people find stars they have "bought".

People Can't Find the Stars They Paid to Name—and They're Calling Astronomers for Tech Support

The main points:

•  There is nothing official about buying a star - you're just buying a nice certificate.
• Many of the stars cannot be seen without substantial amateur size telescopes
• You can see them online fairly easilly. 

I had previously (like over a decade ago!) written about this for the Curious about Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer website.: "How can I find the star that I bought?"