Tuesday, July 24, 2018

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?"


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