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[bloodyrosemccoy]

Had an audience member in the Dome today ask if the Dome program had "all the star names," because his family bought some star names on "the registry."

Um. Sorry, buddy. I have some bad news for you about your star names.

Yeah, don't waste your money, guys. It would be just as official if you went outside and just gave whatever names you liked to the stars,* and much cheaper. Or you can help name exoplanets. But stars? Nope.

Not sure how you'd break that to someone who's already bought a star name, though. I guess "You learned something today!" is about as good as it gets.


*Not that I'm discouraging that. I'm working out a whole astrological system for a constructed culture, which is ... exactly as accurate as our own astrological systems. But it's really fun to come up with new ways to name the stars.

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[stormteller.livejournal.com]

I and my siblings bought my mother one of those star registries on one occasion. We were all aware that it was a "thought that counts" situation rather than something actually practical, like explorers in hundreds of years would find themselves saying "We're now entering a new star system, which apparently is called Dave."

[westrider.livejournal.com]

Yeah, now that Shatner's not doing a starship captain anymore, I don't think there's anyone out there who could really sell a line like "We are now approaching Dave IV, on a mission of vital diplomatic importance." ;)