Tag: How To Name A Star

Charity shoutout: Welsh Hearts / Calonnau Cymru

This weeks charity shoutout goes to Welsh Hearts / Calonnau Cymru, one of the leading heart charities in Wales. They’re looking to get as many public access defibrillators available in Wales as possible, as well as the necessary CPR and defibrillator training. Cardiovascular disease accounts f...

ESSENTIAL Bowie songs about space!

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 2 years to the day since we lost David Bowie. There are a fair few of us Bowie fans at Star Name registry, considering he wrote so many songs about space we thought we’d do a little tribute of his best songs that are about the stars and space – or use a metaphor...

THREE UNMISSABLE Star Events before 2018!

Hope you’re all having a fantastic Christmas season! Here at Star Name Registry, we’ll be closing the office for Christmas 😊 But if you’re putting off naming a star until January and looking for some stellar events to give you inspiration here are some astronomy adventures you can in the meantime....

Recipe: How to make Star Cookies!

  As we approach Christmas, there’ll be no shortage of food to go around! Great if you’re visiting, hell if you’re hosting! As it’s Christmas and a lot of people are thinking about perhaps choosing to buy a star gift, why not make a star gift? Specifically, in cookie form! It’s perfect little...

What nobody ever told you about Sagittarius! The unbelievable story behind the constellation!

As the end of the year quickly approaches, the month of the Sagittarius begins. With the excitement of Christmas building up, the Sagittarius can go a little unappreciated on their birthday. There’s lots of ways to make them feel appreciated, if you name a star for them using our star registrati...

Charity Shout Out: Snap Cymru

  SNAP Cymru provides information, advice and support for parents, children and young people who have, or may have, special educational needs or disabilities. They are unique to Wales and have been around since 1986. One of the more interesting and unique services they provide is a Disagreem...

The Stars and the Inuit tribes of Canada

During winter, we can often complain about the cold, Especially on chilly nights, when the clouds don’t trap the heat in and the stars are visible. In such conditions it may not be the best idea to think whether you will dedicate a star or not. While for us living in the modern developed world , win...

The secret connection between the Pleiades Star Cluster and a 2500 year old scandal!

November is unrelenting month of the year. If you’re looking to dedicate a star to someone or have a star named after you , you may not want to linger outside for too long in case you catch a nasty chill. But inspiration is easy in November as one of the more memorable collections of stars becom...

Blue Straggler: the Vampire star

It is now old Hallows eve. Granted, most of you probably celebrated the event over the past weekend, but for the purists among you it is tonight that we get out the pumpkin, put on the masks and layer the fake blood upon your faces. If you’re asking the question, how to buy a star or how to adopt a...

Scorpius of Farscape

Science fiction, though not a universally loved genre is one of the favourites among scientists – as it the genre that dares to dream big with what we already understand about the world. Aside from showing us the potentials of what might be possible, Sci Fi gives us an insight into who we are as hum...