“Unfortunately it’s not really possible to officially “purchase” a star for someone, although many people think so and there are companies that advertise this service. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the organization that is responsible for naming celestial objects, and they don’t take requests from anyone (even astronomers) for star names”
Read more: http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=64
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Hyde Memorial Observatory
Hyde Memorial Observatory is, as far as we know, the only observatory anywhere that is: built, furnished and operated entirely by donations, devoted exclusively to public viewing, completely free of admission charge, staffed only by volunteers. Hyde is open every Saturday evening, year round.
Mueller Planetarium
Mueller Planetarium was born out of the space race. In 1957, the then Soviet Union launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. On July 15 of that same year, ground-breaking took place on the Ralph Mueller Planetarium - Theatre of the Stars.
In 50 years, humanity's knowledge of the Universe has reached beyond our wildest dreams. With Mueller Planetarium, the dreams, and the learning will continue.
