I'm trying to "buy" a star from the International Star Registry and it asks me to pick a constellation. I have NO clue whatsoever what constellation can be seen above Florida. I live in North-Central Florida. Can anyone help? Thanks!|||1) This is a scam. The only body which can officially name astronomical bodies is the International Astronomical Union, and they don't name stars. They name planets, comets, asteroids, and surface features on planets. Stars nowadays are primarily known by catalog numbers. There are companies which will take your money and claim to name stars on your behalf, but such names have no official standing and will not be used by astronomers. Don't waste your money!
2) There are 88 constellations in the sky. At least three quarters of these are visible from Florida: at least 66 constellations. I'm not about to list them all.|||Don't do it. There is/are no legally authorized entity(ies) on Earth that can "sell" you the rights to any extra terrestrial body, period. Were you to "buy" Alpha Centauri, I can imagine your ownership would not be exclusive. In other words, since they have no basis, legally, to sell you such rights, why would they be concerned about selling those rights multiple times.
If you wish to "own" a star system, make up your own certificate, and choose your own star. Your certificate is worth just as much as any produced by the "International Star Registry", and cost a lot less.|||the star buying thing is a scam. if you want to give your money away, give it to me.
since florida is relatively close to the equator, you can actually see all but about 5 constellations (e.g. chameleon, octans).|||Here's an article to explain why it's basically a scam...
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/questio鈥?/a>|||PLEASE be forwarned.
You are not buying the rights to naming a star...
They are naming a star after you and "publishing in it in book form"
You are buying blue sky save your money|||depends on the date and time
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