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From: gadfly@ihuxn.UUCP (Gadfly)
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Subject: Re: International Star Registry - A Clever Scam?
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Date: Tue, 3-Dec-85 14:55:27 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  3 14:55:27 1985
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> > "International Star Registry" does not sound like the name of a
> > legitimate astronomical society. Has anyone out there ever heard of it?
> > Or is it, as I suspect, a clever scam?
> 
> I think your suspicions are well-founded.

I concur.  I'm sure I read about those guys in "Sky & Telescope"
(or "Astronomy" or some such) a few years ago.  They have nothing to
do with any of the truly official star catalogues.  It's not fraud--
they really do name your star--but no serious astronomer, professional
or amateur, will ever care.
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