As an alternative I have sent the person's name to Mars. I color printed
and framed the certificate.

Frank Schwartz wrote:
>
> Actually, there probably is a star. There's no reason they can't do this.
> There are no laws (unfortunately) that prevent someone from naming a
> celestial body whatever they want. Their registry is real- to them.. A
> girl I work with asked me about this, I told her the truth, and she went
> ahead and did it anyway for her husband, because she felt it was still
> romantic. I can't argue with that. If someone feels they got their money's
> worth by having a star named after them, regardless of the organization, I
> guess they got a value- especially if they know that it's really not
> official. I told her the only way to get his name on something is to
> discover a comet. I told her to get him a telescope so he can start
> searching! haha

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