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Originally Posted by syousef
Sorry to resurrect such an old thread. Only found out about this a couple of days ago. Sydney Observatory is off my list of organisations to support in any way. Which is a real pity as they do other positive things. But I cannot support them while they engage in this.
Since previous posts have cast doubt about the IAU's position, I think it's pretty clear from the below that they consider this practice to be "charlatanry"
http://www.iau.org/public/themes/buying_star_names/ |
Its a complete fraud, though they admit it in the fine print. Disgraceful and unconscionable conduct IMHO ..