What do people think of the idea of paying $300 to get a star named?
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here. I think it's disgraceful, especially when bereaved relatives pay out good money to "name" a star after their departed family member. They are very careful to say they "associate" a name with a star in their catalogue and keep a record of it. I did a bit of a search and couldn't see how to access the list of names, so it doesn't seem to be in the public domain. If so, what's the point? Raise money by duping those who don't know any better I guess.
Another point is that people all around the world are doing this. It would be interesting to see how many names some of the stars have accumulated.