February 8th, 2010 | 
Author: Three wise men following a star – nothing bonkers about that.Thousands of paparazzi follow, not to mention stalk, stars today and nobody bats an eyelid or feels the urge to go and find the offspring of a deity. But take gazing up at a blanket of stars scattered across the vaulted dome of the heavens – that’s one of life’s great and simple pleasures. Whether you’re a casual stargazer, spend the whole night attached to your telescope, or simply happen to be lying in the gutter coming over all Oscar Wilde, we all want to make our mark in the sky.
So if you are pondering Christmas presents for a dad, brother or uncle, why not name their very own star?It’s permanent as the constellations won’t change their apparent positions for at least a couple of million years and is far more stylish that the “we love you dad” messages scrawled on a bed sheet and adorning the most convenient roundabout. Unusual gifts like the Name a Star set have the added bonus of suggesting that you really thought hard about it!The set comes with coordinates and a star wall map so you can spot your star and details of how to register the issued star on the Star Registry.
As far as gifts for him go, this one has to be the zenith! The star will officially be titled with your chosen name and once registered you receive an ornate official certificate. Information on stars’ names is also periodically released to the British Library so it’s entirely possible that yours could make it in there.Of course it’s not possible to assign legal ownership to a star and just because your name is attached to it doesn’t give you any legal title. Nor will the astronomical authorities and catalogues necessarily use the name assigned, but you can at least point out the one dot light years away that has your name on it to any who may be remotely interested and genuinely claim to be a real star!
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