rastaman@ihdev.UUCP (Gus Anthozoan) (11/29/85)
In article <4632@alice.UUCP> ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig) writes: >> "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. Official designations are determined by the International Astronomical Union. Period. "ISR" can of course copyright their "catalog" but that just means nobody else can duplicate *the catalog* without permission. (I'd be happy to name any kind of lunar feature after you for a mere $10.) ihnp4!ihdev!rastaman "Monkey boys have entered the facility."