SYDNEY OBSERVATORY NAME A STAR
Sydney Observatory’s Name A Star program enables you to associate a name with a star in our Sydney Southern Star Catalogue (SSSC) — compiled by Sydney Observatory during its time as a research facility and published in 1983 in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. All available stars to be named are magnitude 6-10 and can be viewed through the telescopes at Sydney Observatory, and from anywhere in Australia or the Southern Hemisphere.
Name A Star links a name with a star in our catalogue and your donation funds the heritage and collection program at Sydney Observatory, a non-profit organisation, part of the Powerhouse Museum. This means that your individual Name A Star gift is fully tax-deductible. Your chosen name for the star in the catalogue is kept in the Observatory’s records.
It normally takes 7-10 days to process a Name A Star package.
Pricing
Order form (Individual)
Order form (Corporate)
The individual star package includes:
- Certificate (suitable for framing)
- Letter to the person receiving the package, and another to the person giving the package
- Star charts and co-ordinates showing where the star is located in the night sky
- Postage via Express Post in Australia
- Tax receipt for your donation
Optional Star Viewing: Also available and highly recommended, is a night viewing pass to Sydney Observatory for up to four people to view the SSSC star you’ve named through our telescopes.
