Or at least naming one after her!

My wife’s birthday is in September, and as I was searching the web for something a bit different, I had the idea of buying her a unusual gift, something unexpected, I happened across just the sort of thing I was after.

A long time ago I had heard of buying the right to name a star and I had wanted to do this for my wife ever since. Call me a romantic, but there’s something very special in knowing someone wanted to forever have a star named after you. When I happened upon the Name a Star Giftbox, I knew that no matter what else I bought for her as well, I would certainly be buying my wife this gift for her birthday.

I’ve thought ahead, too, to the issue of actually finding the star, and I’ve just spent the last fifteen minutes playing with the thoroughly amazing Stellarium software. It’s free, open source, software that’s actually used in some planetariums, and after a short while of pressing the different buttons to see what happens, I’ve found it to be utterly amazing! I’ve always had an appreciate for the night sky and this software really keys into that. Honestly, I’ve seen amazing pictures of stars and space, but I’ve never had control over it like I do with this. Honestly, regardless of whether or not you’re naming a star for someone, I strongly recommend you get this software package! I think it would be perfect for teaching children, too, and you can really zoom in and get a nice picture of each of the planets. I would pay quite a bit for software like this, the fact that it’s free is quite surprising!

Oh, and just a note about my previous post regarding The Talking Parcel; Online shopping to the rescue again, you can buy the book on Amazon if you’re interested!

I remain, with eyes to the stars,

Morgan D