What constellation can i see in NYC when i look up?

Im planing to name a star (in the national start registry) after my girlfriend for Christmas. I live in Queens, NYC and i want to know what constellation should i name this star in??What constellation can i see in NYC when i look up?You might find a site that will sell you a fancy piece of paper that says something like that but it is NOT REAL and a COMPLETE HOAX to get you to give them your money. No one can name a star. This is only someones way to scam you out of your money. Do not do this.



Spend your money on a membership to a local astronomy club or Astronomical Society instead. You will get so much more for your money than just some stupid piece of paper.



If you join a club, you can attend a few of their star parties and try out members scopes as well as members will help teach you where the treasures in the sky are located. Most clubs have loaner scopes and extensive libraries that you can gather more information from too. Most clubs will have monthly membership meetings with informative presentations given by members and by guest speakers. You can really learn a lot from these clubs and an added plus is all the great new friends you make there too. Go to this site to find a club in your area. http://www.astroleague.org/societies/lis鈥?/a>

This only has clubs that belong to the National Astronomy League, so there are many more which do not appear on this list. Continue searching google if you don't see one in your area here.



Our club hosts many public star parties every year and there is usually some poor schmuck who fell for this fake scheme and they will bring us their fancy looking piece of paper and ask us to show them their "star". We have yet to be able to distinguish even one of these as a valid star coordinate with one distinguishable star. These hoax sites don't even use real stars for the trash they sell. It makes me so mad that there are people out there who are getting rich on scamming people like this. Most that I have seen have tiny tiny print that says "for entertainment purposes only" so they can't be arrested but I have even seen some that don't say that.



Please do not give these crooks your money. If you must do something like this, then just print your own fancy piece of paper. If you must spend your money, then buy a membership to a club so that you can learn to enjoy the stars for years to come.



http://www.stellarium.org/

This is great freeware that you can download. Tell it where you are and it will tell you what you see. Ask it where something is and it will show you. This FREE program will tell you exactly what constellation you are looking at every night for years to come.What constellation can i see in NYC when i look up?You can't. There are many websites that say you can buy a star, but they are scams. They claim you named a star and give you picture of it, but you never named it and that picture is probably just a picture out of an astronomy book with a random star circled. They also "sell" the same star over and over to many people a lot of the time.



The IAU (International Astronomy Union) is responsible for naming stars, and if you supposedly give one a name no scientist or astronomer will ever use it when referring to the star. The IAU, who are the only ones that are responsible for naming stars (meaning the companies that say you adopted one have no right to sell or name them, even if they have an supposedly official "star registry") does not endorse or support any companies who claim that you can adopt a star.



The IAU does not sell or allow the rights to sell stars or name them, and never will.



The International Space Treaty of 1959, signed by most nations (including America), says that nobody can claim land in space (but that people can explore it).



You cannot adopt a star, I'm sorry.What constellation can i see in NYC when i look up?The only thing you will buy with that ...is a $54 dollar considerate gesture to your girl.......unfortunately....you don't get to choose which star they will unofficially put your name on.



They will send you some type of star type chart with a little indicator on it...showing where "your" star is....but....you will never see it in the sky if you looked...and that reused star will never be "officially" recognized by any official organizations.