We are now offering the opportunity to dedicate all kinds of objects, including exceptional stars. Those stars are some of the brightest or most notable in the night sky, that are not in our regular naming process.
Unlike many other star registers, we will give away these objects only once! Our unique Stellar Smart Contract will guarantee the uniqueness on Staracle with an NFT on the Ethereum blockchain.
High-quality framed certificate
Write a dedication
Includes tradeable NFT
This is a fun project! Remember that nobody can ever own a celestial object, and no star register will allow you to name a star so it is accepted by the scientific community. We cannot give away those objects and their NFTs for free because they would be gone within minutes. The more exceptional the object, the more expensive it will be.
What kind of object would you like to dedicate?
Any object
Exceptional stars
Galaxies
Nebulae
Star clusters
What is a Non-Fungible Token?
A Non-Fungible Token (NFT) is a digital asset, a proof-of-ownership documented in the Ethereum blockchain. An NFT always belongs to a ctypto wallet, so the owner of the crypto wallet owns the NFT. Being a digital asset, NFTs can be transferred or sold to other crypto wallets by the owner.
All our NTFs are documented using the Staracle Stellar Smart Contract in the Ethereum blockchain, which complies with the ERC721 standard for Non-Fungible Tokens. This makes our NFTs tradeable on platforms like opensea.io.
NFTs have gained popularity over the past years, with the first Tweet sold as and NFT, and many NFT-based digital art projects.
Why choose a Staracle NFT?
At Staracle, we carefully designed the Staracle Stellar Smart Contract which hosts the NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain. It is the only Smart Contract and token collection that assigns individual NFTs to all our catalog stars and deep-sky objects in a structured way such that no star or object can be assigned more than once. This makes our NFT collection very unique. Moreover, every NFT supports our free star naming service for everybody to enjoy at no cost.
In fact, it is so unique that you can trade your NFT with someone else, since it is based on the ERC721 Non-Fungible Token standard.
NFT for your named stars
At Staracle, all stars are unique. We never give away the same star twice (while many other star naming services do). A Non-Fungible Token is a wonderful way to underline the uniqueness of your star and document it in the Ethereum blockchain. This way, you will have an ever lasting certificate.
You can obtain the NFT after you named your star on Staracle.com. Simply visit your star's profile page and choose the NFT tab. All you need is an Ethereum wallet and the Metamask browser extension for Firefox or Chrome. Payments can only be made in Ether via your crypto wallet.
NFTs for astronomical objects and super-bright stars
None of the stars you can name at Staracle is visible with the naked eye. The reason is simple: There are simply not enough of them. While other star naming services give away the same bright stars over and over again, it is important to us that all our stars are unique. Therefore, it is not possible to name those stars at Staracle.
However, you can now purchase the NFT for many bright and super-bright stars. This does not mean that you own the star, since no one can actually own a star. But it brings you as close to owning it as possible by documenting the NFT in the Staracle Stellar Smart Contract in the Ethereum blockchain, and subsequently owning the NFT.
Moreover, you can purchase the NFT for many interstellar objects, such as the famous Orion nebula. All our NFTs are digital assets and compliant with the ERC721 standard. They can be traded on platforms like opensea.io. If you purchase an NFT on such a platform, the NFT ownership will be reflected on Staracle automatically.
One of the most beautiful galaxies, interacting with a small neighbor.
token ID: 51007122723842147869625700020110
token ID: 51007122723842147869625700020110
NGC 6302 (Butterfly nebula)
planetary nebula
One of the most complex planetary nebulas ever observed.
token ID: 6302005440524038391054543400020210
token ID: 6302005440524038391054543400020210
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star (M2Ib)
A red supergiant star close to the end of its life, with a brightness 10,000 times that of our Sun.
token ID: 129018731000218438972671878131300010110
token ID: 129018731000218438972671878131300010110
M15 (NGC 7078)
globular star cluster
An age of around 12 billion years makes this globular cluster one of the oldest in our Milky Way.
token ID: 15003684318211058726332700020110
token ID: 15003684318211058726332700020110
NGC 3254
spiral galaxy
A spiral galaxy in the constellation of Smaller Lion. It is approximately 59 million lightyears away from earth.
token ID: 3254004590557254265230143700020210
token ID: 3254004590557254265230143700020210
NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula)
diffuse nebula
A star cradle with wonderful formations of dust clouds.
token ID: 2174005237391197744519275100020210
token ID: 2174005237391197744519275100020210
NGC 6397
globular star cluster
A globular star cluster in the constellation of Altar. It is approximately 7,800 lightyears away from earth.
token ID: 6397003268923162785104983600020210
token ID: 6397003268923162785104983600020210
Will I own the star or astronomical object?
No, it is not possible to own a star or astronomical object. But our Staracle Stellar Smart Contract brings you as close to it as possible by uniquely documenting the corresponding NFT in the blockchain. You will own the NFT, and it is impossible to issue an NFT twice, making the NFT a unique digital asset.
Unique Non-Fungible Token Structure
Every NFT is represented by a unique token identifier. This token identifier is not a random number. Instead, it follows a well-defined structure to clearly and uniquely identify a celestial object. You will not find that elsewhere, since all our stars and objects are given away only once.
Let's have a look at the token of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Bull:
The token consists of the following elements:
A version identifier that defines the token's structure. At the moment, 0 is the only valid value.
The naming type indicates whether the token identifies a nameable object, such as stars that may be named on Staracle.com (type 0), or a non-nameable object, such as a deep-sky object or a very bright star (type 1).
The object category indicates the type of the celestial object, such as a star or a deep-sky object. The category also indicates the astronomical catalog the object can be found in. In this example,the object is a star (01) that is recorded in the Tycho star catalog (01).
The catalog identifier identifies the celestial object in the respective catalog.
The cryptographic signature adds another layer of security.
