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Staracle®
International Star Directory

Dedicate a Galaxy

... or a nebula, or a star cluster, or a super bright star
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.
Stamp and seal
High-quality framed certificate
Star chart
Write a dedication
Certificate templates
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.
20% of the price is donated to charities. Support Staracle, and become part of our NFT universe today!
What kind of object would you like to dedicate?

What is a Non-Fungible Token?

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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?

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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

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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

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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.
NFT icon 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.
Visit our NFT Universe or stroll our Messier object catalogue to get started.
ζ1 Reticuli
yellow dwarf star (G2V)
A binary star system, with the two yellow dwarf stars being very much like our own Sun.
token ID: 8863015561006185708388157973308600010110
NGC 1376
galaxy
A galaxy in the constellation of River. It is approximately 184 million lightyears away from earth.
token ID: 1376003300369798647612735100020210
Sirius
white A-type star (A0mA1 Va + DA2)
The brightest sky in the night sky, a binary star in Big Dog.
token ID: 5949027771003742779410364025578200010110
NGC 6543 (Cat's Eye Nebula)
planetary nebula
This wonderful planetary nebula is made from the remnants of an old star.
token ID: 6543004070402810479544409600020210
NGC 1275
galaxy
A galaxy in the constellation of Perseus. It is approximately 222 million lightyears away from earth.
token ID: 1275002883536515585948470200020210
Fomalhaut
white A-type dwarf star (A3V)
A young white dwarf star, not far away from Earth.
token ID: 6977012671002158206386408177168100010110
NGC 1792
spiral galaxy
A spiral galaxy in the constellation of Dove. It is approximately 46 million lightyears away from earth.
token ID: 1792008175585630553784871100020210
Rigel
luminous blue supergiant star (B8Ia)
A luminous blue supergiant star (B8Ia) in the constellation of Orion. It is approximately 772.9 lightyears away from earth.
token ID: 5331017521001218555981382834467900010110
Aldebaran
red giant star (K5III)
The bloody eye of the bull is the brightest star in this constellation.
token ID: 1266014161003196703959429159407200010110
NGC 2392 (Lion Nebula)
planetary nebula
A famous planetary nebula, with an estimated age of around 10.000 years.
token ID: 2392005459719932611871570600020210

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:
Token Structure
The token consists of the following elements:
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