How many stars are there in the sky? Its hard to imagine there may be more than the number of grains of sand on all the beaches in the world. If that thought doesn’t make your brain hurt, then its likely nothing will, but it is actually the truth. So, with all those stars to choose from, though for most of us we can only see those visible to the naked eye as opposed to with a radio telescope, which one do you learn about first. One of the most wonderful things about having a family is when you get to share a load of “firsts” with your progeny as we often find ourselves learning as we “teach” as an excuse to learn about things we wish we knew about, but don’t.

With a bit of luck, your budding astronomer (as opposed to astrologer or astronaut) will be fascinated by the magic of the sky at night and will get bitten by the bug when they get to spot their first named star, which for most of us was the Pole Star. To give them something to maintain the excitement and to make the occasion even more memorable, why not get creative with our First Star Sighting Certificate, add the name of your son or daughter, plus the name of the star they saw, and give it to them to pin up on their bedroom wall? You could be super-cool and buy some luminous stars to stick on it that will grow at night, too.

How many stars are there in the sky? Its hard to imagine there may be more than the number of grains of sand on all the beaches in the world. If that thought doesn’t make your brain hurt, then its likely nothing will, but it is actually the truth. So, with all those stars to choose from, though for most of us we can only see those visible to the naked eye as opposed to with a radio telescope, which one do you learn about first. One of the most wonderful things about having a family is when you get to share a load of “firsts” with your progeny as we often find ourselves learning as we “teach” as an excuse to learn about things we wish we knew about, but don’t.

With a bit of luck, your budding astronomer (as opposed to astrologer or astronaut) will be fascinated by the magic of the sky at night and will get bitten by the bug when they get to spot their first named star, which for most of us was the Pole Star. To give them something to maintain the excitement and to make the occasion even more memorable, why not get creative with our First Star Sighting Certificate, add the name of your son or daughter, plus the name of the star they saw, and give it to them to pin up on their bedroom wall? You could be super-cool and buy some luminous stars to stick on it that will grow at night, too.