Why do spammers use CELESTRON NEXTAR 6SE?

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Published on 2011-11-21T13:13:38Z Indexed on 2011/11/21 18:10 UTC
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I am running a website for a volunteer organization that hosts an annual event. There is a form where people can volunteer to bring items for the event.

All too frequently I get spam from users across the globe that enter things like this:

Country - 1: Australia

Material - 1: CELESTRON NEXTAR 6SE

Country - 2: Australia

Material - 2: C8 Newton

Country - 3: Australia

Material - 3: ETX 125EC

Country - 4: Australia

Material - 4: ETX 125EC

Country - 5: Australia

Material - 5: CELESTRON NEXTAR 6SE

I don't really care about the country, but what is it with the telescope stuff? Is there some hidden meaning behind all this or is it some astronomy group that moonlights as spammers?

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