Template talk:Did you know/SN 1961V

SN 1961V
Created by JoshuaZ (talk). Self nom at 15:56, 3 August 2011 (UTC) Please add a comment and signature (or just a signature if endorsing) after each aspect you have reviewed:
 * ... that both the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope have been used to try to tell if SN 1961V was a supernova or just a supernova impostor?

Hook
 * Length, format, content rules: Symbol confirmed.svgiff (talk) 11:37, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Source: Symbol confirmed.svgiff (talk) 11:37, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Interest: Symbol confirmed.svgy good as is, but see below. I think the phrase "supernova impostor" is a good hook.Easchiff (talk) 11:37, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
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 * ALT hooks, if proposed:
 * ALT1 - ... that both the Spitzer and the Hubble Space Telescopes have probed SN 1961V to check Fritz Zwicky's 1964 claim that it's a supernova impostor?Easchiff (talk) 11:37, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * That's better written than my hook. JoshuaZ (talk) 14:18, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Article
 * Length: Symbol confirmed.svgiff (talk) 11:37, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Vintage: Symbol confirmed.svgiff (talk) 11:37, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Sourcing (V, RS, BLP): Symbol confirmed.svgiff (talk) 11:37, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Neutrality: Symbol confirmed.svgiff (talk) 11:37, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Plagiarism/close paraphrasing: Symbol confirmed.svgiff (talk) 11:37, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * copyvio (images):
 * Obvious faults in prose, structure, formatting: Symbol confirmed.svg Easchiff (talk) 16:12, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Units check It says about 9.3 Mpc away. Please provide a conversion into km. I've not checked for anything else. Lightmouse (talk) 11:17, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * There are two plain links offered as sources. Please flesh these out with the full article information using the cite template: authors, title, etc.. Both links lead to preprints. If the articles aren't yet published, the "cite report" template may be adequate.Easchiff (talk) 11:37, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Fixed. JoshuaZ (talk) 14:18, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Comments/discussion:
 * I've updated the units to include the number of light-years. I don't know what Wikipedia policy is but for most astronomy articles about objects a bit outside our solar system we give light years and parsecs but not kilometers. See e.g. SN 1987A. JoshuaZ (talk) 14:48, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * It's an interesting article, but it does assume a reader familiar with the argot of astronomers. Some editing is desirable; Voisey's article from Universe Today looks well-written for a larger readership. I wouldn't hold up the nomination over this, however. Easchiff (talk) 11:37, 5 August 2011 (UTC)