User:Thetrick/Observatories

Some suggestions for Category:Astronomical observatories

Notability

 * See Notability (organizations and companies) for general rules


 * Independently notable
 * ancient observatories
 * notable historic buildings that were observatories - add technical info as necessary


 * Definitely notable
 * historically important
 * e.g. - Yerkes


 * large scope, multiple scopes
 * e.g. - KPNO, CTIO, WIRO


 * Probably notable
 * any observatory producing data that has been used in refereed publication
 * perhaps with a minimum article count - search in [SAO/NASA ADS http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html]
 * e.g. - Rosemary Hill (active), Black Moshannan (defunct)


 * productive minor planet-searching observatories
 * meets a high minimum count and there's enough information available that a minimal article can be developed


 * Probably not notable unless proved otherwise
 * minor planet-searching observatories
 * ones with a below-minimum number of discoveries should be in a list


 * university-owned teaching/outreach observatories w/o significant research use
 * should go in university article


 * primary/secondary school-owned observatories
 * should go in school or school system article


 * amateur astronomy association observatories
 * observatories should be listed an association article, or a list


 * home/personal observatories
 * planetarium/science center observatories
 * should be in planetarium/science center article


 * Not observatories - should not be classified as an astronomical observatory
 * star party sites
 * other observing sites w/o permanent telescopes
 * institutions (universities, schools) with an observatory, notable or otherwise
 * non-astronomical observatories (duh)


 * Debatable classification
 * telescope networks - each site?
 * e.g. - ROTSE


 * astronomical research organizations that call themselves observatories but don't actually have any telescopes
 * e.g. - Arcetri Observatory has no meaningful scope on-site and never has.


 * astronomical research organizations that call themselves observatories but have telescopes at sites that are observatories
 * e.g. - MDM Observatory has 2 telescopes at KPNO, which manages the site but not the MDM scopes. Is it an org. or obs.?

Article outline
Infobox (not labeled) - mandatory
 * fill out as much as possible
 * don't overload telescope list with wikilinks
 * use metric for size

Introduction (not labeled) - mandatory
 * History - optional
 * sub-sections as necessary


 * Telescopes (or instruments) - mandatory
 * bulleted list of items here or in subsections
 * should include size in meters (inches), type (refractor, Cassegrain, etc), name if it has one, installation date
 * entries for major scopes with their own articles should be brief
 * former telescopes (or instruments) - optional subheader
 * future telescopes (or instruments) - optional subheader


 * Research - optional
 * sub-sections as necessary


 * other sections - as needed
 * sub-sections as necessary


 * Visiting - optional
 * should stick to neutral, non-advert language


 * Gallery - optional
 * pics of observatory, telescopes, or taken by telescopes


 * In popular culture - optional
 * applies to only a dozen or so obs.


 * See also - mandatory
 * optional - nearby telescopes, similar telescopes, but not more than 4
 * mandatory - List of observatories
 * References - mandatory
 * use reflist - references should be inline using ref and cite

navboxes (not labeled) - optional
 * External links - mandatory
 * mandatory - homepage again
 * optional - alternate homepage, other
 * optional - clear dark sky
 * parent institution (caltech), or telescope type (radio), or country (Chile)

categories (not labeled) - mandatory
 * astro obs in state/country
 * build/struct in state/country
 * others

stubs (not labeled) - if appropriate
 * Observatory-stub
 * state/country stubs - not necessary if a state/country project project template is placed on talk

interwikis (not labeled) - optional
 * take a minute to look if it's a major observatory in a non-English-speaking country