User:Vegasbri

Interests

 * disseminating the latest astronomical research to the relevant Wikipedia pages.
 * promoting open-source as the most efficient mechanism for scientific advancement.

Pages I've created:
 * Abell 2142, a large galaxy cluster in Corona Borealis
 * NGC 7424, a Milky Way-like galaxy in Grus
 * NGC 6118, a Milky Way-like galaxy in Serpens

Pages I've made a significant contribution to:
 * Leo II, a dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
 * NGC 1350, a beautiful ring galaxy in Fornax
 * NGC 2608, an Arp galaxy in Cancer (need photo)
 * NGC 1309, a spiral galaxy in Eridanus; member of that Group
 * Local Supercluster, our large-scale neighborhood (ongoing)
 * NGC 1300, a striking barred spiral (ongoing)

Objects of interest:
 * Type IIb supernovae: SN 1680, SN 1987K, SN 1993J, SN 1996cb, SN 2001ig, SN 2008ax
 * SN 2008D, the first supernova discovered as it was exploding (9 Jan 2008)
 * Abell 39, a beautiful planetary nebula
 * International Year of Astronomy
 * User:Phaedriel
 * Cuttlefish, a bizarre but common creature
 * USS Liberty incident
 * A List of the Nearest Superclusters
 * Constellation-X Observatory a mission superceded by the IXO
 * Collegiate secret societies in North America

Reference pages:


 * Electron volt
 * Photometric system
 * Spectral lines
 * Editing


 * Supernova
 * Stellar classification
 * Ultraluminous X-ray sources
 * Sagittarius A*
 * Supermassive Black Holes


 * Active galactic nucleus
 * Galaxy morphological classification
 * Local Group
 * Supercluster

Editing pages:


 * Formatting Cheatsheet
 * Advanced Page Editing
 * Citation templates
 * Creating References
 * Footnotes
 * Special:Upload
 * Wikitext Formatting


 * Help:Table
 * Template messages
 * Astronomy templates
 * Color Formatting list
 * Table of mathematical symbols
 * Help:Moving a page
 * HTML formatting


 * Special:NewPages
 * Userboxes
 * Good article nominations
 * Did you know
 * Template:Did you know
 * WikiProject Astronomical objects/Worklist

Quotes
Put the lime in the coconut, drink 'em both together, put the lime in the coconut, then you feel better...