User talk:Clh288

New galaxy articles
I notice that you have created a number of new galaxy articles. While this is good and while most of what you're doing is very nice, I noticed a couple of things that that you could improve in the articles: It's also good that you are finding public domain images for the astronomy articles in Wikipedia. They can generally be hard to come by. If you have any questions, please contact me. Thank you, Dr. Submillimeter 19:15, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The "type" in the infoboxes specifies the morphological type or Hubble type of the galaxies. In the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) entries, this is given as a line labeled "classification".  For NGC 5398, for example, the type is "SB(rs)dm".  If you see "Sy" followed by a number, "LINER", "HII", "Sburst", or similar stuff at the end of the classification entry in NED, ignore it.
 * After writing an article, check to ensure that all the links were created correctly and that footnotes were added to all of the relevant information. (You seem a little prone to typos.)
 * Avoid using any distances to galaxies reported anywhere (including the distances from the Hubble Space Telescope public website and NED) except those distances that are given in scientific journals articles. Most distance measurements are just wildly inaccurate guesses.  (Ask me about NGC 4594 and the review of the journal article that I wrote on the galaxy.)  It is usually better just to leave the entry blank.
 * One thing that you do very well is add references (although you occasionally miss one or two). Please continue to do so.

More comments on new galaxy articles
I see that you cleaned up most of the new articles that you had created. Thank you. They are looking better.

A few more comments:

The articles are looking better. Keep up the good work. Dr. Submillimeter 18:17, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The apparent magnitude given by the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) is generally only accurate to one decimal place. Therefore, it is only useful to write "11.4" instead of "11.46".  (NED writes numbers to too many decimal places.)  Also, do not transcribe the "g" after the apparent magnitudes.
 * Please add wikilinks to the constellation page in the infobox. For example, use Virgo instead of just plain Virgo.
 * Also, please add the corresponding category for the constellation (e.g. Category:Virgo constellation).
 * You may want to use Template:PD-Hubble for HST images. It even adds a category to each image page.

Wave band
When adding non-visible light images to articles, I like to add the wave band information (near-infrared for 2MASS, ultraviolet for GALEX) to the captions. At the very least, it indicates that the objects may not look the same in visible light. (Adding "visible light" to HST images would be OK, too.) I hope you agree with this. Dr. Submillimeter 18:29, 2 April 2007 (UTC)


 * On this topic, please be alert to images which are composites of different wavelengths. For example, image for NGC 2535 and 2536 was captioned as infrared.  While the image does contain infrared, it also contains other wavelengths, for now, I've just labeled it a composite image.  Thanks. WilliamKF 20:22, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Image request for source link
Thanks for your astro contributions and images. I have a request on these images: please provide the source link from whence the images originated on the newly created image page. Thanks again for your work. WilliamKF 20:19, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Hubble type comment
A note on the Hubble type taken from NED:


 * If you see S0-, S00, and S0+ on the NED pages please add the trailing +, -, or 0 as a superscript (i.e. S0- ). NED does not do this because of limitations with that website.

Thanks. WilliamKF 23:54, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

References for websites
In general, do not format the references like the references for the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). The website references should generally give the title of the actual webpage. See the edits I made at NGC 1409 and NGC 1410, for example. The references for the NED website are different only because the webpage is a search engine. Thank you, Dr. Submillimeter 10:53, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Seyfert's Sextet
I do not know that the picture that you found at the HST website may correctly identify the members of Seyfert's Sextet. Try NED to make sure that the identifications match. Dr. Submillimeter 16:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I checked. The labels in that picture do not correspond to the locations of the galaxies in Seyfert's Sextet.  I will remove it from all pages where it was added.  (Please slow down and be more careful with your editing.)  Dr. Submillimeter 17:01, 8 April 2007 (UTC)


 * See, for example, this picture from NED. NED uses these designations.  The SIMBAD Database uses the same designations.  However, the paper based on the data used in the NASA press release (see this page) uses a different identification scheme, which is what was incorporated into the press release.  I suggest using the older scheme used by NED and SIMBAD rather than the newer scheme used by the people who wrote the NASA press release.


 * (Also, for your information, I have a Ph.D. in astronomy and I am actively involved in research.) Dr. Submillimeter 17:45, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

M74 Group
Most astronomers are going to use M74 Group to refer to the group rather than Messier 74 Group. The move was therefore unnecessary. I moved the page back to its original name. (The article on Messier 74 is not named "M74" because M74 may have multiple meanings. See M74.  This is why the articles on most Messier objects begin with "Messier" rather than just "M".)

For now, could you please discuss these page moves at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Astronomical objects rather than just moving articles beforehand? Dr. Submillimeter 20:48, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Conversion of list of NGC objects to table format
One of the things that has bothered me about the list of NGC objects is that the format is rather lousy. If the lists were converted into tables, it would look much better. Would you be interested in attempting this? I can show you the table layout that I previously suggested. Dr. Submillimeter 14:11, 11 April 2007 (UTC)


 * The key would be to limit the table to information that can easily be found using a utility like SIMBAD. I envision a table that only includes the NGC number, common names, the object type, and the right ascension and declination.  I will try to write something up in a sandbox page.  Dr. Submillimeter 14:07, 12 April 2007 (UTC)


 * That is a good question about the object type. Yes, the object type should be given in simple terms (e.g. "spiral galaxy") rather than complex term (e.g. "SAB(rs)bc").  Dr. Submillimeter

I made a few alterations to your prototype at User:Dr. Submillimeter/Sandbox. (I also changed the entries.) Here are my recommendations regarding the entries in the tables:


 * Use the SIMBAD website as the reference for everything in the tables. (It will vary a little from NED, but SIMBAD will contain better data on clusters and nebulae than NED.)  Additionally, I explicitly state that SIMBAD was used as the reference at the beginning of the table.  Do not use the Wikipedia articles as references, even if they are well-referenced; this list needs its own references.
 * Just use minimal descriptions for the galaxies (e.g. skip the terms "barred", "unbarred", "dwarf", "intermediate", "Seyfert", etc.).
 * Until we find one good source for identifying the constellations for all of the objects in the NGC catalog (not just the ones in NASA press releases and amateur astronomy books), we should probably leave the constellations out of the table.
 * The "other names" section should probably just be used for "common" names (e.g. "Antennae Galaxies") or Messier numbers. The UGC numbers seem like overkill.

I also made some stylistic and coding changes (note the 'class="wikitable"' line at the beginning of the table). Let me know what you think of these suggestions and modifications. Dr. Submillimeter 14:13, 13 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I have not received any response from you. Did you look at my sample table?  Do you have any comments on it?  Dr. Submillimeter 12:48, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

I saw your response. I am open to suggestions on improving the table. One comment: The table does not need to include every NGC object, although it should leave open the possibility that it will be used for every NGC object. Does this alleviate some of your concerns? Dr. Submillimeter 08:05, 18 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Some responses to your comments:
 * I really do not see a major problem with spelling out "NGC Number" and "Apparent Magnitude" in the top of the table. Chnaging "NGC Number" to "NGC" would probably be OK, but I worry that an abbreviation for "Apparent Magnitude" may be unclear.  Note that   could be used between "Apparent" and "Magnitude".
 * Another option with the NGC Numbers may be to list them in the "NGC Number" column, although I actually do not see much of a problem with listing lots of blank entries.
 * The technical boundaries for constellations are given at . Alternatively, the catalogs may be found at VizieR from a search on "Davenhall". VizieR will also allow for plotting the constellations in Aladin.  (In fact,using Aladin, it is possible to plot the NGC catalog over the official boundaries.)  Maybe this is a way to formally identify the constellations of objects?
 * Dr. Submillimeter 07:44, 23 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Do a search at VizieR for "Sinnott". This leads to a catalog that identifies NGC and IC objects by constellation.  This will probably be useful for the NGC table.  I recommend writing the reference so that it names Sinnott as the source of the information but so that it identifies VizieR as the website from which the data were taken.  Dr. Submillimeter 07:50, 23 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I added a reference to Sinnott's book at NGC 4594. This will probably be sufficient for any other reference that uses his catalog.  Let me know what you think.  Dr. Submillimeter 08:04, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

OK, take a look at User:Dr. Submillimeter/Sandbox. I added the constellations to the table. I think everything else can be left alone. This looks like a really good format for the NGC tables, and I think it would be great to put it into place soon. Please let me know what you think.

One other comment: I would guess that the "other names" column of the table would actually be more complete than you think. For example, many nearby galaxies have nicknames (such as the Mice Galaxies) or alternate designations (such as Centaurus A). Dr. Submillimeter 12:56, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Duplicate images uploaded
Thanks for uploading Image:Ngc6027.JPG. A machine-controlled robot account noticed that you uploaded the same image twice: as Image:Ngc6027.JPG and also as Image:Ngc6072.JPG. The latter copy of the file has been marked for speedy deletion since it is redundant. If this sounds okay to you, there is no need for you to take any action.

This is an automated message- you have not upset or annoyed anyone. In the future, you may save yourself some confusion if you supply a meaningful file name and remember exactly which name you chose (file names are case sensitive, including the extension) so that you won't lose track of your uploads. For tips on good file naming, see Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions about this notice, or feel that the deletion is inappropriate, please contact User:Staecker, who operates the robot account. Staeckerbot 13:47, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

SEDS website
Just to let you know, we generally consider the SEDS website to be an unreliable reference. Much of their information is unreferenced or out-of-date, and some of their material contradicts what has been published recently in the scientific literature. Only a couple of their webpages are exceptions to this. (This is just in case you ever think about using their information.) Dr. Submillimeter 07:28, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Go ahead for conversion of List of NGC objects to table format
At this point, I would like to attempt to convert the list of NGC objects to the table format shown at User:Dr. Submillimeter/Sandbox. This seemed to meet most of your major concerns about information in the table. Unless you object strongly, I will start working on this on Monday 30 Apr. Please contact me if you think this table needs major changes; I am still open to feedback. Dr. Submillimeter 12:51, 26 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I might be able to partially automate the creation of the tables for the list of NGC objects. I will let you know how it works out.  Dr. Submillimeter 17:11, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Significant figures
You should probably round RA to the nearest 0.1 seconds and declination to the nearest seconds. (SIMBAD and NED both sometimes give too many significant figures. The numbers are not that precise.)  Dr. Submillimeter 17:16, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Partial automation of NGC table creation (and other comments)
I have partially automated the creation of the tables for NGC objects. I will be able to go through this list fairly quickly now.

I have proposed splitting the pages into 1000s on the talk pages of List of NGC objects and List of NGC objects (4000-7999). I will wait until Friday before doing this.

I have also decided to use NED instead of SIMBAD for identifying galaxy types. The galaxy types given by SIMBAD were unclear and confusing. Dr. Submillimeter 11:25, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Interesting task needed for List of NGC objects
It occurred to me that Category:NGC objects may contain articles on objects that are not already in the List of NGC objects (and vice versa). Would you be willing to go check? Dr. Submillimeter 19:30, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Bananadine/Banana
I noticed that you put merge tags on Banana and Bananadine, but didn't start anything on the talk pages. I took the liberty of starting the discussion, but my vote was to oppose it. It'd be good to have a balanced discussion, so if you could hop over there and provide your rationale, that'd be great. Thanks, AndyBQ 19:59, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Congrats
Thanks for starting the nomination. Debivort 01:42, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Hi Chris,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Soyuz TMA-7 spacecraft2edit1.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-09-11.  howcheng  {chat} 21:22, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Categorizing Messier objects
I noticed that you changed the categorization for Category:NGC objects, mainly improving it. One small point needs to be fixed: Messier objects need to be listed under "Messier ###" in Category:NGC objects. For example, the category for Messier 65 should be written as. Could you please fix this? (I'll try fixing some of the articles, too.) Dr. Submillimeter 07:46, 15 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Actually, I see you already did this. Never mind.  Dr. Submillimeter 07:51, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Image:MarsEndurance.jpg
Hi Chris,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:MarsEndurance.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-10-03. This one actually should have come earlier but I skipped it somehow.  howcheng  {chat} 00:31, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Image:Messier51.jpg
Hi Chris,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Messier51.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-09-19.  howcheng  {chat} 22:28, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Image:Hyperion false color.jpg
Hi Chris,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Hyperion false color.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-09-28.  howcheng  {chat} 23:49, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Another one...
Hi Chris,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Soyuz TMA-9 launch.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-10-13.  howcheng  {chat} 00:18, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

And another...
Hi Chris,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Deathvalleysky nps big.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-09-15.  howcheng  {chat} 17:00, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Featured Picture
Congratulations, and thanks for nominating it. Raven4x4x 05:26, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Hi Chris,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Little Joe on launcher at Wallops Island - GPN-2000-001883.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-11-05.  howcheng  {chat} 19:29, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Human Spaceflight
Hi there Clh288, just a quick query - I see you've signed up to the WikiProject Human Spaceflight participants list, and I thought you may be interested if those on the list were to get together for a live chat sometime (maybe over MSN or IRC) in order to set out what we're hoping to do with the project and get it started properly. I think it'd make a lot of difference to the work we're trying to do with it.

If you are interested, and the other folks on the list are too, we can hopefully get together sometime soon at a date and time suitable for everyone on both sides of the Atlantic! :-)

Look forward to hearing from you, Colds7ream 10:48, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Wikimedia Pennsylvania
Hello there!

I'm writing to inform you that we are now forming the first local Wikimedia Chapter in the United States: Wikimedia Pennsylvania. Our goals are to perform outreach and fundraising activities on behalf of the various Wikimedia projects. If you're interested in being a part of the chapter, or just want to know more, you can:
 * Contact us on IRC at #wikimedia-pa
 * Join our mailing list
 * Visit our blog at http://wmfpa.blogspot.com

Thanks and I hope you join up!  Cbrown1023   talk   02:51, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Iapetus and Hyperion color mosaics
Hey,

I have a question about the said two mosaics which I made and uploaded to wiki. It states they were made by NASA and in one sense it's true, the original raw data was taken by the Cassini spacecraft built and operated by JPL/ESA/NASA. The color mosaics are, however, my own work based on calibrated PDS data and are not official NASA releases. I did not simply upload a finished product. My question touches the point of the license you changed - I agree the images are in public domain, they should be, but the wording on the new (generic) NASA license implies I had nothing to do whatsoever with the images. I've seen it in some of the comments as well. Now, I'm not all too clear on the point of licenses (I'm not even sure what the license I originally put implied), but isn't this slightly unfair? I did write the "NASA / JPL / SSI / Gordan Ugarkovic" credit tag at the bottom of each mosaic description as an attempt to include all to whom credit is due.

I guess what I'm asking is if you could clarify to me what kind of license is suitable for what kind of image product - say someone worked on Hubble raw image data, is the final product credited only to those that run the telescope? How is this handled?

Cheers, Gordan a.k.a. Ugo 19:27, 6 August 2007 (UTC)


 * This is a wiki, if you feel some of the information is incorrect on the image description page, then feel free to make the additions and corrections. Just make sure you add your reasons to the edit summary so others know why they were made. Chris H 01:07, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
 * This isn't exactly as helpful an answer as I hoped. Since you changed both licenses, I was assuming you understand the implications of those licenses and could explain them to me in a little more depth. Did you change them on the assumption the mosaics are official NASA products or is that the standard licence for any derived work as well? As I said, I don't fully understand what exactly the previous license tag meant and would not want to restore it if it implied the whole credit is mine and mine alone since that is obviously incorrect. You say I should specify the reasons for page changes, but I'm not seeing your reasons for changing the license either apart from "fixed license". Does it mean the previous licence was broken in some regard? Ugo 12:23, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry but I have uploaded 1000s of NASA photos and made more edits then I can count, so knowing exactly what your talking about is somewhat difficult and I am not really an active editor right now because I am taking over 20 college credits and just don't have the time right now.Chris H 01:53, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Eta Carinae POTD
Hi and thanks for creating Template:POTD/2007-08-20. FYI, this is actually making its appearance a week early. PsOTD are selected from the Featured Pictures roughly in order of promotion. We are in the middle of Featured pictures thumbs 08 (it's in reverse order there), and the Large Brown Mantid was the one on the 18th (I'm spreading out the animations so that they don't all appear in a clump), so next really should be the U.S. Capitol, and the Eta Carinae nebula one is supposed to follow the Edo Panorama, but since it's only a week off, I'm not going to move it or anything. Anyway, again thanks for helping out. If you're interested in writing more POTD blurbs, I suggest you see WP:POTD/G.  howcheng  {chat} 16:57, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

POTD notification
Hi Chris,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Ngc2244c.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-08-27.  howcheng  {chat} 00:54, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

POTD notification
Hi Chris,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Iapetus mosaic color.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-09-01.  howcheng  {chat} 23:48, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

October 2007
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Martial BACQUET 20:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Reverting tip
Looking through your user contributions, I see that you have an interest in reverting vandalism on Wikipedia. Here's a tip: when reverting multiple cases of vandalism, instead of using the Undo link multiple times, open the last good revision and click the edit button, and write your own edit summary. This means less work for the Wikipedia server, and it also is easier to track. Alternatively, you can set up Twinkle on your account, which makes the process of reverting vandalism several times faster. — Insanity Incarnat  e  20:26, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (India)
Hi Dude

I have read this article in details today and it contains overwhleming amount of very dubvious claims with minimal amount of reliable resources.

Being a knowledgable person in this area, could you please have a look this - as in my opinion such articles seriously undermine Wikipedia's reliability as an encyclopedic resource.

Many thanks -- Ash sul 18:24, 5 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi havent had much time with school I will take a look after finals, thanks. Chris H 02:22, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Carina Nebula
Hello, on the article Carina Nebula, I changed that link because I don't think that such an informal term should be used. Please use a summary to explain why you prefer the other. ALTON .ıl  05:45, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Space missions and Human Spaceflight WikiProject
Hi, I noticed that you are a member of the Space missions and Human Spaceflight WikiProjects. A couple of weeks ago, I proposed that the Space missions and Space travellers projects, which both appear to be inactive be merged into the Human Spaceflight project. Whilst this is being done, the capitalisation of the Human spaceflight project's title would also be corrected (ie. Human Spaceflight → Human spaceflight). The projects are all doing the same/very similar things, and in my opinion, a single, larger, project would be more effective than three smaller, and somewhat inactive projects.. In light of very little response to messages on the project talk pages, I am now sending this message to all members of all three projects, inviting them to discuss the proposal on the Human Spaceflight project's talk page. I would appreciate your opinion on this. Thanks. --GW_SimulationsUser Page 22:37, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Ammended seeing as you are a member of two of the projects. You must've changed your username at some point, as they are listed differently. --GW_SimulationsUser Page 22:44, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Unspecified source for Image:NGC_2903_I_FUV_g2006.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:NGC_2903_I_FUV_g2006.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, then you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, then their copyright should also be acknowledged.

As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the GFDL-self tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Fair use, use a tag such as or one of the other tags listed at Image copyright tags. See Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following [ this link]. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 16:53, 31 March 2008 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. MECU ≈ talk 16:53, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Unspecified source for Image:NGC_4603_I_WFPC2_hga2005.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:NGC_4603_I_WFPC2_hga2005.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, then you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, then their copyright should also be acknowledged.

As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the GFDL-self tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Fair use, use a tag such as or one of the other tags listed at Image copyright tags. See Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following [ this link]. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 16:53, 31 March 2008 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. MECU ≈ talk 16:53, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

NowCommons: Image:Ngc2808.jpg
Image:Ngc2808.jpg is now available on Wikimedia Commons as Commons:Image:NGC 2808HSTFull.jpg. This is a repository of free media that can be used on all Wikimedia wikis. The image will be deleted from Wikipedia, but this doesn't mean it can't be used anymore. You can embed an image uploaded to Commons like you would an image uploaded to Wikipedia, in this case:. Note that this is an automated message to inform you about the move. This bot did not copy the image itself. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 21:45, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Possibly unfree Image:NGC 1532.jpg
An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:NGC 1532.jpg, has been listed at Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the image description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Icalanise (talk) 19:02, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

==== Hi! You might be interested in the discussion at. Thank you. Colds7ream (talk) 22:26, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs
Hello Clh288! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created  is tagged as an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to ensure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. If you were to bring this article up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current Category:All_unreferenced_BLPs article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the unreferencedBLP tag. Here is the article:

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 20:18, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) Edward Hallowell (psychiatrist) -

RP1357 pdf
I see you haven't edited here or on wikisource (under Chris) for some time...I wanted to know if you were still around and would like to help in extracting and documenting all the images in http://ston.jsc.nasa.gov/collections/TRS/_techrep/RP1357.pdf as svgs.Smallman12q (talk) 15:56, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Copyright problem: Delivered from Distraction
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as Delivered from Distraction, but we regretfully cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. This article appears to be a copy from http://www.additudemag.com/web/article/print/1028.html, and therefore a copyright violation. The copyrighted text has been or will soon be deleted. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with our copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators are liable to be blocked from editing.

If you believe that the article is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under license allowed by Wikipedia, then you should do one of the following:


 * If you have permission from the author to release the text under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC-BY-SA), leave a message explaining the details at Talk:Delivered from Distraction and send an email with confirmation of permission to "permissions-en (at) wikimedia (dot) org". Make sure you quote the exact page name, Delivered from Distraction, in your email. See Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
 * If a note on the original website states that re-use is permitted "under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC-BY-SA), version 3.0, or that the material is released into the public domain leave a note at Talk:Delivered from Distraction with a link to where we can find that note.
 * If you own the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en(at)wikimedia(dot)org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License and GNU Free Documentation License, and note that you have done so on Talk:Delivered from Distraction. See Donating copyrighted materials for instructions.

It may also be necessary for the text be modified to have an encyclopedic tone and to follow Wikipedia article layout. For more information on Wikipedia's policies, see Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.

If you would like to begin working on a new version of the article you may do so at [ this temporary page]. Leave a note at Talk:Delivered from Distraction saying you have done so and an administrator will move the new article into place once the issue is resolved. Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! Morgankevinj(talk) 15:45, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

The Downlink: Issue 0

 * You have recieved this newsletter because you are currently listed as a member of WikiProject Spaceflight, or because you are not a member but have requested it. If you do not wish to receive future issues, please add your name to the opt-out list.

Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of WikiProject Spaceflight at 16:08, 16 December 2010 (UTC).

The Downlink: Issue 1

 * You have recieved this newsletter because you are currently listed as a member of WikiProject Spaceflight, or because you are not a member but have requested it. If you do not wish to receive future issues, please add your name to the opt-out list.

Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of WikiProject Spaceflight at 14:55, 1 January 2011 (UTC).

The Downlink: Issue 2

 * You have recieved this newsletter because you are currently listed as a member of WikiProject Spaceflight, or because you are not a member but have requested it. If you do not wish to receive future issues, please add your name to the opt-out list.

Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of WikiProject Spaceflight at 00:29, 2 February 2011 (UTC).

The Downlink: Issue 3

 * You have recieved this newsletter because you are currently listed as a member of WikiProject Spaceflight, or because you are not a member but have requested it. If you do not wish to receive future issues, please add your name to the opt-out list.

Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of Spaceflight at 09:18, 3 March 2011 (UTC).

WikiProject Rocketry activity check
You are receiving this message because you are currently listed as being a member of WikiProject Rocketry. In order to establish how many members are still actively editing within the project, if you still consider yourself to be an active member of WikiProject rocketry, please go to WikiProject Rocketry/Members and move your name from the list of inactive members at the bottom of the page to the list of active members at the top of the page.

Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of WikiProject Rocketry at 19:04, 12 March 2011 (UTC).

Non-free rationale for File:N1073lipscomb.jpg
Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:N1073lipscomb.jpg. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under non-free content criteria, but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia is acceptable. Please go to the file description page, and edit it to include a non-free rationale.

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified the non-free rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 12:56, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

File:Planetary nebula NGC7009.jpg listed for deletion
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Planetary nebula NGC7009.jpg, has been listed at Files for deletion. Please see the to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Bulwersator (talk) 13:13, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:53, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Updating article on NGC 2366
I'm starting to expand your article on NGC 2366 which contains Markarian 71 and NGC 2363. Excuse me if I change things some, as it's in a good cause! Nomenclature of the various objects is confusing, but I hope to add more clarity. Markarian 71 is a remarkable object, worthy of some study.Richard Nowell (talk) 11:52, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

Women in Red World Contest
Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!