Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Seven Hills Observatory


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. --BDD (talk) 17:58, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Seven Hills Observatory

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Subject of article is an amateur observatory in Kearney, Nebraska. Google searches for ("seven hills observatory" kearney) produced no evidence of in-depth coverage: mentions in lists of events and of things to do in Kearney, but nothing detailed. A Google News search for the same terms yielded one story in the local newspaper, the Kearney Hub. Searching the Hub website for ("seven hills observatory") yielded a number of brief mentions, but only two stories of substance: one from 2013, and one from 2006. I don't believe, however, that such local coverage suffices to establish notability; and neither story mentions anything accomplished by the observatory that might attract wider attention (e.g. comets discovered). Searching JSTOR for ("seven hills observatory") produces no results. The lack of significant coverage in media outside of the immediate Kearney area suggests that this fails WP:GNG. Ammodramus (talk) 22:18, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment. A search for "Mark Urwiller" (the observatory's owner) turned up a spectacular aurora borealis photo  that got picked up by the CBC  and NBC .  Also there's something in the Bird Watcher's Digest (but only a snippet is visible at GBooks, and it may relate primarily to birding rather than skywatching).  So far, that's all I've found outside of local Kearney coverage. --Arxiloxos (talk) 23:13, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Additional comment: A 1995 AP story also reports about Mark Urwiller and his telescope in some detail. The cumulative effect of all these local articles might support the inclusion of Urwiller as a (locally) notable teacher at Kearney High School (where he evidently still teaches ).  So how about a selective merge to adapt some of this content and sources for use in the article about the high school? --Arxiloxos (talk) 05:21, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete: no evidence of significant discoveries, unique capabilities, or association with a prominent institution. It's just a private observatory with a modest telescope and doesn't satisfy WP:GNG. Praemonitus (talk) 23:38, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nebraska-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 00:13, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 00:13, 9 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Alternately, merge to Kearney, Nebraska; but deletion is preferable. -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 01:14, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. DavidLeighEllis (talk) 00:32, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.