Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Iranian Astrolabe 14.jpg

New Iranian Astrolabe
Voting period ends on 27 May 2013 at 13:29:58 (UTC)
 * Reason:Good quality, Fine Lighting and resolution, Artistic and historical value.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Astrolabe article in en and fa wikis.
 * FP category for this image:Astrolabes
 * Creator:Masoud.Safarniya


 * Support as nominator --Jacopo188 (talk) 13:29, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Question this is a beautiful photo but I thought that astrolabes were obsolete. Is this new astrolabe used for anything? If it's just a work of art then I'm not sure it has enough EV here, but it could be a good candidate for a Commons FP. --Pine✉ 21:29, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Astrolabes are still used by hobbyists specifically interested in them and their history, similar to sundials and the like. You can buy cheap ones in museum giftshops, and expensive ones like these from specialty shops. I agree, though, that this has less EV than a photo of an original medieval or Renaissance astrolabe. Chick Bowen 03:50, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I made this Astrolabe with new calculate and this is update for this date. Some people who are interested to ancient astronomy and astrology, use astrolabe for their purpose.--Jacopo188 (talk) 05:30, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I didn't realized you'd made it yourself. It's beautiful work. Thanks for allowing the photograph to be uploaded with a free license. Chick Bowen 00:02, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
 * If this is beautiful, where is your support?--Jacopo188 (talk) 13:46, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I had to think about its EV, as I said above. I'll support though, although I'm taking your word for it that this is an accurate reconstruction of a middle eastern astrolabe; it's different from Renaissance European ones I'm more familiar with. Chick Bowen 00:04, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support this has EV, as it shows a modern Astrolabe. Quality is good. -- WingtipvorteX  PTT   ∅  22:22, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Per nom.    Sophus Bie  (talk) 09:49, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support striking. Alborzagros (talk) 06:29, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Per nom. --M.safarniya (talk) 09:56, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Oppose -- I don't like the angle, which seems excessive. Alvesgaspar (talk) 00:06, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support To the above comment, I think the angle is necessary to show the 3-dimensional aspects of the piece. Rreagan007 (talk) 01:23, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Nice lightness exhibits delicate structure of astrolabe and the portrait orientation shows it's solidness in harmony with it's function. high resolution of this photo magnifies sense of punctuality and beauty of this artwork.Muhammadhg (talk) 16:23, 25 May 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Muhammadhg (talk • contribs) 16:20, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 13:30, 27 May 2013 (UTC)