Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory

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The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 02:30, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory

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Not any prove of notability. Publish or perish fails to find any reviewed articles from researchers from that observatory. Few observational notes can be found on the Net, in majority coming from their site. Although they claim they found "five new asteroids and recovered a number of comets", the observatory is not listed in the Minor Planet Center's list[1] of Minor planet discoverers. PetaRZ 19:24, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

• Delete PetaRZ 19:25, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Someguy1221 21:23, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
• Delete , with my sympathies, for lack of sources to demonstrate accomplishments Their blog says they suspended regular observations in Sept 2006 due to lack of money. Canuckle 22:03, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
• Comment Is discovering "five new asteroids" (unsourced claim in the article) a big scientific contribution, or is it something I can do in my backyard on a bright night with a cheap telescope? Aecis^Brievenbus 22:24, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

• Comment. Even with a very expensive (visible wavelength) telescope, all but the largest of asteroids would be too dim to reliably spot (at best it would look like a faint star moving a bit too fast. You might see it, but good luck identifying it). Detailed asteroid observations often use radio telescopes instead. However, there are likely millions of asteroids in our solar system, so there is no shortage of asteroids to discover. Someguy1221 22:36, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

• So we can assume that if this claim is verified and referenced, it goes a long way to establishing the notability of this observatory? Aecis^Brievenbus 23:01, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

• Comment. Er, I was actually trying to make the opposite point. While amateur astronomers can't detect most asteroids, most asteroids are decidedly uninteresting. However, if they have the equipment to do more than the most basic observations (ie, figure out its axis of rotation, or probable composition and shape, which are much harder than simply finding it) then they likely received enough attention to be considered notable. Someguy1221 23:27, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

• Comment. I completely agree with SomeGuy. The majority of the bright asteroids are already discovered, so finding new ones needs sophisticated telescopes, and is not of great interest. In addition, the last NASA's surveys (e.g. LINEAR or NEAT) find them automatically. PetaRZ 06:06, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. Sorry, guys. Elrith 00:08, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
• Delete It takes more than 5 minor reports to make a scientific institute notable. That wouldn't be enough forthe notability of even one of its members.02:16, 23 May 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by DGG (talk • contribs)
• Comment Copied from the article's discussion page : Look gays, A79 have a lot of contributions (go to the IAUC and MPC) and considering the small country I think that this is ok.. Unsigned message, sent from 82.199.197.34 ----PetaRZ 15:02, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

• I have struck this comment. If the user wishes to join the AFD discussion, he or she has to come over here and cast his or her !vote personally. Comments made elsewhere carry no weight in AFD discussions. Aecis^Brievenbus 22:41, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
• Comment. This is what I found, many mentions of objects having been discovered, observed by this observatory, but no actual discussion of the observatory. Reliable soruces must discuss, not merely mention the subject of the article. Someguy1221 21:08, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

• "Delete" Sorry! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.36.50.182 (talk • contribs)

• No edits have been made from this IP outside this AFD. Aecis^Brievenbus 22:39, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

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