Talk:Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE)

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[edit] graphical error

there is an error with the line under history going thru the box of information on the right. I don't know enough about editing Wikipedia entries to fix it.

[edit] Peer review

I think this article is a great example of a spacecraft article and I'd like to get it upto standards of a FA. It is also become mor relevant with the award of the nobel prize in physics to 2 of its principle investigators. - Ryjaz 15:14, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

I have left extensive comment on the peer review page. My one biggest comment is that this article fails to say anything about the telescope's instrumentation in any detail. In my opinion, this is crucial to understanding COBE. (This is one of the first things I look up when I read about professional telescopes.) The article also needs more science information, and some science sections need signficant revision. GeorgeJBendo 22:09, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] nobel

uhhh.. shouldn't this mention the nobel prize somewhere?

 - it does in the history section "The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2006 was jointly awarded to John C. Mather NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA, and George F. Smoot University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA "for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation"" Ryjaz 15:28, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] References

STRUCTURE IN THE COBE DIFFERENTIAL MICROWAVE RADIOMETER 1ST-YEAR MAPS in Astrophysical journal 1992 should be mentioned somewhere!--Stone 17:08, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Launch information

It would be nice if the article mentioned that COBE was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, not from Kennedy as I'm guessing most people would conclude. I don't think that most people are familiar with sun-synchronous orbits, and that they require a polar orbit, which means launching to the south from Vandenberg vs. launching to the east from Kennedy. I was at Vandenberg at the time of the launch preparations, and I know all the folks that put in many hours of work on COBE would appreciate being mentioned. spn155.100.163.152 18:57, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Clarification

Though I don't necessarily agree with it, I think it should be mentioned how commonly this is referred to as the the "Chew Or Be Eaten" mission. Barring any objection, I will probably make the change in about two days. 68.77.59.32 17:45, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Moved

I've moved the article to the full name, Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), and fixed all double redirects, as well as checked all current redirects. The reason for doing this is that when mentioning COBE in any article, it should always be fully spelled out, (Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) ) with the acronym following, per the Manual of style, and the initial mention should be Wiki-linked. Therefore, the full spelling should be the primary article, and the acronym be a redirect. Cheers! Ariel♥Gold 21:41, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] C.O.B.E.

It doesnt say what the "O" is...? 89.204.244.217 (talk) 23:08, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

It's the second letter of "Cosmic", as in COsmic Background Explorer. Contrived, but that's what it is. ASHill (talk) 00:14, 11 April 2008 (UTC)