Talk:Proxima Centauri
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[edit] image?
2MASS Image and caption.
Can anyone find a decent image of this star to put on the main page? --DaveGorman 19:14, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- There are two good and high-res images here, credited to NASA/CXC/SAO (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Chandra X-ray Observatory Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory) and works under such US institutions should be public domain. However, I am not able to confirm this (see [1] [2] for confusion). One should be able to just put up the image and use the appropriate PD tags? Splarka 00:45, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] concretisation???
what, pray tell, does that mean?
would someone care to change the word to something a few more people might be familar with?
[edit] Merge
Since Proxima (α Cen C) is part of the Alpha Centauri system, this ought to be part of the article on that system. The suggestion is not merely for the sake of neatness, but for the practical point that the vast majority of readers who look at one article will look at the other. Might as well save them the trouble of checking two separate pages. B00P 11:13, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
Will do so March 1st unless there are objections. B00P 14:36, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
- Although I do not consider them valid, as there are objections, I shall hold off on the merger. I would like to see more opinions though. B00P 22:06, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
- I would prefer no merger: Though Proxima Centauri is astronomically insignificant, it is more culturally significant because it is THE closest star to the sun. It has its own REAL name (unusual for a red dwarf), and it probably is the most studied red dwarf star. Just my 2c worth. Gazjo 04:45, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Proxima Centauri in fiction
This section lacks content. Please populate it.--Jyril 17:47, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Traveling to Proxima Centauri
This section seems overly speculative to me. Granted, that's somewhat the nature of the beast in a topic like this. But I think this section borders on Original Research. I'd feel more comfortable if some sources were Cited to back up some of these statements. This article is the first (and only place) I've read anything about taking the Space Shuttle or Helios II style Deep Space Probes to Proxima Centauri. And VASIMIR, interstellar ramjets, nuclear pulse drives and warp drives are all nonexistent, hypothetical technology as of 2006. This section can (and should) be fleshed out. But when dealing with speculative subject matter, extra care must be taken to cite sources and provide External Links to guard against original research. 66.17.118.207 16:07, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
