Talk:Planetshine
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[edit] Yet another neologism?
I can't find any significant body of literature that uses "planetshine" in the sense of this article: "Earthshine" dominates, and is even used when the Earth isn't the reflecting body (see http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=3115 as one random example). mdf 13:04, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Copyright violation
mdf's above comment is correct. Earthshine is the preferred terminology for this astronomical occurrence, and the article's title should reflect such.
Additionally, the image of Earthshine linked here, uploaded by a previous user, is not public domain, nor is NASA the source of the astrophoto. The actual author is a prominent astrophotographer named Russell Croman, and the image is copyrighted. See the original photo here on his website (and, please note that the image's metadata also lists Croman as being the source). Now, NASA may have used Croman's photo somewhere with his permission, but that in no way implies that the image is public domain.
Either the image should be removed, or someone should seek Mr. Croman's permission for use of the photo (and include proper citation). I would undertake this myself but I've never participated here and am unfamiliar with the protocols; I signed up to post this comment after recognizing the source of the image noted above and desired to bring it to someone's attention.
Cheers. Am astronomer 05:09, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
- The protocol is surprisingly manual. But it it is done. mdf 16:52, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
