User talk:Ricnun

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[edit] Shuttle Buran program

Hello. Thanks for your edits over at Shuttle Buran program and associated pages. Would you be able to provide references for the material you've added, please, so that it is verifiable? Thanks. Mike Peel 21:17, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Shure, just didn't had the time. All the references are those present on the main Buran program page, and I'll try to sort it out. A major source is [1], but most of the data is on the Russian version, and I had to use a web translator... --Ricnun 22:38, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 55 Cancri, Upsilon Andromedae images

Hey, thanks for putting those artworks into the articles, it's great to see people putting that kind of effort in. I'll just point out that the atmospheric circulation patterns on hot-Jupiters would look very different to those on outer system gas giants: here's the result of a simulation of HD 209458 b: [2]. In addition, there's been some work done on modelling extrasolar planet atmospheres [3]. For Upsilon Andromedae, the inner planet is predicted to have silicate clouds (the simulated spectrum corresponds to a bluish-green colour), the middle one is predicted to be cloudless (bluish colour) and the outer one is predicted to have water clouds (bright white clouds). For 55 Cancri, the inner gas giant is predicted to have large amounts of alkali metal absorption in the atmosphere (giving a very deep blue colour), the middle one I'd guess is a cloudless one like Upsilon Andromedae c (though this is not modelled in the paper), and the outer one is predicted to have water clouds. It might be a good idea to try and represent this in the art. Chaos syndrome 18:05, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Well, I had those images on my personal page and just uploaded them here. Yes, I know about planet apearance, but I hope that in representing all the planets the same way, just changing size and distance from the star, I'll avoid speculation. Specially on a global system overview image. I'll try to do what you sugest for individual planets. I have celestia and can create the apropriate textures and use them there. But there's the question of actual planet size... I would be interesting to make images using a common scale, and compare all planets. For now I just have Celestia's information, and I don't know if it would be a good data souce for an Encyclopedia. I'll thing about this and contribute in the best way possible. Perhaps some generic "planet globes" for each planet category/apearance that we could put on infoboxes would be nice.Ricnun 12:11, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
    • While I see your point about speculation, there's also the problem that representing a Jupiter-like circulation on a hot Jupiter is definitely incorrect. I've seen several studies of the meteorology on hot Jupiters and they all come out with a pattern like the one I linked. In any case, provided the reasons for depicting a planet in a certain way are referenced to scientific papers (e.g. if we are going to use the five-class system for giant planets, make sure it's a case dealt with in that paper) or other such reliable sources, and it is made clear that these are artistic depictions based on those papers rather than actual images, I'd think that would be perfectly acceptable. As for planet radii, the transitsearch.org website has calculations based on a theoretical model (linked to from that site) which seems to reproduce Jupiter and most of the observed transiting planets quite well. Chaos syndrome 19:47, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Pioneer 11 Images

Hi I tried to upload to the Commons the images that you've posted from the Pioneer 11 mission, so that I can use them for the Bulgarian wikipedia. I copied all of your description, but someone there tagged them for erasing because they didn't have all of the information. Do you know where you got them from? These guys at the Commons seem to be really obtuse... the images as so obviously from NASA, but they are still giving me a hard time. Cheers Georgipetrov 15:28, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

I processed the images from Nasa images avaliable on the Net. I really can't help much more... If the images are not PD Nasa I really don't know. Here: [4] there's no info. for my part, I'm glad they are usefully to you, go ahead and use them!

[edit] Mars 2 & 3

Since the technical specifications take up the majority of these articles and are identical for these two spacecraft, I would like to combine the articles into a single Mars 2 and 3. I saw that you were the editor who originally split them out of the Mars probe program article and thought that I would ask your opinion. Eluchil404 13:23, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

I split the spacecrafts into 2 articles because one was a total failure and the other did provide some results. Also, having 2 infoboxes and a separate set of launch dates and results on the same page is strange in my opinion. The best is to discuss all the Mars probes globally on the Mars probe program article and then to keep each spacecraft separate. I do agree that the technicall aspects are the same for both probes and perhaps those could be moved in the Mars probe program article to a appropriate section 89.152.13.13 18:26, 24 January 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Improvements in ZX Sinclair palette in the List of palettes article

I have made some improvements int that section of the article. It coincides in time with yours, so I hope we do not start a "war of editions". I have respected the images you put.

Yours,

Ricardo Cancho Niemietz, a non-accounted user.213.96.157.218 12:01, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

No problem, your contributions expand the section and are very nice. Perhaps you should also put them in the ZX Spectrum graphic modes article, that is much more technical and Spectrum only. Ricnun 12:10, 23 February 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Moonbase Alpha template

By looking at the Moonbase Alpha entry, I see that it looks like you might have created the template, if so, can you tell me how to edit it as I would like to add a couple of sections to it. Thanks. Douglasnicol 00:13, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

No matter, I managed it. Where are you getting the birth dates for the Space:1999 characters? I've made a start on Koenigs, its a bit of a mess right now, but there's an infobox. Douglasnicol 17:28, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
Hi! The dates and other character info comes from here: [5] Ricnun 19:56, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
I'm starting to add to some of the Moonbase Alpha entries. I've started one on Nuclear Disposal Area 1 and illustrated it. Hopefully this appears decent enough. I'll add references if you like. Douglasnicol 15:15, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

The Original Barnstar
Thanks for your excellent contributions to Space suit. Keep up the good work! — Swpb talk contribs 13:02, 3 May 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Barnstar

The Working Man's Barnstar
Awarded to Ricnun for his fine work on categorizing Space:1999 articles into a good, tidy and workable format. Douglasnicol 17:57, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Updated DYK query On 8 September 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Atmosphere of Mercury, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

---- Anonymous DissidentTalk 02:57, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] SELENE‎

The SELENE article received heavy editing today by new/unregistered users, which I noticed at WikiRage.com. The article may benefit from a good review. According to Wikipedia Page History Statistics, you are one of the top contributors to that page. If you have the time, would you please read over the article and make any necessary changes. Thanks. -- Jreferee (Talk) 16:33, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

For your help in improving the Jupiter footer. Feel free to take a look at the footers I've made for Mercury, Venus and Mars as well and help make them better. I intend to make one for all of the planets in the solar system. Remember 19:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Template:ESA probes

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Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 02:18, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Buran102.jpg

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