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* ... that scientists have observed [[Solar prominence|prominences]] on '''[[BV Centauri]]''', 1600 [[light-year]]s from Earth?  <small>Source: ref 4</small>
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* ... that scientists have observed [[Solar prominence|prominences]] on '''[[BV Centauri]]''', over 1000 [[light-year]]s from Earth?  <small>Source: ref 4</small>
 
:* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/Chanju Samantha Mwale|Chanju Samantha Mwale]]
 
:* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/Chanju Samantha Mwale|Chanju Samantha Mwale]]
 
<small>Created/expanded by [[User:Jolielegal|Jolielegal]] ([[User talk:Jolielegal|talk]]) and [[User:Lithopsian|Lithopsian]] ([[User talk:Lithopsian|talk]]). Nominated by [[User:The Bushranger|The Bushranger]] ([[User talk:The Bushranger|talk]]) at 22:59, 12 November 2017 (UTC).</small>
 
<small>Created/expanded by [[User:Jolielegal|Jolielegal]] ([[User talk:Jolielegal|talk]]) and [[User:Lithopsian|Lithopsian]] ([[User talk:Lithopsian|talk]]). Nominated by [[User:The Bushranger|The Bushranger]] ([[User talk:The Bushranger|talk]]) at 22:59, 12 November 2017 (UTC).</small>
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:* [[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] Long enough. New enough. Citations throughout. But citations could be more precise by giving more specific pages, rather than broad ranges. Fairly technical article, at least to this lay person. Hook is interesting enough. But I couldn't find the source for the 1600 light year figure in citation 4. I found it in citation 6, on page 309 as 500 parsecs ± 100 parsecs, which I believe translates to 1630 ± 326 light years. So two things: the citations need to get more specific pages, and the hook needs to be more accurate. [[User:Hybernator|Hybernator]] ([[User talk:Hybernator|talk]]) 02:21, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
 
:* [[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] Long enough. New enough. Citations throughout. But citations could be more precise by giving more specific pages, rather than broad ranges. Fairly technical article, at least to this lay person. Hook is interesting enough. But I couldn't find the source for the 1600 light year figure in citation 4. I found it in citation 6, on page 309 as 500 parsecs ± 100 parsecs, which I believe translates to 1630 ± 326 light years. So two things: the citations need to get more specific pages, and the hook needs to be more accurate. [[User:Hybernator|Hybernator]] ([[User talk:Hybernator|talk]]) 02:21, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
 
::*{{ping|Jolielegal|Lithopsian}} - unfortunatly I'm not an expert in this field enough to work on it comfortably. - [[User:The Bushranger|The Bushranger]] <sub><font color="maroon">[[User talk:The Bushranger|One ping only]]</font></sub> 03:19, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
 
::*{{ping|Jolielegal|Lithopsian}} - unfortunatly I'm not an expert in this field enough to work on it comfortably. - [[User:The Bushranger|The Bushranger]] <sub><font color="maroon">[[User talk:The Bushranger|One ping only]]</font></sub> 03:19, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
::Yes, citation 6 at the moment, although citation 2 mentions the same figure.  I've added a convert template to format the distance, but it ends up looking much the same: the convert template and similar conversions include automatic rounding to the last significant figure, so 1,630 (or 1,626) becomes 1,600.  The distance is very uncertain (± 326 ly from that source, 400 light years nearer from a Gaia parallax), so it might be best to be more vague in the hook; "over 1,000 light years?"  I don't know if that makes it more or less verifiable.  Could mention table 4 in the citation.  [[User:Lithopsian|Lithopsian]] ([[User talk:Lithopsian|talk]]) 14:25, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
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:::Yes, citation 6 at the moment, although citation 2 mentions the same figure.  I've added a convert template to format the distance, but it ends up looking much the same: the convert template and similar conversions include automatic rounding to the last significant figure, so 1,630 (or 1,626) becomes 1,600.  The distance is very uncertain (± 326 ly from that source, 400 light years nearer from a Gaia parallax), so it might be best to be more vague in the hook; "over 1,000 light years?"  I don't know if that makes it more or less verifiable.  Could mention table 4 in the citation.  [[User:Lithopsian|Lithopsian]] ([[User talk:Lithopsian|talk]]) 14:25, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
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::::A good idea, I've amended the hook accordingly. - [[User:The Bushranger|The Bushranger]] <sub><font color="maroon">[[User talk:The Bushranger|One ping only]]</font></sub> 20:09, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
 
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BV Centauri

Created/expanded by Jolielegal (talk) and Lithopsian (talk). Nominated by The Bushranger (talk) at 22:59, 12 November 2017 (UTC).

  • Symbol question.svg Long enough. New enough. Citations throughout. But citations could be more precise by giving more specific pages, rather than broad ranges. Fairly technical article, at least to this lay person. Hook is interesting enough. But I couldn't find the source for the 1600 light year figure in citation 4. I found it in citation 6, on page 309 as 500 parsecs ± 100 parsecs, which I believe translates to 1630 ± 326 light years. So two things: the citations need to get more specific pages, and the hook needs to be more accurate. Hybernator (talk) 02:21, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
Yes, citation 6 at the moment, although citation 2 mentions the same figure. I've added a convert template to format the distance, but it ends up looking much the same: the convert template and similar conversions include automatic rounding to the last significant figure, so 1,630 (or 1,626) becomes 1,600. The distance is very uncertain (± 326 ly from that source, 400 light years nearer from a Gaia parallax), so it might be best to be more vague in the hook; "over 1,000 light years?" I don't know if that makes it more or less verifiable. Could mention table 4 in the citation. Lithopsian (talk) 14:25, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
A good idea, I've amended the hook accordingly. - The Bushranger One ping only 20:09, 17 November 2017 (UTC)