Wikipedia:WikiProject Astronomical objects

In this article, the topic of Wikipedia:WikiProject Astronomical objects will be explored in depth, with the aim of exhaustively analyzing its various facets and offering a complete vision of its importance and impact on today's society. Along these lines, both historical and cultural aspects will be addressed, as well as recent studies and findings related to Wikipedia:WikiProject Astronomical objects. Additionally, different perspectives and opinions from experts in the field will be examined in order to shed light on this ever-evolving topic. It is hoped that this article will not only provide valuable information, but also generate reflection and debate about Wikipedia:WikiProject Astronomical objects, in order to promote a deeper and richer understanding of this topic.

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WikiProjects
Project Active members Assess Active
Astronomy WikiProjects
Astronomy 188 Yes Yes
Astronomical objects 31 No Yes
Constellations (task force) 7 No No
Cosmology (task force) <30 No No
Eclipses 11 No Yes
Solar System WikiProjects
Solar System 38 Yes Yes
Jupiter (task force) 3 No Yes
Mars 11 Yes Yes
Moon 17 Yes Partial
Spaceflight WikiProjects
Spaceflight 91 Yes Yes
Adopt an astronaut (working group) >5 No Yes
Aerospace biography (task force) <9 No No
ESA (task force) 4 Yes No
Space stations (working group) 2 No No
Timeline of spaceflight (working group) 8 No Partial
Data as of 24 October 2020
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Introduction

This project was originally formed to coordinate editors' efforts on creating articles related to astronomical objects. The project's original members worked together to develop a category hierarchy and a series of templates, including information boxes, that could be used to improve the articles' appearance and navigability. This page itself links to a series of subpages that contain information on the templates used to create astronomical articles and web-related resources that may be useful for article creation. The talk page has become a forum to seek advice and build consensus for future article edits. Moreover, the WikiProject is also used as a bulletin board to announce maintenance-related issues, such as article and category renames and deletions.

If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page. The astronomy-related articles on Wikipedia are always in need of improvement; just indicate how you would like to help, and the project's members will direct you to pages that need work. Also, feel free to add your name to the membership list at the bottom of this page.

A number of other WikiProjects have been created to work on other astronomy and space-related issues. A navigation box on the right leads to the related projects. For more information on WikiProjects in general, please see Wikipedia:WikiProjects and Wikipedia:WikiProject best practices.

Membership

The Membership List shows all of the Wikipedians who have signed up to participate in this WikiProject. Other people who wish to join may simply add their names to the list. Additionally, they can add the WikiProject Astronomical object userbox to their userpage using {{User ASTRO}}.

This user is a member of WikiProject Astronomical objects.

Resource pages

  • Infoboxes - Most of the articles on individual astronomical objects should have information boxes, or infoboxes. This web page provides information on the various templates used to create the infoboxes.
  • Templates - Aside from the infoboxes, a series of other templates are commonly used to create Wikipedia articles on astronomical objects. This page provides additional information on those templates.
  • External resources - A few key external web pages contain most of the information that is used by the professional astronomical community for their research. These web pages are also invaluable resources for creating Wikipedia pages and for adding references to existing Wikipedia pages.

Discussion/Noticeboard pages

  • Talk page - The talk page is the main forum for discussion on astronomical object-related topics in Wikipedia. This is a good place to ask questions about the science in articles, to ask for assistance in editing articles, and to receive feedback and build consensus on new proposals (such as renaming articles).
  • Rename/Merge/Delete Log - This is a list of the current debates on requests to rename and delete articles; requests to rename, delete, or merge categories; and other maintenance-related activities.
  • Worklist - This list contains information on some of the most important articles on astronomical objects within Wikipedia as well as ratings for those pages. This list is a good place to see examples of good Wikipedia articles and to find Wikipedia articles that need to be updated.


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Article ratings

Astronomical objects pages by quality
Quality
Total
FA 69
FL 6
FM 76
GA 135
B 128
C 1,017
Start 8,877
Stub 4,571
List 1,695
Category 843
Disambig 24
File 19
Portal 9
Project 18
Redirect 37,609
Template 214
Assessed 55,310
Unassessed 20
Total 55,330
WikiWork factors (?) ω = 76,414 Ω = 5.17


Categories

Categories are a major part of the infrastructure of Wikipedia. They contain lists of related articles and allow users to find articles that are related to each other. Category:Astronomical objects is the main category related to astronomical objects, although most articles should be listed in subcategories. Beginners should use these categories to organize new or existing articles. Advanced editors are encouraged to maintain and edit the category system itself.

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