User:Jasongetsdown/e-mail transcript
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December 13, 2005 8:49 PM EST
Jason > Lynne
Ms. Allen, First let me congratulate you and your team on the discovery of Buffy. I'm no astronomer, but I still continue to be amazed by the ways our solar system continues to surprise. The reason I'm writing is that I'm putting together an article on 2004 AX190 for Wikipedia.org. The two images in your press release illustrate nicely why AX190 is conspicuous among SDOs. I was wondering if you would be willing to release those images or similar ones under the GNU Free Documentation License for use on Wikipedia (text of the license here: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html). If you agree attribution information will be displayed on the image page in wikipedia, but you should be aware that under the license the images can be freely distributed and modified. I can write the article without the images of course, but I think you'll agree that their inclusion would enrich wikipedia. I'd also like to know if there are other members of your team who should be credited with the discovery in addition to yourself and the institutions indicated in your press release. Any thoughts you have or information that you think should be included in an ecyclopedic article on the topic (that you are at liberty to disclose of course) would be greatly apreciated. best regards -- Jason Rossitto 1234 Foo Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237 yea-hri-ght!
December 15, 2005 1:02 AM EST
Lynne > Jason
Hi Jason, I agree a wikipedia article on this object would be nice. The MPEG movie of the orbit is copyrighted and that should NOT go onto wikipedia.org. The other images are okay to use. Please have a second look at the press release and the 'more technical' page before you start writing though. Just want to point out that it's "2004 XR190" (not AR190), and the object is not an SDO. A scattered disk object would have a perihelion below 38 AU, and this object definitely does not (which is why it's interesting). 2004 XR190 is classified as an "extended scattered disk object" or ESDO. The discovery team should include (as is mostly detailed on the press release webpage, but this is a little different) Lynne Allen, University of British Columbia Brett Gladman, University of British Columbia J.J. Kavelaars, National Research Council / Herzberg Institute for Astronomy J-M. Petit, Observatoire de Besancon Joel Parker, Southwest Research Institute Phil Nicholson, Cornell University Glad you have found this interesting, let me know when you are finished with your article :) Lynne
December 15, 2005 1:22 AM EST
Jason > Lynne
My mistake on "AX" vs "XR." Not sure where I got that from. Thanks for the go ahead with those images. I haven't had time to put together an article yet but a small one has popped up on Wikipedia without me (thats the beauty of wiki). Its at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_XR190. I'll be adding the pictures and some more info in the next few days. Its currently being referred to as an SDO and is listed on the SDO page. I'll start a conversation about making an ESDO page. Thanks again. Jason
December 15, 2005 2:50 AM EST
Lynne > Jason
Hi Jason, I figured as much with the lettering .. that's the problem with these designations :) Hmm, hadn't thought about the wikipedia structure (SDO/ESDO). Of course, Sedna should really be an ESDO as well. Lynne
