User contributions for Mperrin

24 September 2015

• 16:4416:44, 24 September 2015 diff hist 0‎ Microscopium ‎ Undid revision 682260327 by ProffessorGuy (talk) because it is incorrect. (potential vandalism?)
• 16:4316:43, 24 September 2015 diff hist 0‎ Microscopium ‎ Undid revision 682260519 by ProffessorGuy (talk) because it is incorrect. (potential vandalism?)

28 July 2011

• 03:5703:57, 28 July 2011 diff hist +218‎ Joan D. Vinge ‎ Added 2011 novelization of Cowboys & Aliens.
• 03:1303:13, 28 July 2011 diff hist −1‎ m James Webb Space Telescope ‎ →‎Scientific instruments: change "spectrography" to "spectroscopy" to match both the general usage among astronomers and the name of the wikipedia article.

12 July 2011

• 01:4701:47, 12 July 2011 diff hist +10‎ m James Webb Space Telescope ‎ →‎Proposed cancellation: changed paragraph break slightly
• 01:3501:35, 12 July 2011 diff hist +575‎ James Webb Space Telescope ‎ →‎Telescope cancellation: Retitled to Proposed cancelllation, added paragraph breaks, minor reformatting, added a couple refs.
• 01:3301:33, 12 July 2011 diff hist +249‎ Talk:James Webb Space Telescope ‎ →‎power supply
• 00:3500:35, 12 July 2011 diff hist +1,126‎ Talk:James Webb Space Telescope ‎ →‎Program cancellation: It's not cancelled, only one subcommittee in the house has _proposed_ doing so.

10 June 2011

• 05:0505:05, 10 June 2011 diff hist +1,806‎ James Webb Space Telescope ‎ significant reorganization. Move instruments section next to optics, move current status to after the design description, move figures to better locations.
• 04:1404:14, 10 June 2011 diff hist +422‎ James Webb Space Telescope ‎ →‎JWST optical design: Update for mirror status as of June 2011. add detail on optical design. Remove very poorly written and misleading discussion of microshutters, which would be more appropriate in the instrument section anyway.
• 03:4203:42, 10 June 2011 diff hist +1,234‎ James Webb Space Telescope ‎ →‎Infrared reveals more stars: Clean up and reorganization of this section; retitle since JWST will observe many things beyond just stars.
• 03:2103:21, 10 June 2011 diff hist +1,944‎ James Webb Space Telescope ‎ Update introductory section: more recent budget and launch information, add TFI, more detail on James Webb the man.

9 November 2010

• 15:1815:18, 9 November 2010 diff hist −43‎ Fine guidance sensor ‎ moved erroneously placed information from the HST FGS section to the JWST FGS section.

20 December 2009

• 11:5211:52, 20 December 2009 diff hist +733‎ Gemini Observatory ‎ reorganized; added section headings; updated UK membership situation news.

4 March 2008

• 02:0202:02, 4 March 2008 diff hist +268‎ N User:Mperrin ‎ ←Created page with 'I'm a professional astronomer, and have contributed a few things here and there to the scientific side of Wikipedia. I also do a fair bit of ...' current

17 November 2007

• 06:3506:35, 17 November 2007 diff hist −7‎ m Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem ‎ →‎Application to multivariable signals and images: remove double negative "not... without"

19 October 2007

• 05:3205:32, 19 October 2007 diff hist +1‎ m Chris Dodd ‎ →‎Bills and issue positions: spelling 'percnt' to 'percent'

26 June 2007

• 00:4700:47, 26 June 2007 diff hist −3‎ m Index ellipsoid ‎ →‎Uniaxial indicatrix: grammar fix: "rotationing" => "rotating"

23 June 2007

• 18:3718:37, 23 June 2007 diff hist +209‎ Talk:Double circulatory system ‎No edit summary

17 June 2007

• 07:2207:22, 17 June 2007 diff hist +217‎ Fast-penta ‎ add reference to the real-world drug this science-fiction drug was based on.

11 May 2007

• 19:2219:22, 11 May 2007 diff hist +4,360‎ Audouin Dollfus ‎ Translation of article from French wikipedia.

2 April 2007

• 17:2417:24, 2 April 2007 diff hist +2‎ m Talk:Ur (continent) ‎ wiki link fix
• 17:2417:24, 2 April 2007 diff hist +324‎ Talk:Ur (continent) ‎ add question re inconsistencies

24 March 2007

• 20:0120:01, 24 March 2007 diff hist +71‎ Juno (spacecraft) ‎ add reference: citation to official web site for August 2011 launch date
• 00:2600:26, 24 March 2007 diff hist +205‎ Talk:Stockgrower's Lash ‎ request for clarification

22 March 2007

• 21:3521:35, 22 March 2007 diff hist +97‎ Automated Planet Finder ‎ Update on current project status
• 21:3321:33, 22 March 2007 diff hist +151‎ Lick Observatory ‎ →‎Current state: The dormitories are used by astronomers from throughout UC, not just students from UCSC.
• 21:2721:27, 22 March 2007 diff hist +69‎ m Mount Hamilton (California) ‎ →‎The community: brief update re 'has its own police force' - actually part of UC police system
• 21:2221:22, 22 March 2007 diff hist +156‎ James Lick telescope ‎ remove nonsense term 'water gravity' and replace with better description of hydraulic drive system.
• 21:1221:12, 22 March 2007 diff hist +5‎ m Planetary mass object ‎ →‎Origin of the term: minor grammar fix
• 03:2403:24, 22 March 2007 diff hist −8‎ m Local Interstellar Cloud ‎ changed numbers to show a reasonable amount of significant figures

18 December 2006

• 06:2006:20, 18 December 2006 diff hist −1‎ m Culet ‎ spelling: 'brialliant' -> 'brilliant'

30 November 2006

• 07:0907:09, 30 November 2006 diff hist −42‎ Extradosed bridge ‎ Add category: Bridges

6 November 2006

• 09:0509:05, 6 November 2006 diff hist 0‎ m Quintaglio Ascension Trilogy ‎ →‎Far Seer: spelling

31 October 2006

• 11:0111:01, 31 October 2006 diff hist +381‎ Optical System for Imaging and low Resolution Integrated Spectroscopy ‎ added a third OSIRIS, a new proposed space mission

31 July 2006

• 04:2104:21, 31 July 2006 diff hist +91‎ Cosmic distance ladder ‎ intro updated; removed incorrect definition of astrometry.

4 April 2006

• 02:5802:58, 4 April 2006 diff hist +295‎ Talk:Zion National Park ‎ →‎Trails: add comment on initials carved in the trail.

21 March 2006

• 00:1400:14, 21 March 2006 diff hist +1‎ m Optical System for Imaging and low Resolution Integrated Spectroscopy ‎ typo fix

9 March 2006

• 18:5418:54, 9 March 2006 diff hist +260‎ N Talk:OTELO ‎No edit summary

8 March 2006

• 08:5808:58, 8 March 2006 diff hist +17‎ Fusor (astronomy) ‎ Correct job title and location for Gibor Basri
• 08:5708:57, 8 March 2006 diff hist +17‎ Planetary mass object ‎ Correct job title and location for Gibor Basri
• 08:5508:55, 8 March 2006 diff hist +17‎ Planet ‎ →‎Suggested wide definitions: Correct "University of Berkeley" to "University of California, Berkeley", and fix job title for Gibor Basri
• 08:4708:47, 8 March 2006 diff hist +455‎ Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii ‎ added a few sentances describing the town
• 08:3908:39, 8 March 2006 diff hist −136‎ Kamuela, Hawaii ‎ redirect to article under common name
• 08:3608:36, 8 March 2006 diff hist 0‎ m W. M. Keck Observatory ‎ spelling error fix: observtaory
• 08:0708:07, 8 March 2006 diff hist +415‎ Laser guide star ‎ update on currently available systems as of 2006 (last paragraph)
• 07:5307:53, 8 March 2006 diff hist +16‎ Osiris (disambiguation) ‎ Update to reflect there are two different astronomical cameras named OSIRIS.
• 07:5107:51, 8 March 2006 diff hist +173‎ N Talk:Optical System for Imaging and low Resolution Integrated Spectroscopy ‎No edit summary
• 07:5007:50, 8 March 2006 diff hist +1,326‎ Optical System for Imaging and low Resolution Integrated Spectroscopy ‎ add the -other- OSIRIS astronomical instrument too

28 February 2006

• 06:3306:33, 28 February 2006 diff hist +180‎ James Lick telescope ‎ add that it's the second-largest refractor in the world