Talk:Wilfred Buck

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This article could use some references to his work suggesting the names "Awasis" and "Nikowiy" for Canada's "Name the Exoplanet Contest". Articles about this:

https://www.ualberta.ca/science/news/2020/february/exoplanet-star-cree.html

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/say-hello-to-awasis-canadas-very-own-newly-named-alien-planet

https://globalnews.ca/news/6674587/cree-names-alberta-planet-star-national-contest/

Part of the IAU contest: http://www.nameexoworlds.iau.org/

Canada's version of the contest: https://casca.ca/?p=12404 Sheeshorama (talk) 01:08, 11 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

Added a reference to the NameExoWorlds Contest and Wilfred Buck's contribution and added citations to the Global News article and the CASCA webpage.Sheeshorama (talk) 23:50, 31 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

Still need to add the accent above the "a" in Nikawiy and Awasis. Will figure this out soon. Sheeshorama (talk) 23:53, 31 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

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