Template talk:Infobox globular cluster

Distance

Is this distance supposed to be from the Sun or from the Galactic centre? Evil Monkey - Hello 22:54, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

erm... yes? I think it was intended to be distance from Earth/the Sun, but distance from the galactic center seems better (and less heliocentric). I intend to redo the template at some point; I'll add in parameters for both distances when I do so. For now, you're probably best off indicating which you're meaning in the template call. Mike Peel 23:05, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Which radius?

Is it the the core radius r_c or the tidal radius r_t or half light radius r_h that the template takes? WilliamKF (talk) 01:51, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

How to provide [M/H] metalicity?

The Metallicity parameter "metal_fe" offered is presumably [Fe/H]. From skimming Metallicity I'm guessing that that is different from "Z", and Z is the same as [M/H]. When I have a reference that offers [M/H], how should I represent that, rather than assuming some value for the ration A between 0.9 and 1? Or should we have a new parameter metal_Z? ★NealMcB★ (talk) 01:22, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

I agree with the addition of a "metal_Z" parameter, and can add it in the near future.   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  02:05, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

 Done. Added {{Fe/H}} & {{M/H}} too.   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  02:18, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

credit - Credit for the photograph in the image field.

This guidance seems to be contrary to MOS:CREDITS, re: Unless relevant to the subject, do not credit the image author or copyright holder in the article. and image credits in the infobox image are discouraged, even if the artist is notable, since the infobox should only contain key facts of the article's subject, per MOS:INFOBOX. Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 20:43, 19 May 2021 (UTC)