Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope

The McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope, at Kitt Peak National Observatory outside Tucson, Arizona, is used for direct observation of the Sun. With its f-number of 54, it is the largest solar telescope in the world.

Reason: An esthetically appealing picture, scientifically important. The background gives a definite sense of scale here - this is a truly huge scientific instrument. DS 03:24, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Articles this image appears in: Kitt Peak National Observatory, list of astronomical observatories, McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope
Creator: user:JohnOwens

Support as nominator — DS 03:24, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Not outstanding in any respect other than the nature of the subject. Average quality, fairly compelling, averagely encyclopedic.. good, but not exceptional. mikaul^talk 09:05, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This fantastic subject deserves a better pic than this. --TotoBaggins 15:00, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose , per above; nothing special here. -- Phoenix2 ^(holla) 01:19, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, definately nothing special. Perhaps as a diagram with labels, or a different angle? --Thelb ⁴ 18:10, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose: I kinda like it, but I actually find it hard to get an idea of the scale: shrubs and trees are similar in shape, and there's not enough detail to tell which they are. A slight angle might be more dynamic. It's overblown a bit on one face, but having been to Tuscon I'm not going to hold that against you. Adam Cuerden ^talk 12:01, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 09:41, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]