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Talk:Ash Ketchum

Change the image
Hi. I will upload Ash's lastest picture, because the image we use is old. I think you accept it. Raboot101 (talk) 23:12, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

"Satoshi Ketchum" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Satoshi Ketchum. The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 November 17 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. TheAwesome Hwyh  22:32, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 January 2021
In the article, Riolu is spelled wrong and is spelled "Rioul" INotAdeleYT (talk) 19:49, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Jack Frost (talk) 05:44, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Ash based on Red?
Do we have a citation for the assertion that "[Ash] is loosely based on Red..."? I certainly believe it, but I'm not sure if it would fall under a WP:BLUE situation or not, since one could argue their only main similarity is their place as Pokémon protagonists of the anime and (some) games respectively. I saw the same assertion here, but they didn't have a citation either. Has it just been reasonably assumed, or do we have a note from one of the creators saying "We roughly based Ash on Red"? IDontHaveAnAccountYet (talk) 20:02, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 November 2022
The sentence "Ash also became the World Champion titled as Monarch meaning he is the strongest Pokémon Trainer in the World after Winning the World Coronation Series after defeating Leon" could be edited to:

"Ash also became the World Champion, titled as the 'Monarch', after defeating Leon in the World Coronation Series (an yearly event in which Trainers from around the world participate in, including regional Champions). He's officially the strongest Pokémon Trainer in the world." Alacrity 719 (talk) 13:50, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, with slight modifications for clarity. Thanks for your request :) Actualcpscm (talk) 14:18, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Orange League title
The infobox lists him as the Pokémon Champion of the Orange League three times on equal terms with his Alola League Champion title, but I believe it's worth noting that the term "Champion" is only used in the Orange League in the English dub, whereas in the original Japanese he's simply given the title of "Honored Trainer" (even then, I don't believe the dub ever states that victory made Ash "Champion", although Drake's Japanese title of Head Leader is translated as Champion on a few occasions). Coughdropit (talk) 08:05, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

 * @Coughdropit Changed it to "Honored Trainer". Yuugone (talk) 12:04, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 November 2022
Please add this at the end of "Kalos League controversy".

Ash subsequently won the Alola League in 2019. 103.73.183.59 (talk) 08:56, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

 * @103.73.183.59 You added title in the reference After 22 years, Ash Ketchum has finally become a Pokemon Master but he didn't, he won World Championship, becoming Pokémon Master is different. Yuugone (talk) 10:30, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
 * That is the title of the source article, though... Actualcpscm (talk) 10:42, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Actualcpscm (talk) 10:42, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

English name and motto origin
I removed the line His English name is derived from the Japanese name (as the letters 'ash' are included in 'Satoshi') and his English motto is derived from the Japanese motto (as the letters 'Gotta catch 'em all!' are included in 'Pokémon getto da ze!'). from the intro. I couldn't find the derivation of 'Ash' from 'Satoshi' in the article references or from any reliable source, and the claim about the motto derivation is, as written, wrong on its face. Ramblevine (talk) 07:23, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

 * I think what it means to say is "His last name is derived from the English motto "Gotta Catch 'Em All". 104.187.66.104 (talk) 21:23, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Loosely based on Red
@NegativeMP1, @Pokelego999 do you have some sources about the statement "loosely based on Red"? Because there are no sources about this and this aspect of the character is only discussed in the lead section Redjedi23 (talk) 14:00, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

 * Good catch, didn't notice that wasn't verified in the lead. Pokelego can you remove that line please? λ Negative  MP1  15:04, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Maybe we could use this article (https://screenrant.com/pokemon-gary-blue-related-professor-oak-same-person/, the same that we use to state that Gary is based on Green) to say that Ash is based on Red. If this is the case, we should integrate this information in the body of the article (I could do it myself if you want) Redjedi23 (talk) 15:12, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
 * @NegativeMP1 I'm out right now, but I'll make some edits once I'm back home. Completely missed that one while I was doing my edits. Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 (talk) 16:32, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
 * @NegativeMP1, @Pokelego999 I noticed another issue. In the lead section, it is stated that Ash appeared in several manga series, with a wikilink to Pokémon Pocket Monsters. The problem is that it is not the only manga in which Ash appeared so I would remove this wikilink. Also, the manga Pokémon Pocket Monsters that we wikilinked in the lead section has zero mentions in the body of the article, even in the "In the video games and manga" section.
 * I just removed the wikilink from the lead section, but I feel that this aspect must be discussed in the article, especially because it is a GA, what do you think? Redjedi23 (talk) 17:02, 3 March 2024 (UTC) Edit: Nevermind, I just noticed that Pokémon Pocket Monsters doesn't even see Ash Ketchum as the main character, so the situation should be fine just right now.
 * Not even sure why that was there, honestly, given the above reasons, but again, it was something I missed during my edits. Thank you for catching some of the smaller things that I've missed, it's greatly appreciated. Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 (talk) 18:36, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

 * Oops, made a mistake in here. Accidentally put the original creator as the one who improved it to GA status when I was the one who did that. Not a big deal but thought I'd make note of it. Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 (talk) 20:22, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Voice actors section
The "Voice actors" section doesn't have the necessary sources. It is written in the section that the first name of Ash in the series was "Casey", but it isn't stated in the source at the end of the paragraph. Also, there aren't any sources about the original voice actors (Rica Matsumoto and Hana Takeda). I feel like this section should be improved, maybe including more details about the original voice actor in order to give a more WP:GLOBAL view of the subject. Redjedi23 (talk) 13:51, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

 * I've just added a few sources on Matsumoto, though I couldn't find as much dev info as Natochenney or Taylor. There may be some stuff I'm missing in Japanese sources, so I'll likely look into that, but for now Matsumoto now has some citations referencing her tenure, and likely more can be added worst comes to worst. Takeda I ended up cutting due to the fact I couldn't find sources discussing her performance at all. I'll probably look deeper into that as well but for now the issues you've brought up have been addressed. If you happen to have any sources handy on those areas I mentioned, I'd greatly appreciate them as well. Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 (talk) 20:22, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I found this source for the Ash/Casey stuff: . Regarding Matsumoto, I found this sources: ,
 * I also found this source that talks about Hana Takeda:, but it is only a list of voice actors of the episode Redjedi23 (talk) 20:49, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Sorry that took so long, added. Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 (talk) 20:49, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Don't worry, thank you! Redjedi23 (talk) 11:37, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

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Jerdon's courser

Jerdon's courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus) is a nocturnal bird belonging to the pratincole and courser family Glareolidae endemic to India. The bird was discovered by the surgeon-naturalist Thomas C. Jerdon in 1848 but not seen again until its rediscovery in 1986. This courser is a restricted-range endemic found locally in India in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. It is currently known only from the Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, where it inhabits sparse scrub forest with patches of bare ground.

Description
It is an unmistakable compact courser, with two brown breast-bands. It has a yellow base to the black bill, a blackish crown, broad buff supercilium, and an orange-chestnut throat patch. A narrow white crown stripe runs on top of the head. In-flight it shows a mostly black tail and a prominent white wing bar. It is crepuscular and vocal at dawn and dusk with a series of staccato Twick-too...Twick-too... Twick-too or ''yak-wak.. yak-wak'' calls. The notes are repeated at the rate of about 1 per second and uttered 2 to 16 times and several birds in the vicinity may join in the calling.

Jerdon described the Telugu name of the species as Adavi wuta-titti meaning "Jungle empty-purse". This name may however have been in error since Salim Ali and Hugh Whistler found villagers mystified by the name when they searched for the species near Borgampad and Nelipaka during the Hyderabad state survey of 1931. Recent researchers have noted the local name as Kalivi kodi.

The only known egg of the bird is preserved at the Zoology Museum, University of Aberdeen. The egg was collected by Ernest Gilbert Meaton, a vet working at Kolar Gold Fields, in the year 1917.

Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to southern India, where it is principally known from southern Andhra Pradesh. It has an extremely limited geographical range being known from the Godaveri river valley near Sironcha and Bhadrachalam, and from the Cuddapah and Anantpur areas in the valley of the Pennar River. An egg, probably collected within 100 km of Kolar in 1917, was positively identified as belonging to this species using DNA sequence comparison. It is mostly active at dusk and during the night. It was first recorded in the mid 19th century; it was then considered to be extinct for more than 80 years, until it was rediscovered in 1986 at Cuddapah District, Andhra Pradesh. In Maharashtra it was reported at “24 km east of Sironcha, near the Godavari river, three birds, undated (Blanford 1867, 1869), and sometime in the 20-year period before 1935 (D’Abreu, 1935)”. The species was known from specimens collected at a few locations in eastern peninsular India and the currently known population is extremely restricted in range. Studies in this region using sand strips to detect footprints suggest that their preferred habitat has tall bushes at a density of 300 to 700 per hectare.

Taxonomy
The species was first collected by Thomas C. Jerdon from somewhere in the Eastern Ghats. The specimen was presented to the Asiatic Society of Bengal where the curator, Edward Blyth described it, naming it as Macrotarsius rhinoptilus. These collections were moved to the Indian Museum in 1866 following a financial crisis. Some specimens had been mounted and exhibited for the public but John Anderson moved the type specimens for safe storage in 1872. The type specimens used by Blyth were catalogued but the specimen used by Blyth was already missing. A second catalogue by W.L. Sclater in 1892 also failed to list the specimen. The type specimen is therefore presumed lost. A second specimen collected by Jerdon was obtained by Strickland and is now in the collection of the Cambridge University. This specimen was examined by Strickland who used the new genus and combination, Rhinoptilus bitorquatus. The label written by Alfred Newton notes the location as "Madras" and date as 1846. During this period Jerdon is thought to have received specimens from near Nellore or Cuddapah. A third specimen in Jerdon's collection was acquired by Thomas Campbell Eyton and then to Henry Baker Tristram, and the specimen is now at National Museums Liverpool. Several other specimens exist in collections but a neotype, replacement for the type specimen, has not been suggested.

Status
This bird was known only from a few historical records and was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in 1986. It was rediscovered by Bharat Bhushan, an ornithologist at the Bombay Natural History Society who made use of local trappers to capture a specimen. Prior to its rediscovery it was thought to be a diurnal bird. It remains critically endangered due to loss of habitat. It is nocturnal in habit and presumed to be insectivorous. Being a rare bird, nothing is known yet about its behaviour and nesting habits.

Population estimates for the bird range from between 50 and 249. Recent studies have made use of techniques such as camera trapping and carefully placed strips of fine sand to record footprints from which estimates of population density are made. The known world population of the species is restricted to a very small region and attempts have been made to find new areas by distributing pictures and small electronic call players to people in neighbouring regions that share similar habitats. Searches during 2008 in its former habitat near Sironcha in Gadchiroli district in eastern Maharashtra failed to find the birds.

In 1988 the Indian Postal Service released a stamp to commemorate the rediscovery.

In 2022, the central government sanctioned Rupees 50 lakh to study the bird. The money is said to be used for installing CCTV cameras and sound recording equipment to track its movement.

Threats
The construction of the Somasilla Dam led to the residents of 57 villages being relocated into the region where the courser was rediscovered. These areas of Lankamala, Palakonda and Seshachalam were previously not well populated. With the rising population, there was increased livestock pressures and firewood extraction. In addition, extensive quarrying threatens the habitat. The scrub habitat preferred by the bird has declined due to increased agricultural activity. In December 2005, the only known location for the species was threatened by the Telugu Ganga project, a scheme to supply water to the city of Chennai. Legal action led to the diversion of the canal. The area has however continued to be threatened by illegal construction work and activity related to a project proposed to link the rivers of India. The construction of the canal could also lead to increased agricultural activity and habitat changes.

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Matthew Lewis

Matthew Lewis may refer to:

 * Matthew Lewis (writer) (1775–1818), British Gothic novelist and dramatist
 * Matthew Lewis (actor) (born 1989), English actor, best known for portraying Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films
 * Matthew Butler (Tiswas) (born 1974), British child performer who appeared on Tiswas, now known as Matthew Lewis
 * Matthew Jay Lewis, British actor
 * Matt K. Lewis, American political blogger, commentator, and contributor to The Daily Beast
 * Matthew Lewis (footballer) (born 1990), Australian association football (soccer) player for A-League side Central Coast Mariners
 * Matt Lewis (soccer) (born 1996), American soccer player
 * Matty Lewis (born 1975), American singer and co-frontman of the Rock band Zebrahead
 * Matthew Lewis (photographer) (born 1930), American photographer and editor
 * Matt Lewis (wheelchair rugby) (born 1987), Australian wheelchair rugby player
 * Matthew Dennis Lewis, American actor
 * Matt Lewis (basketball) (born 1998), American basketball player

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We'll Always Have Paris (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

"We'll Always Have Paris" is the twenty-fourth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, first aired on May 2, 1988, in broadcast syndication. The story and script were both created by Deborah Dean Davis and Hannah Louise Shearer, and the episode was directed by Robert Becker.

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, the crew respond to a distress call from Dr. Paul Manheim (Rod Loomis). While the crew must deal with the results of Manheim's haywire experiments with time, Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) must deal with his former love Jenice (Michelle Phillips), who is also Manheim's wife.

The story of the episode was influenced by the film Casablanca, and was affected by the timing of the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike. Because of the strike, the script was written in five days and it was only when it was filmed that it was discovered to be incomplete. Shearer was not happy with the result and felt that the on-screen chemistry of Stewart and Phillips was lacking.

Plot
The Enterprise, along with other ships in the sector, experience a localized time-distortion and soon after receive a distress-call from Dr. Paul Manheim in a nearby system. Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) recalls that Manheim was ejected from the Federation Science Institute for conducting unauthorized experiments; he feels awkward about meeting Manheim because he once had a relationship with Manheim's wife, Jenice, before abandoning her in Paris to become a starship captain.

They find the distress signal coming from a facility on a planetoid surrounded by a force-field. Manheim and Jenice are the only survivors of the research team, and Manheim needs immediate medical attention. The two are brought aboard and while Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) tends to Dr. Manheim, who is having convulsions, Jenice has an awkward reunion with Picard. She also alerts the crew to numerous security protocols that her husband has installed at the facility. As the crew prepares to send an away-team to investigate the laboratory, they experience more time distortions, described by Data (Brent Spiner) as "Manheim effects". In one instance Picard, Riker and Data enter a turbolift only to see their past selves conversing outside of the lift. The crew find that they cannot complete a transporter beam to the facility due to the security measures in place there.

Dr. Manheim recovers long enough to explain that he was doing experiments involving time, gravity and funnels to other universes and suspects his last experiment is running out of control. Manheim explains that he is trapped between two dimensions and Data determines that the experiment must be shut down during a time fluctuation or else it will simply grow larger. Manheim provides the crew with the correct coordinates to beam down to avoid the security fields. Picard admits to Jenice that he worried about losing her again after he left her in Paris and vows to correct Dr. Manheim's experiment.

As he is affected less by the distortions, Data is sent down alone and disables the remaining security measures before entering Manheim's laboratory. He finds a column of energy emanating from a dimensional matrix, the source of the time distortions. Data, though briefly affected by the time distortions, is able to add anti-matter to the matrix, causing the matrix to stabilize and halt the time distortions. Dr. Manheim recovers and he and Jenice thank Picard and the crew for their help. Picard and Jenice use the holodeck to recreate one more encounter at a Paris café, before she returns with her husband to the planet.

Production
"We'll Always Have Paris" is named in reference to the Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman film Casablanca. As well as the title of the episode and the love triangle in the story, the Blue Parrot Café from the film is directly mentioned by Captain Picard. Casablanca was also the basis for the earlier Star Trek: The Original Series novel The Entropy Effect, and would be so again in the Deep Space Nine episode "Profit and Loss".

The story was originally pitched by Hannah Louise Shearer and Deborah Dean Davis, who were also given the job of developing the script. The writing of the episode suffered from the timing of the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike, with Shearer and Dean Davis completing the script in five days. The premise of the story was a combination of their idea of a story "about a professor whose work wasn't appreciated and had to go off on his own" and that of Maurice Hurley who wanted a story with a time anomaly. The final draft was dated 22 February and featured numerous differences from the filmed version, including Jenice being called Laura, a number of different interactions for the crew, and Riker, Worf and Data being involved in shutting down Manheim's equipment. The script was completed a week before the episode was filmed but the writers strike caused further problems when it was discovered during filming that the scene where Data was to fix the time distortions had not been completed.

Robert Legato and Rick Berman spent forty minutes on the telephone with Shearer during the strike. While she refused to write the lines during the strike, Berman suggested dialogue and Shearer would give opinions with Legato taking down handwritten notes. Legato decided on the directing notes himself and used a whip pan shot instead of an effects shot to film the three Datas as director Robert Becker had never used effects shots. Shearer was not happy with the final result, saying "we were writing the most romantic episode in the world" but that "it was toned down 75%".

Shearer later complained of a lack of chemistry between Michelle Phillips and Patrick Stewart, which Phillips blamed on the conflicted nature of the character in that she was committed to her husband but also wanted to see Picard once more. Lance Spellerberg would later return in "The Icarus Factor" where his transporter chief gained the name Ensign Herbert. The image of 24th-century Paris was a matte painting which was re-used in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, where it was hung outside the office of the Federation president.

Reception
"We'll Always Have Paris" aired in broadcast syndication during the week commencing May 5, 1988. It received Nielsen ratings of 9.7, reflecting the percentage of all households watching the episode during its timeslot. This was the same ratings received as the previous episode, "Skin of Evil".

Several reviewers re-watched the episode after the end of the series. Michelle Erica Green reviewed the episode on behalf of TrekNation in September 2007, comparing certain elements of the episode to Casablanca and the series finale "All Good Things...". These included the ending where time distortions caused Data to be replicated three times in "We'll Always Have Paris" compared to the similar situation with three Picards in "All Good Things...". Overall she thought that the episode was better than she recalled previously. Jamahl Epsicokhan at his website "Jammer's Reviews" described the episode as too simple, especially the ending which he said was "they give Data a canister, which he sticks into a hall of mirrors; problem solved".

Zack Handlen, reviewing the episode for The A.V. Club in May 2010, said that he enjoyed the "time blips" in the episode, but that he was not a fan of the romance between Jenice and Picard. He also felt that there was not much follow-up on Manheim's experiments and that he seemed to be left to cause a more serious accident in the future. Keith DeCandido watched the episode for Tor.com in July 2011. He thought that Michele Phillips was "incredibly radiant", and said, "there’s nothing I can point to at this episode and say is wrong, but it’s one of the more forgettable episodes", giving it a score of four out of ten.

Home media release
The first home media release of "We'll Always Have Paris" was on VHS cassette was on July 1, 1992 in the United States and Canada. The episode was later included on the Star Trek: The Next Generation season one DVD box set, released in March 2002, and was released as part of the season one Blu-ray set on July 24, 2012.


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Spartan Stadium

Spartan Stadium or Sparta Stadium may refer to:

Greece

 * Sparta Municipal Stadium (Sparta, Greece)

Rest of Europe

 * AC Sparta Stadion, another name of Stadion Letná in Prague, Czech Republic
 * Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, in Rotterdam, Netherlands

United States

 * Sparta Stadium (Chicago), that existed through the 1920s to the 1950s
 * Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Michigan), on the campus of Michigan State University
 * Spartan Municipal Stadium, in Portsmouth, Ohio
 * CEFCU Stadium, on the campus of San José State University, which was called Spartan Stadium from 1933 to 2016.

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Matthew Lewis (actor)

Matthew David Lewis (born 27 June 1989 ) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter film series.

Born in Leeds, Lewis made his acting debut in Some Kind of Life (1995), guest-starring on dramas for ITV and BBC One before appearing in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). Lewis played the role for ten years, concluding with the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011), for which he received critical praise. Following the series, Lewis had a recurring role in The Syndicate and performed his first theatre role in Our Boys at the Duchess Theatre in 2012.

Lewis starred in The Rise (2012) which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to positive reviews and made appearances on BBC dramas Bluestone 42 and Death in Paradise in 2013 and 2015, respectively. Lewis had a supporting role in Me Before You (2016), which became a box office success. He was cast in the crime dramas Ripper Street and Happy Valley before starring on the ITV drama Girlfriends in 2018. Lewis appeared in Terminal (2018), which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival as well as Baby Done (2020). In 2020-2021, Lewis starred in Channel 5 television series All Creatures Great and Small to critical praise.

Early life
Matthew David Lewis was born on 27 June 1989 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, to Adrian Lewis and Lynda Needham. He was raised in the nearby town of Horsforth. He has two older brothers: Chris, a film editor, and Anthony, an actor. He was educated at St Mary's Menston Catholic Voluntary Academy.

1995–2000: Beginnings
Lewis has been acting since age five. He made his professional debut in television film Some Kind of Life (1995), directed by Kay Mellor. He guest-starred in the BBC One crime drama Dalziel and Pascoe before appearing in ITV series' Heartbeat and Where the Heart Is in 1999 and 2000, respectively.

2001–2011: Harry Potter and recognition
In 1999, castings were held across the UK for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the film adaptation of British author J. K. Rowling's novel. Lewis, a fan of the series, initially attended an open audition at the Queens Hotel, Leeds, before being contacted two months later to perform a screen test for director Chris Columbus, eventually earning the role of Neville Longbottom. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was released in 2001 and became a critical and commercial hit. For the role, Lewis wore a set of false teeth, shoes two sizes too big, a fat suit and ear prosthetics. He reprised his role a year later in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Lewis has stated that his favorite lines stem from the film.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) both premiered to critical acclaim. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was released in 2007. During filming, co-star Helena Bonham Carter accidentally ruptured Lewis' eardrum when she stuck her wand in his ear during a scene. Lewis commented on enjoying the "diverse nature" of his role in the film which contained more "emotion and drama" than its predecessors. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince became the second-highest-grossing film of 2009. In a 2009 interview, Lewis spoke about his experience working with director David Yates, discussing "about what Neville would be doing and feeling, even [..] in the background." In April 2011, Lewis made his stage debut as Lester Cole in Agatha Christie's Verdict touring production.

Lewis returned once more for the final Harry Potter installments, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). His performance was praised by critics for his "scene stealing potential"; CTV News referred to Lewis as a "breakout stud" and "man of action". Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling gave a speech at the premiere of Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in London, where she stated that there were seven major cast members in the series, whom she referred to as "The Big Seven" (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Tom Felton, Lewis, Evanna Lynch and Bonnie Wright).

2012–present: Further work and television
In 2012, Lewis portrayed Jamie Bradley in Kay Mellor's five-part BBC One television drama The Syndicate. He made his West End debut, playing Mick in Our Boys, at the Duchess Theatre from September to December 2012. Lewis co-starred in the 2012 crime film The Rise, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Express stated that "Lewis provide[s] as much pleasure as the mechanics of the twisted revenge plot." He starred in two series of the South Africa filmed black comedy Bluestone 42, which premiered on BBC Three in 2013. In 2015, Lewis guest-starred on the television crime drama Death in Paradise.

Lewis played Patrick, the boyfriend of Emilia Clarke's character, in Me Before You (2016), which proved to be a commercial success. Bustle noted that "Lewis' role is one mostly of comedic relief" but the actor "plays the character's outrage perfectly"; Lewis stated he was careful not to make the role a "laughed-off villain, but a fully-formed character." That same year, Lewis reoccurred in two BBC productions, crime dramas Ripper Street and Happy Valley. He starred alongside Niamh Cusack in the London premiere of Unfaithful, written by playwright Owen McCafferty, from August to October 2016. In 2017, Lewis, a friend of comedian Sal Vulcano, made an appearance on Impractical Jokers as himself filling in for Vulcano, which was shot at Universal Orlando.

In 2018, he starred on the ITV drama Girlfriends, written by Mellor, and appeared in the 2018 neo-noir Terminal, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival to negative reviews. Lewis starred opposite Rose Matafeo in Baby Done (2020), produced by Taika Waititi. The Guardian praised his "thoroughly likable performance" as well as the "laid-back" chemistry between him and Matafeo. Lewis appeared in the Yorkshire-set television series All Creatures Great and Small, which aired on Channel 5 in 2020 to high ratings and critical acclaim. The New York Times referred to Lewis' portrayal as a "dashing suitor" who achieved the character's "natural confidence [..] incredibly well." The programme was renewed for a second series in December 2020.

In 2022, Lewis appeared in the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts film as himself, along with most of the original Harry Potter cast.

Personal life
Lewis married Angela Jones in Italy on 28 May 2018, after the two had become engaged in November 2016. The couple had met in January of that year, when Lewis participated in the annual Celebration of Harry Potter event at Universal Orlando, where Jones was a VIP event manager for the resort and the event. Lewis is a vice-president of the Leeds Rugby Foundation charity. Lewis hosts the Leeds United podcast "Doing a Leeds" with former professional footballer Jermaine Beckford. In February 2021, it was announced that Lewis became the first Patron of the Bambisanani Partnership.

Lewis is an atheist.

Honours
On 24 July 2012, Lewis received an honorary Master of Arts degree from Leeds Metropolitan University for his contribution to the arts and charity work.

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Talk:Transit of Venus

2012 transit
Are there any plans to have this article featured on the main page on the day of the 2012 transit? Although it has appeard once before I'm sure a case could be made for annother appearance on the day as it's only a twice in a lifetime event. Richerman ''  (talk) 14:58, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Resonance?
I think that the term "resonance" should not be used and especially "243:395 resonance" does not make much sense, since "orbital resonance occurs when two orbiting bodies exert a regular, periodic on each other, usually due to their orbital periods being related by a ratio of two  integers." Venus does not have any gravitational influence on the Earth and the integers are not small. The given source also does not speak about any "resonance" of the two bodies. Jan.Kamenicek (talk) 01:25, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
 * We are talking here about near resonances, which are a far cry from true resonances. Please review the definition of a near resonance in orbital resonance. While the integers related to true resonances are usually small, that is not always the case; here is a paper that mentions a 53:54 orbital resonance between Saturn's moons Prometheus and Atlas:

 * For a near resonance, the ratio can be any pair of integers whatsoever. Additionally, it is not true that Venus has no gravitational influence on the Earth; according to the law of gravitation, it must have some influence. Finally, consider the author's descriptions: "Also Venus orbits the Sun just a bit faster than 8 thirteenths of a year, more like 7.997. As we shall see this is a small but crucial difference." and "A closer approximation to the orbit time of Venus is 243/395 years, which by similar logic leads to a longer run 243 year cycle." These are precisely the definitions of the near resonances involved in the transit cycle. WolfmanSF (talk) 05:27, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * In this context, "commensurability" is an equivalent although less accessible term. WolfmanSF (talk) 22:41, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Does any serious source talk about near resonance (or commensurability) between Venus and the Earth?Jan.Kamenicek (talk) 00:17, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Does any serious source talk about near resonance (or commensurability) between Venus and the Earth?Jan.Kamenicek (talk) 00:17, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

 * This source talks about a near 13:8 orbital resonance, which is of minor interest because of the regular recurrences of favored conjunctions. There was also a publication regarding a spin-orbit resonance between the Earth and Venus's core. But that's probably not what you are looking for. Regards, RJH (talk) 01:24, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you. So if it is of minor interest, it should probably not be emphasized in the lead of the article. Jan.Kamenicek (talk) 19:19, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
 * There are other articles, such as this one:

 * Somehow, my point has been missed. These near resonances or near commensurabilities are not of minor interest in this context. They are an essential part of the explanation for the unusual recurrence pattern of the transits of Venus, and it is the rarity of the transits that has made this recent event so newsworthy. WolfmanSF (talk) 03:10, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

TFA for the June transit
As the transit of 2012 will be the last one in the lifetime of anyone alive today I've asked the Features Article Editor if this article could go on the front page on 5th of June and he said he'll consider it - see. It would be good if anyone with the article on their watchlist could read through it again and fix any problems they find before then. Richerman ''  (talk) 17:11, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Great idea. It might even be good to have it on June 4, to give people a chance to plan for it? Anyway, one thought I had is that the External Links list is rather long -- 16 links, which reads as overwhelming overkill ( a dozen is more than enough). I vote either delete some, or separate the list into two, with the second half of the list being about the June 5/6 tranist and how to view it from one's computer, etc. Softlavender (talk) 12:34, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * OK, I sorted and trimmed the ELs and got them down to 10. Even so, there are one or two which still seem questionable. I mean how important, for instance, is the Nan Madol meridian? Softlavender (talk) 13:07, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree, it's a link farm and I see it's still having links added that really belong on the Transit of Venus, 2012 article. Actually, I have another plan - to write a piece for the "in the news" section and get it running a few days before the transit. Mind you, it's a waste of time talking about anything on this talk page - nobody seems in the least bit interested about doing anything or even replying to posts. Richerman ''   (talk) 22:25, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm new to this topic but agree that it deserves cleaned-up articles (and I've done a couple of trivial things). I normally strongly oppose external link abuse, but I have found that it is often not worth overdoing it when a significant event is due (particularly one of scientific interest). So long as links do have some useful info that is not just a duplicate of the article or other links, I wouldn't worry about them until July. Richerman ''   (talk) 09:38, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I gather we do not have a more detailed outline of the process involved in going from transit observations to measuring the Earth–Sun distance, and it would be nice if something could be added: not the precise mathematics but a mixture of elementary math and prose with values observed at the time would be very interesting. I've started accumulating the info, but I haven't yet gone to the trouble of finding a proper account in a book. Johnuniq (talk) 02:09, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Richerman -- please leave the links on the June 5/6 transit. No one, repeat no one, is going to be looking at the practically non-existent sub-article on it. The only way to help people be able to view or find the transit in time is to post the viewing links on this article. A few months down the line, we can (re)move some of links that were only links for viewing. Right now, the ELs are down to a pretty OK number, and well-organized. I've deleted all the spam, dead links, and irrelevancies, and moved the ridiculously obscure ones to the other article, but the main ones about the June transit definitely need to stay here (as well as on that tiny article). Softlavender (talk) 03:23, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * OK, it looks fine now you've cleaned it up - it was a mess before. I agree the 2012 links can go after the event. I think the ToV 2012 article needs some attention though - there's nothing about the work that's going to to be done such as this. There's also been some discussion on my talk page about the possibility of doing some sub articles here  Richerman ''   (talk) 09:38, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the 2012 research section. I've copyedited it, added some more refs, and also repeated it on this article because it needs to be readily visible. In terms of the 1769 transit, that definitely needs its own article. Mark Anderson and Andrea Wulf cover the 1769 transit very thoroughly, and in an understandable way, in their 2012 books (see "Further Reading" section). Some of the other books in that list do too (Lomb, Sheehan, etc.), but do not concentrate exclusively on it. I haven't read Wulf yet, but I'm reading Anderson now, and since he's an astrophysicist his info is reliable. Softlavender (talk) 22:24, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, I'm not sure that moving a block of new text from the sub article into a the main article (especially when it's a featured article) is really the right thing to do, but we'll see what others think. I know you're trying to get everything into the main article in case people don't click on the sub article but I don't think that's really the way to go. The 2012 section in the main article should only have a summary of what's in the sub article with just enough to make the reader want to read that one, otherwise there's no point in having a seperate article. Anyway, if the FA director does decide he's going to feature the main article on 5 June, I'll write the "In the news" piece to point to the 2012 article, so it's important to get that one improved. Richerman ''   (talk) 22:49, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * That's actually not true about main vs. sub, especially for an ongoing or current event. There's no Wikipedia stricture about duplication of text across articles that cover the same subject matter (in fact it's very common), and the main article that incorporates the current event needs to include the most relevant information; the sub article contains detailed viewing and timing info. The main article needs to have substantial scientific information about this ongoing/current event. See for instance, the Transit of Venus, 2004 vs. Transit of Venus. Softlavender (talk) 23:06, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Observing safely
As it stands, the article is inadequate for us lower-level amateurs. Safety warnings are needed; I added a heading to make these warnings easier to find. However, the current version is oriented to solar eclipses. You can see a solar eclipse without magnification by projecting thru a pinhole onto a screen, etc. A Venus transit is different, if I understand correctly; magnification of some sort will be necessary. So the article needs improvement here. Someone on the Web has probably done a decent job with this. Oaklandguy (talk) 19:38, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually there shouldn't really be any warnings, technically, as wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not a 'how to' manual (see: wp:wikipedia is not). But personally, I wouldn't like to think anyone was blinded because they'd read this article and not realised the dangers. A transit can be viewed without magnification if you've got good eyesight, either with eclipse glasses or a pin hole camera type of arrangement. There are lots of websites explaining how, but one of the best places to find information is the Transit of Venus group on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/groups/108400462513165/ Richerman ''   (talk) 23:41, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Good God! I've just seen those awful safety illustrations. I don't think they are at all necessary and they are moving this article a long way from its featured article status. Apart from that, the warning with them is totally ungrammatical and says nothing about viewing the Sun with the naked eye. I've removed them for now but can we have some discussion about this? This article will be appearing on the main page on 5 June and it's beginning to look a complete mess. Richerman ''   (talk) 23:57, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * It is kind of important to have clear observing safety information, atleast in the lead up to this transit (can always be removed after the transit to maintain "featured article" standards). Ought to be well sourced to reliable secondary sources, but the current section underplays the danger to a lay audience. The text should make the precautions more straight forward. Sky Machine   ( ++ ) 00:47, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree the safety info should be clearer (and that the removed illustrations are not helpful). I tried, but really wanted to start with something like "looking at the Sun can cause blindness, and looking at the Sun through binoculars will cause blindness". Might find refs at Sun gazing. Tricky while maintaining normal writing standards. Johnuniq (talk) 00:52, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree they're not too good at the moment and I'll be happy to have a look at rewriting them tomorrow if nobody else does it, but as it's 2am here I'm off to bed. I'm sorry if my remarks about the drawings were a bit intemperate, someone with good intentions has obviously worked hard to produce them. They'd be fine for a product warning on a telescope or whatever but not here. I've also read that modern welder's masks are not safe for viewing the Sun. I expect that one of the reasons for not giving safety advice here is that you can't be sure it's right. Richerman ''   (talk) 01:06, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Exactly. I was going to change the goggles caption to insert "safely" but then realized that I have never researched the safety issues involved, nor the standards of goggles that might be available world wide. I'm prepared to say (or use a source) that looking at a focused image is safe, but it would be best to not use Wikipedia's voice to assert that some method of looking at the Sun is safe. Johnuniq (talk) 02:37, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Some good info here. Sky Machine   ( ++ ) 02:42, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you, SkyMachine. Also - if I understand Ralph Chou correctly:

Oaklandguy (talk) 06:21, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * magnification might not actually be necessary
 * welding goggles - some 14's are fine but not necessarily all
 * Reflective metal coated mylar (as found in eclipse viewing glasses) can be used for direct observation but the disk of Venus will appear tiny without magnification. Sky Machine   ( ++ ) 06:59, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * As I said you need to have good eyesight. Richerman ''   (talk) 08:31, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Hughhunt (talk) 07:58, 25 May 2012 (UTC) This is a great page! For the 2004 transit I used a 'reflected pinhole' method which was very safe and was great for showing the transit to large groups of people. See here. It has the additional advantage of being VERY cheap and accessible to anyone - even kids can do it. Might a description of this be appropriate on this page? I don't want to make changes if they're not appropriate.
 * Not really, best to just add it as a reference in the safety section for the pinhole method or to external links. If you already have a telescope, a sun funnel is an excellent and cheap method see: http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/observing/build-a-sun-funnel/ although not all telescopes can survive being pointed at the Sun without damage. By the way, your signature should go at the end of your post :-) Richerman ''   (talk) 08:31, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

The link provided by Hughhunt above shows an excellent procedure that should be mentioned in the article. We should not pad out the "Observing" section with too many how-to violations, but I'm going to play with some text to see if major methods can be mentioned. Something like this: "An image of the transit can be viewed in a darkened room using a reflection of the sun from a small mirror mounted outside a window.[ref]" Any thoughts? Johnuniq (talk) 10:51, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * That looks ok to me. Richerman ''   (talk) 11:09, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * OK, I've made a minor change using ref, as suggested by Johnuniq, hope it's OK (and thanks for the welcome and user tips!) Hughhunt (talk) 09:11, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

TFA for 5 June 2012
The Queen of England has graciously moved aside so that this article can be TFA for June 5. This is only the second time in the history of wikipedia an article has been TFA twice - which makes it an historic event in three different ways. Richerman ''  (talk) 23:24, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * The text at Today's featured article/June 5, 2012 should have a brief mention of the historical significance of the event as being the first "measure" of the solar system (a gigantic intellectual leap). We can't fiddle with the wording too much, but some tweaking over the few days should be possible. Johnuniq (talk) 11:58, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * To keep the text from getting much longer I would suggest replacing the sentence that reads "The periodicity is a reflection of the fact that the orbital periods of Earth and Venus are close to 8:13 and 243:395 commensurabilities" with something like the sentence from the lead that reads "Venus transits were historically of great scientific importance as they were used to gain the first realistic estimates of the size of the solar system". I think that sentence that's there now is too technical for the general blurb and may put people off reading the article. What do you think? Richerman ''   (talk) 18:25, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

It's not a good idea to make frequent edits at Today's featured article/June 5, 2012, so I have put a proposal above and will wait to see if anyone has comments before putting it in the blurb. Please edit the right hand side or make suggestions below. There is a note at WP:TFAR saying the blurb should be no more than 1200 characters, including wikitext. The current blurb is 1584 characters, and the proposal is 1342.

Is the text "(and hence obscuring a small portion of)" useful? Omit? I find "The duration of such transits is usually measured in hours" a bit indirect, but can't think of an improvement. Johnuniq (talk) 11:14, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

 * I didn't really see the relevance of that bit either. I've removed it and made a few edits as I found the phrasing to be a bit staccato with a number of short sentences, although you may think that one is now a bit too long. Also, is the phrase "A transit of Venus across the Sun" really necessary? Wouldn't "A transit of Venus" suffice? Richerman ''   (talk) 12:06, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

 * How about "up to 8 hours"? It tends towards the upper end anyway. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 20:03, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the improvements. I have done another edit, but will try hard to not do any more. I used an unspaced em dash which I think is the recommended style (although the article has a mixture of dash styles), and I changed "much farther away from Earth and so appears smaller and travels across the solar disk in a period measured in hours" to read "much f u rther from Earth and so appears smaller and takes longer (up to eight hours) to travel across the solar disk". Is that ok? Is the implication that a TOV always takes longer than a lunar eclipse correct? Johnuniq (talk) 10:41, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

As a matter of interest, I did a very quick script to calculate the durations of all Venus transits from the Six Millennium Catalog. The results follow (showing the sorted durations of each transit in minutes, calculated from the difference between the Contact_IV and Contact_I times):
 * 117, 120, 138, 140, 176, 179, 180, 222, 222, 228, 239, 246, 272, 272, 277, 283, 291, 300, 316, 321, 321, 333, 340, 341, 343, 355, 358, 367, 373, 377, 378, 380, 384, 395, 398, 400, 404, 408, 416, 417, 420, 420, 430, 431, 434, 434, 437, 442, 443, 447, 448, 450, 453, 456, 461, 462, 464, 464, 465, 466, 471, 473, 475, 475, 475, 476, 479, 479, 481, 483, 485, 485, 486, 487, 487, 487, 488, 489

So a weasel word like "generally" should probably be inserted into the claim about durations. Johnuniq (talk) 12:36, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Yep, add "generally" and I think we're there. Richerman ''   (talk) 20:27, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I've updated it above, and have updated the blurb at Today's featured article/June 5, 2012. Johnuniq (talk) 23:23, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Just chiming in that I don't think articles should run as TFA twice. Unless we're running low. It seems a bit strange to run some articles twice but not others. There's lots and lots of FA articles that still have no run yet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Harizotoh9 (talk • contribs) 16:51, 30 May 2012
 * This has been discussed at some length on the FA director's talk page and the position is that he makes the decisions about what will appear on the front page and he has decided that this one will appear on 5 June. Richerman ''   (talk) 17:51, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, and I'm noting my disagreement with that. --Harizotoh9 (talk) 16:34, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Excellent explanation
There's an excellent graphic explaining the frequency of transits here Richerman ''   (talk) 08:43, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Safety precautions
This section has no place in an encyopedia. For example, what relevance will it have in a month. Its like putting a warning on the gun article; "do not place against head". Sorry, not quite, but have been watching this page for years, and while the recent work has been really strong and am just delighted to see it, and commend the efforts to get the TFA; I dont think this section is well placed. Ceoil (talk) 01:35, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Sure, and it will be removed (or greatly cut back) after June 6. A minor discussion above seems to show agreement that some information is desirable as this page will be extremely widely read for a couple days around that date, and it's inappropriate to tell people that something interesting is happening at the Sun without clearly stating the safety problem. I plan to add a sentence or two (see above). This is one of the rare times that WP:IAR can reasonably be invoked. Johnuniq (talk) 02:28, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Personally, an this is only my openion, I think the sect will make us look silly and a less detatched voice, seemingly overtly pandering to the types who might point binoculars at the sun. Ceoil (talk) 02:53, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I can see the headline now "Child blinded after reading wikipedia article". I also had reservations about leaving that section in, but when I thought about it I didn't want to have the responsibility of someone being blinded because I insisted on the warnings being removed. You have to remember that 12 year old kids may be reading it who may not fully realise the dangers. I do, however, think the picture of the eclipse glasses is unneccessary and adds nothing to the information given so I've removed it. If anyone wanted to obtain some they would have to buy them from a specialist supplier - they don't need to know what they look like.  Richerman ''   (talk) 12:24, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree with Richerman. I was thinking about the glasses and wondered what they cost, so I Googled around. One site said they had sold out, and a couple of others had interfaces that were too irritating for me to bother with, so I stopped looking. Then I thought about all the great scamming opportunities that occur with a phenomenon such as this. The world is full of counterfeit products from medicines to handbags, so there are bound to be fake glasses available which do not even attempt to meet an appropriate standard, or which contain manufacturing defects rendering them dangerous. I mention this to support my conclusion that it is not a good idea for the article to appear to recommend anything, so I think removing the image is desirable (and it was a bit ugly). The safety information that remains is good, and useful for the innocent. Johnuniq (talk) 10:24, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

13:8 near resonance of Earth and Venus
I've twice added this graphic and had it reverted. It is described in the text, and relates to the twin transits of 8 years. If anyone else wants to fight for inclusion harder than me, be my guest. Tom Ruen (talk) 23:11, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I reverted it the first time because you put it right below the main picture and gave it a size of 300px - which just made the article look cluttered. I tried removing the forced image size (which shouldn't really be used anyway), but as a thumbnail image it's still rather large. You then moved it to another position where I thought it looked better but someone else reverted it as not relevant. It's a very nice image, skillfully drawn, but there are already too many images in the article and if another one is to go in, some of the others need to be removed first. For me, that would be no bad thing as I don't think we need lots of very similar pictures of Venus crossing the Sun. However, the image needs to be a bit smaller so that it matches the others for size as a thumbnail and doesn't dominate the article. There also needs to be a reference for the claim that the motion of Venus describes a pentagrammic figure. Richerman ''   (talk) 09:42, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

 * The main flaw in the image is its hard to see when made small. Maybe I'll experiment and add a SVG export format to draw the path with a significant line-width (and white background). I actually made the image orginally by request on the pentagram article. What makes it pentagrammic versus pentagonal is that sequential superior conjunction dates shift 720/5=144 degrees, so it takes 2 cycles to return to the original angle direction. Here's another representation, showing a pentagram itself as the linear path of sequential conjunction directions, also showing the 2004/2012 ecliptic longitude nearly equal after 8 years. It's probably a more useful presentation than the orbital path itself. I don't know who did the first plots like mine, but assume Kepler did, since here's a similar plot of Mars, which doesn't repeat as simply. File:Kepler_Mars_retrograde.jpg. Oh, here's a 1799 plot for Venus. , and another from 1756! Tom Ruen (talk) 20:18, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

 * It's a nice image, but should be described as depicting a near resonance (or near commensurability). WolfmanSF (talk) 07:00, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

First observation from space by human
Should it be worth noting this 'achievement' ? See link - add it to the Modern Observations section for the 2012 part

Humans in ISS will observe transit for first time from space.

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/31may_isstransitofvenus/

Angrytony (talk) 18:09, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

Can be viewed without magnification
The article (here) says the "event can be viewed without magnification using filters specifically designed for this purpose". That point is being discussed at Reference desk/Science. The event can be viewed safely provided a safe filter is used, but would the observer be likely to see the transit? The angular diameter of the Sun is 32 arc minutes, while Venus is 1 arc minute, so there is not much to see. Did anyone manage to see the shadow of Venus through a filter (without magnification) in 2004? Should the text about safety glasses and filters be removed or qualified? Johnuniq (talk) 10:00, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Optometrist Ralph Chou in his video states that Venus can be resolved without magnification as it is a continuous disk and was able to be seen this way in during the last transit with eclipse glasses. Sky Machine   ( ++ ) 10:27, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I've added a qualification to this and the 2012 article saying that not much will be seen. Feel free to change it if you don't think it's appropriate. Richerman ''   (talk) 10:42, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I saw it the last time. It's 73% the area of the smallest feature on the 20/20 line of an eye chart. That doesn't mean you can't see it. 27% of your eye's "pixel" is sun, 73% is black, so it should just appear as a gray point. I thought it was pretty obvious, given it's size. People with 20/17 to 20/10 vision should in theory see it completely black (I guess if the sun is low enough for glare to not cause sun to "bleed into the shadow"), heck some people have even seen it as a crescent. 12.196.0.56 (talk) 17:13, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

Almost four
It says "... the diameter of Venus is almost 3 1/2 times that of the Moon ..." after I just changed it from "four" to "3 1/2". According to the Venus infobox, its mean radius is 6051.8 km. According to the Moon infobox, its mean radius is 1737.10 km. So the ratio of the diameters is (2x6051.8)/(2x1737.10) = 6051.8/1737.10 = 3.4839. I consider it misleading to describe a ratio of 3.4839 as "almost four" when it's actually closer to three. So I changed it, and I'm telling you about it because I will also change it in the blurb that is about to appear on the Main Page for the Featured Article. Art LaPella (talk) 01:09, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * The blurb is at Today's featured article/June 5, 2012.
 * It used to say: while the diameter of Venus is almost four times that of the Moon
 * It now says: while the diameter of Venus is almost 3 1/2 times that of the Moon
 * The same change has been made in the lead of this article.
 * I think that's unnecessarily ugly. Assuming the ratio of 3.48 above is correct, I think it would be better to use one of these:
 * while the diameter of Venus is more than three times that of the Moon
 * while the diameter of Venus is 3.5 times that of the Moon
 * The blurb is now protected from editing because it is due for display in 22 hours, so an admin is needed to make a change. I put the first of the above ("more than three") above with (I checked that the wikitext under "Proposed blurb" is identical to what is in the blurb, apart from Art's change). Johnuniq (talk) 02:05, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I have now confirmed the 3.48 value calculated by Art above (using a source not connected with Wikipedia), and hope that the "more than three times" wording can be used in the blurb and in the lead of this article. Johnuniq (talk) 08:26, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Changed. Art LaPella (talk) 15:44, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

link to "Transit of Mercury"
This article should be linked to "Transit of Mercury", and vice versa. Don't know how to do it. I'm ideas man. You do it, please. Myles325a (talk) 07:33, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * it is already. Look at the See Also section. Sky Machine   ( ++ ) 07:46, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Captain Cook, 1769
Should more emphasis be made of the historical significance of James' Cook's observation? e.g "If it weren't for the transit of Venus and Cook's skills as an astronomer, he may not have been in the Pacific in 1770 when he planted the flag on Possession Island, claiming the eastern coast of Australia as British territory." (and I would add: New Zealand too). Adpete (talk) 07:05, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

 * I've given it a bit more prominence (its own paragraph) and added that then explored Aust and NZ. Adpete (talk) 10:53, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Fine, but I'm not sure the suggestion about Cook in the above comment is right. Googling for the quoted text led me here. I am no historian, but I think that article is overblown on at least two counts. First, it was a lot more than Cook's observation of the transit that led to Lalande's calculation of the AU value. Second, it is quite likely that Cook's primary mission was to look for Terra Australis—observing the transit was important, but it is not clear that it was the reason for the voyage (accounts differ on that). Johnuniq (talk) 11:47, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

 * Oops sorry I meant to reference that quote. But no matter, I didn't use it (or anything like it). I decided it was too contentious. All I did was mention that Cook went on to explore Aus and NZ. If nothing else it's historically interesting that the transit was observed as part of such a significant voyage. Adpete (talk) 12:49, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Chronometry of Early Observations?
I would think that a major issue and limiting factor in early parallax measurement attempts would be the synchronizing of time versus longitude.

Should this be discussed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.180.26.211 (talk • contribs) 07:05, 5 June 2012

 * I have wondered about that myself. It certainly would of been a problem for the 1761 transit as John Harrison had only just submitted his design for the H4 chronometer and it was some years later before it was accepted. However, I've not found any discussion about this elsewhere and we need a reliable source for it before we can include anything. As it was, the 'black drop' effect precluded any really accurate timed measurements of the 1761 and 1769 transits anyway, and when the next pair came along accurate time keeping wouldn't have been a problem. Richerman ''   (talk) 11:21, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

 * Richerman has covered the issue, but you could try asking at Reference desk/Science. One point is that those involved had plenty of time to prepare so the uncertainty may not have been that important (it's not like the navigation problem, but I don't know). Johnuniq (talk) 11:32, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Transit's longitude
Is venus always crossing sun at the same longitude? (81.197.68.158 (talk) 13:16, 5 June 2012 (UTC))
 * Full transits are seen from different parts of the Earth on each occasion. They also cross the Sun on different paths each time. Richerman ''   (talk) 13:34, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Nice timing
Nice timing on the main page featuring of this article, guys. Thumbs up! :) —Lowellian (reply) 21:59, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm glad it's appreciated. It's been hard work getting it there and a rough ride once it was there but it's worth it in the end. There are some other articles about, or with references to past transits on DYK today too, one there already and two more due later today. Richerman ''   (talk) 22:37, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Horrock's measure of an AU
The article states that Horrock used his single measurement to estimate the distance to the Sun. If this is in fact possible then a brief explanation of how would be in order, otherwise the claim should be removed. Tuntable (talk) 03:02, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
 * The issue is discussed in the main article, see Transit of Venus, 1639 (and there was a recent discussion on its talk page). As mentioned in the main article, Horrocks arrived at his conclusion from a measurement of the angular diameter of Venus applied to an incorrect assumption. The wording in the article here includes "make an estimate" which is a reasonable summary of the situation: the conclusion involved an incorrect assumption about the diameters of the planets, but was an "estimate". Johnuniq (talk) 03:13, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

The lead images are a mess
I think the lead image as a double image with a big gap to one side looks ugly and I would much prefer to see it with just one really eyecatching image, possibly the one that's now at the top. Failing that a proper montage that someone has taken some time to put together, but certainly not two images jammed together like those are. What do others think? Richerman ''  (talk) 16:45, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I see it as problematic to include a Solar Dynamics Observatory image as the top image. These pictures are very good, but they are not taken from "Earth". There must be many good images taken from Earth-based observatories to use in this place. A transit is the allignment of planetary bodies against the solar disk, so using spacecraft somewhat defeats the spirit of the endeavor. Sky Machine   ( ++ ) 21:23, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

File:Silhouette of Venus 1769.jpg
I have asked at about the deletion of this image, and have mentioned this at  (who nominated the Silhouette file for deletion). I assume such an historic image should be in at least one article here? This mirror has the old image. Johnuniq (talk) 07:42, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * "Silhouette_of_Venus_1769.jpg" was removed from Transit of Venus and Venus.
 * "Venus_Drawing.jpg" was removed from 1769 Transit of Venus observed from Tahiti and Charles Green (astronomer) and Black drop effect.
 * Fastily has restored the second image (File:Venus Drawing.jpg), and I have put that image back into the above articles, so there is probably nothing more to do. Johnuniq (talk) 09:06, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Agree. All is fine. --İnfoCan (talk) 13:36, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the new image. I got a bit panicked because I anticipated a long delay before the image was restored, but it happened very quickly. Johnuniq (talk) 23:13, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Suitable images?
Wikimedia received a communication offering some images related to the transit of Venus.

I see that the article is a featured article, and has some fine images already. I do not know if the images being offered would be useful additions to the article.

The images can be found here

If they are suitable, I can take care of the processing of the permission statement, and can upload them as well.-- SPhilbrick (Talk)  14:32, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

First scientific observation?
This article places the first "scientific" observation in the 17th Century, but the article on the Sun notes that "From an observation of a transit of Venus in 1032, the Persian astronomer and polymath Avicenna..."

What makes that one not sufficiently scientific?

--23.119.204.117 (talk) 14:47, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

 * The 17th century transit was definitely the first transit that was predicted, plotted, measured and used to make an estimation of the size of the Solar system. It's hard to get that the significance of all that across in a simple statement so the word 'scientific' was used. I don't know about the Avicenna observation but presumably he just saw the transit, recognised it was Venus and made a deduction from that. If you can think of better wording perhaps you could suggest something. Richerman    (talk) 15:50, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

 * Ah, from reading the Avicenna article "He claimed to have observed Venus as a spot on the Sun. This is possible, as there was a transit on May 24, 1032, but Avicenna did not give the date of his observation, and modern scholars have questioned whether he could have observed the transit from his location at that time; he may have mistaken a sunspot for Venus. He used his transit observation to help establish that Venus was, at least sometimes, below the Sun in Ptolemaic cosmology, i.e. the sphere of Venus comes before the sphere of the Sun when moving out from the Earth in the prevailing geocentric model." So, if he did see a transit at all, it was a chance observation from which he made a simple deduction. Richerman    (talk) 16:03, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

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Gregorian and Julian dates
Can anyone clarify whether this article gives the dates for the Transits of Venus in the 17th and 18th centuries in Gregorian or Julian dates? I am trying to work this out and am not sure now. Carcharoth (talk) 17:26, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what the problem is. For the 1639 observation both Julian and Gregorian dates are given. For the 1677 transit the old style (Julian) date is given (it's linked to O.S.) and the 1761 and 1769 transits no dates are given in the article but they would be Gregorian as England had adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752. Richerman  (talk) 19:02, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the reply. That is partly my fault for not reading the article closely enough (I searched for 'Gregorian' and got the footnote). Searching on 'Julian' and 'O.S.' gets the other relevant text on this. I do think it would be useful to have actual dates for the 1761 and 1769 transits, as while the 1769 transit of Venus observed from Tahiti article goes into more detail (giving the date as 3 June 1769) and the transit date for 1761 is given as 26 May 1761 in this article (in the caption to the Lomonosov observations image from St Petersburg), it does need to be made clear which calendar is being used here. My question, for what it is worth, came from some research I was doing into the image shown here. That is a collection of diagrams published in London in 1748 (before the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1752) and titled "The geography of the great solar eclipse of July 14 MDCCXLVIII" (the date here is 14 July 1748 O.S. referring to the annular solar eclipse of 25 July 1748 in Gregorian date). In the bottom right-hand corner are depictions of the Transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769. The date for the 1769 eclipse is given as 3 June 1769 "in the evening" and "from Dr Halley's Tables for London" - the times there are, I think, apparent solar time. I suspected that that was a Julian date, but was not sure (and it appears to actually be a Gregorian date). Having looked into this a bit more, I see that the Gregorian dates are given here as: 6 June 1761 and 3-4 June 1796. This is consistent with the 26 May 1761 date in St Petersburg being the Julian date. For 1769, the Julian date was 23 May 1769. (Both the Julian and Gregorian dates for the 1769 transit can be seen on this catalogue page referring to the observations published by Nevil Maskelyne and Christian Mayer). It does mean that those publishing that document in 1748 (which is what confused me) were either using a mix of Gregorian and Julian dates (the solar eclipse of 1 April 1764 is given in Gregorian dates) or this is a later and revised state of that document, published closer to or after 1752. Getting back to the Venus transit dates, Richerman, what is the best way to add the 1761 and 1769 dates to the article in both styles? (I made these edits for now). Carcharoth (talk) 11:27, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
 * The edits look fine to me. If anyone thinks there is a better way to do it I'm sure they'll change it. Richerman  (talk) 14:45, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

FA criteria concerns
This one's got a lot of uncited text and there's very WP:UNDUE weight of details given to the 18th-century ones, including big chunks of detail about random unsuccessful attempts to view it. This one needs a lot of work to get back to the current FA criteria. Hog Farm Talk 16:25, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

On Mars
Transit of Venus isn't exclusively visible from Earth. It's also visible from Mars. So isn't it better to have a section or a separate article for Mars too? Also, look at Transit of Mercury from Mars. Aminabzz (talk) 22:16, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

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Scaled Composites White Knight

The Scaled Composites Model 318 White Knight (now also called White Knight One) is a jet-powered carrier aircraft that was used to launch its companion SpaceShipOne, an experimental spaceplane. The White Knight and SpaceShipOne were designed by Burt Rutan and manufactured by Scaled Composites, a private company founded by Rutan in 1982. On three separate flights in 2004, White Knight conducted SpaceShipOne into flight, and SpaceShipOne then performed a sub-orbital spaceflight, becoming the first private craft to reach space.

The White Knight is notable as an example of a mother ship which carried a parasite aircraft into flight, releasing the latter which would then execute a high-altitude flight, or a sub-orbital spaceflight. This flight profile is shared with The High and Mighty One and Balls 8, two modified B-52s which carried the North American X-15 into flight. It is also shared with White Knight Two, a descendant which carries SpaceShipTwo into flight as part of the Virgin Galactic fleet.

Following the SpaceShipOne flights, the White Knight was contracted for drop tests of the Boeing X-37 spaceplane, from June 2005 until April 2006. The White Knight was retired from service in 2014, and is in the inventory of the Flying Heritage Collection.

Design and development

The Scaled Composites model number for White Knight is 318. White Knight is registered with the Federal Aviation Administration as

The White Knight carrier airplane was designed around the twin afterburning General Electric J85 engines, which were selected for their availability and low cost. The aircraft was a completely new independent design. White Knight and SpaceShipOne shared the same forward fuselage outer mold line (OML) to reduce development costs and with the original intent to allow for White Knight to act as a flying simulator for training SpaceShipOne pilots. White Knight first flew on August 1, 2002. The flight was aborted shortly after takeoff due to a problem with the outboard wing spoilers. These trailing edge spoilers were designed to greatly increase the glide slope so that the White Knight vehicle could act as a flying simulator for training of SpaceShipOne pilots. During the first flight, the mechanical over-center torque was insufficient to maintain the spoilers in the closed position. The spoilers deployed into the free stream and began a limit cycle forcing the pilot (Mike Melvill) to abort. The spoilers were subsequently disabled completely and the desire for a steep glide slope matching SpaceShipOne was abandoned.

White Knight next flew on August 5, 2002, and this time performed well. Development proceeded over the next few months. With White Knight developed and evaluated, on April 18, 2003, White Knight and SpaceShipOne were presented to the media.

Subsequently, White Knight flew as part of the Tier One program that won the Ansari X Prize on October 4, 2004.

Afterwards, White Knight was used to carry and launch DARPA's experimental X-37 spaceplane for its approach and landing tests in 2005 and 2006.

It was followed up by the White Knight Two, which has a similar but larger design.

SpaceShipOne program
Flights of White Knight are numbered, starting with flight 1 on August 1, 2002. Flights where SpaceShipOne was carried also get one or two appended letters. An appended "C" indicates that the flight was a captive carry, and "L" indicates that SpaceShipOne was launched. If the flight actually flown differs in category from the intended flight, then two letters are appended, the first giving the intended mission and the second the mission actually performed.

X-37 test program
White Knight was contracted to perform both captive carry and drop test flights of the DARPA/Boeing X-37. First captive carry flight was on June 21, 2005, and first drop was on April 7, 2006 (the X-37 was subsequently damaged on landing at Edwards Air Force Base). Initially, the flights originated from Mojave, but following the landing incident, the program was moved to Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, and at least five subsequent flights were made there.

Adaptive Compliant Wing test program
In late 2006, White Knight flew a seven-flight test program of the adaptive compliant wing developed by FlexSys Inc. with funding by the Air Force Research Laboratory. A laminar flow test article was mounted vertically under White Knight's centerline pylon for the 20-flight-hour research program that tested the flexible wing's aerodynamic characteristics.

Retirement to museum
In July 2014 White Knight made its final planned flight, arriving at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, to become part of the Flying Heritage Collection.

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 * Carriage and launch of payloads up to 7,000 lbs
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 * Dual-bus electrical power system
 * Cockpit allows single-pilot operation (VMC-day conditions only)

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