User:Tomruen/2006featuredpicture

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#10 – 45 votes Lunar libration by Wikimedian Tomruen

Featured picture Promoted to Featured picture on 12 June 2006. Picture of the day of 9 August 2006.

Voters' comments:
  • the most interesting.
  • taking a bunch of PD images and making an informative PD animation out of it is truly inspiring.
  • Talented creator, smooth animation, incredibly beautiful and fascinating
  • great work
  • Who could not like the moo-oon?
  • educational and a large amount of preparation work.
  • Motion picture! I've always wanted to see the moon in this aspect.
  • Beautiful, informative, illuminating. It represents the values of wikipedia perfectly
  • the animation sold me.
  • this is also the most useful, imho, for leading to knowledge of a concept.
  • I heart moon
  • I chose this one because I think that it is the most educational of the bunch, as fitting for an encyclopedia.
  • A marvelous illustration of an otherwise difficult to visualize phenomenon.
  • wonderful picture!
  • Very informative.
  • All of the pictures are outstanding, but in the Wiki spirit I have to vote for number 4 because I've actually shown it to a family member to explain the concept.
  • Impressive animation
  • For its encyclopedic value and clarity
  • because of its beauty, uniqueness and importance as an illustration.
  • It is rare for a single picture to convey so much in so simple a fashion
  • Makes a difficult concept clear.
  • All images are extremely good, however this one shows a lot of imagination.
  • that must have been a real challenge not just skill (and i bet it took a lot) but luck on on the weather also.
  • Great astronomy animation, congratulations!
  • I like that it teaches you and is pretty too!
  • Just great.