Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/HoldenObservatory

Holden Observatory

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Original – Finished in 1887, the Holden Observatory was creating during the expansion of Syracuse University on the south side of University Place. Named for the donor's son, Charles Demerest Holden, who died in 1883. When the observatory opened, the building had an eight inch Alvin Clark telescope, 3 inch reversible transit, a comet seeker, chronograph and chronometer. The telescope was housed in a tower with a rotating dome. Today Holden Observatory houses the University's State Recorder's office.

Reason

This image meets several points of the FPC criteria. The image is high resolution, has a public domain license, verifiable, has a complete description, and I believe is among Wikipedia's best works. I believe the photo quality has good contrast, accurate exposure and neutral color balance with no artifacts from compression. The is of a building on the National Historic Places list and can be found in 3 Wikipedia articles.

Articles in which this image appears

Syracuse University, Syracuse University – Comstock Tract Buildings, List of Syracuse University buildings

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture

Creator

ZeWrestler - self nomination

• Support as nominator --ZeWrestler ^Talk 19:40, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
• Oppose. Framing is too tight and sky is blown... Would prefer a better angle too but not sure if it's possible. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:39, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
• Oppose per Diliff. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 19:44, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
• Oppose Per Diliff gazhiley 07:53, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
• Oppose Dull-looking subject, indifferently shot. Plutonium27 (talk) 15:19, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:49, 16 October 2012 (UTC)