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The lead says the remnant is 4500 years old and that it is 16,000 light years away. If that were literally true, we would not be able to see it for another 11,500 years, no? Nicolas Perrault ( talk) 02:48, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
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A couple of issues here. For one, what is "Source:" at the bottom? For another, the lede is far too long compared to the article's body. Generally, the lede should summarize the text in the article below, but in this case, it is the majority of the article. That does not seem difficult to fix, simply splitting it up. Perhaps the statement "and so provides astronomers..." could be sectionized out, leaving the lede as a summary. And while I'm here:
ALT1: ... that G299.2-2.9 (pictured) is one of the oldest known supernova remnants found in the Milky Way?
Maury Markowitz ( talk) 16:25, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
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The lead says the remnant is 4500 years old and that it is 16,000 light years away. If that were literally true, we would not be able to see it for another 11,500 years, no? Nicolas Perrault ( talk) 02:48, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
The result was: promoted by
AirshipJungleman29
talk
16:11, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.
Post-promotion hook changes will be logged on the talk page; consider watching the nomination until the hook appears on the Main Page.( ͡°( ͡° ͜ʖ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ʖ ͡°)͡°) ( talk) 16:37, 21 March 2024 (UTC).
A couple of issues here. For one, what is "Source:" at the bottom? For another, the lede is far too long compared to the article's body. Generally, the lede should summarize the text in the article below, but in this case, it is the majority of the article. That does not seem difficult to fix, simply splitting it up. Perhaps the statement "and so provides astronomers..." could be sectionized out, leaving the lede as a summary. And while I'm here:
ALT1: ... that G299.2-2.9 (pictured) is one of the oldest known supernova remnants found in the Milky Way?
Maury Markowitz ( talk) 16:25, 3 April 2024 (UTC)