Re: A newcomer here

Wilson Heydt <whheydt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Do you recall the fellow
> who wanted a system with the star orbiting the (nominally
> Earth-like) planet? Some fairly serious discussions ensued...

Well, that'd give you a tide, which is good. No seasons -- how
important are they, anyway? And of course it'd have to be a very
*small* sun....

Zeborah
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