Re: A newcomer here

Zeborah <zeborah@xxxxxxxxx> 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....

If we were talking science fiction, I rather thought we couldn't get a
sun small enough that it had less mass than an "earthlike" planet.

If anyone has a notion of how to get one, though, I'd love to hear about
it. I could *do* stuff with that.

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