Re: A newcomer here

In article <1h2iifw.1fahmba1nptncwN%mbottorff@xxxxxxx>,
Michelle Bottorff <mbottorff@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>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.

Small enough diameter is easy enough. Use a white dwarf. Mass is
another issue altoghter, plus explaining how you have a habitable
planet orbiting a reasonable distance from the white dwarf, 'cause
it sure isn't going to be that way while the star gets that way.

--
Hal Heydt
Albany, CA

My dime, my opinions.
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