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    Thread: Inner Sphere text - possible revision?
Post: RE: Inner Sphere text - possible revision?

With all due respect, if you have a vendetta against constellations (which I mean, valid) there would need to be a lot of stuff that would need to be changed. But at the same time, whether you like...
dangerous_safety Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 76 1,030 03-02-2023, 05:28 PM
    Thread: Achernar
Post: RE: Achernar

So the 8.6 g/cc value seemed off, as high mass stars typically have very low average densities, so I did some math of my own. Using the volume of an elipsoid, with radii a, b, and c being 9.16, 9.1...
dangerous_safety Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 92 1,253 02-15-2023, 08:57 AM
    Thread: White Dwarf article update
Post: RE: White Dwarf article update

well just because these elements *might* be meaningfully enriched on the surface, doesn't mean they will be incorporated into the biota. After all, if life just used whatever we'd be silicon based.
dangerous_safety Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 28 201 02-11-2023, 02:33 AM
    Thread: White Dwarf article update
Post: RE: White Dwarf article update

So a couple of things to point out re: elemental enrichment - while the star expels a large amount of material, the small cross sectional areas of planets orbiting it means they will encounter very...
dangerous_safety Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 28 201 02-10-2023, 09:13 AM
    Thread: Achernar
Post: RE: Achernar

Again, I feel I must reiterate the point that these are two separate systems. The red dwarf(s) are not part of the Alpha Eridani system. They are admittedly fairly close, but neither unusually or usef...
dangerous_safety Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 92 1,253 01-29-2023, 07:36 AM
    Thread: Achernar
Post: RE: Achernar

So a couple of things. Firstly, 2MASS J01375879−5645447 is known to not be a part of the system, and should not be treated as such. They are both part of the same comoving group, which contains man...
dangerous_safety Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 92 1,253 01-28-2023, 06:09 AM
    Thread: Achernar
Post: RE: Achernar

Re: possible planetary system, we unfortunately have very little idea what a typical system around such massive stars may look like, especially with the presence of a binary. But I'll try to give some...
dangerous_safety Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 92 1,253 01-27-2023, 04:41 AM
    Thread: Carina Rush - What is Oh-F-Star-4 a reference to?
Post: RE: Carina Rush - What is Oh-F-Star-4 a reference ...

ngl I just figured it was a bastardization of Oh-F*ck, with the asterisk being interpreted as 'star' and a 4 slipping in there somehow (possibly due to its classification as an F4 star) But also, I...
dangerous_safety General Setting Discussion 4 59 01-27-2023, 03:49 AM
    Thread: Are all these thalassogens observed in the Orion Arm?
Post: RE: Are all these thalassogens observed in the Ori...

Tom Mazanec Wrote: (12-30-2022, 10:16 PM) -- How would the fact that all these other chemicals (except water) contract instead of expand when they freeze, affect the oceans on these worlds? -- This...
dangerous_safety General Setting Discussion 9 124 12-31-2022, 04:52 AM
    Thread: Quasi-Stars
Post: RE: Quasi-Stars

JWST has a decent shot of observing them, so if they exist in nature than they will have been spotted in OA. However that actually isn't a guarantee, despite the theoretical bases being well and truly...
dangerous_safety General Setting Discussion 4 86 12-22-2022, 11:30 AM
    Thread: EG - Delta Leonis Gigaverse
Post: RE: EG - Delta Leonis Gigaverse

I don't think its an issue, just be a matter of insulation and thermal management
dangerous_safety Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 88 1,254 11-27-2022, 03:09 PM
    Thread: EG - Delta Leonis Gigaverse
Post: RE: EG - Delta Leonis Gigaverse

So looking over the system, I have a few critics and recommendations, though I don't think it'll affect the article much. 1. Hesperides is far too distant to not have accreted any ice, and so must ...
dangerous_safety Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 88 1,254 11-27-2022, 10:41 AM
    Thread: Planetary classification
Post: RE: Planetary classification

This is going to be a bit of a ramble so apologies in advance, First off I just want to apologize for my lack of work on the EWoCS, or OA in general, as of late. I've just been really sapped of mot...
dangerous_safety General Setting Discussion 365 7,342 11-23-2022, 07:04 AM
    Thread: Planetary classification
Post: RE: Planetary classification

So the density and organization of rings is different to that of belts, but the overall description of them can be nearly identical. The only real distinction you'd need to add is whether its a ring o...
dangerous_safety General Setting Discussion 365 7,342 11-15-2022, 04:20 AM
    Thread: Planetary classification
Post: RE: Planetary classification

Yes, we do already have a category for those. But that being said, it still makes far more sense to treat rings as belts. Being able to seperately list their inner and outer bounds, mass, and roug...
dangerous_safety General Setting Discussion 365 7,342 11-14-2022, 03:29 AM
    Thread: Planetary classification
Post: RE: Planetary classification

Tom Mazanec Wrote: (11-09-2022, 11:39 AM) -- What about chaotic rotation like Saturn's Hyperion? -- Chaotic rotation isn't expected to be all that common as it relies on pertebations from other obj...
dangerous_safety General Setting Discussion 365 7,342 11-13-2022, 05:05 AM
    Thread: Planetary classification
Post: RE: Planetary classification

sandcastles Wrote: (11-09-2022, 01:39 PM) -- With regard to the Ymirian type--what's the smallest non-volatile percentage plausible?  An icy body migrates inward, the ice all melts to become an ocean...
dangerous_safety General Setting Discussion 365 7,342 11-13-2022, 05:01 AM
    Thread: Planetary classification
Post: RE: Planetary classification

Rings can easily and more accurately be described in the same fashion as belts due to their extreme similarities, so we really don't need special classes for them. As for ring variety, rocky rings...
dangerous_safety General Setting Discussion 365 7,342 11-13-2022, 04:53 AM
    Thread: Tohul Geological History ready for editing
Post: RE: Tohul Geological History ready for editing

So bumping this, I do feel it might be a good idea to figure out where everything stands and try to plot some kind of plan of action for this. But first I do want to apologize for taking so long to...
dangerous_safety Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 36 482 07-21-2022, 06:40 AM
    Thread: Plant Humanoid Clade
Post: RE: Plant Humanoid Clade

So after taking a bit to recollect my thoughts after so long (not throwing shade, it's perfectly fine that you took a while to respond) Re: Noble gasses, I would recommend argon, as it is easiest ...
dangerous_safety Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 70 1,143 07-21-2022, 05:10 AM