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White Dwarf vs Red Giant - Cray - 12-18-2018
Is R Aquarii covered in OA?
https://www.universetoday.com/140871/youre-looking-at-an-actual-image-of-a-white-dwarf-feeding-on-material-from-a-larger-red-giant-650-light-years-from-earth/
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RE: White Dwarf vs Red Giant - Drashner1 - 12-18-2018
I don't think so, but Steve is our resident galactography guru. If it hasn't already been written up, are you thinking of taking a shot at it?
Todd
RE: White Dwarf vs Red Giant - Cray - 12-18-2018
(12-18-2018, 01:23 PM)Drashner1 Wrote: I don't think so, but Steve is our resident galactography guru. If it hasn't already been written up, are you thinking of taking a shot at it?
I need to get through a Barnard's Star update first, and I just rediscovered my plan for Beta Pictoris buried in the 61 Cygni article.
If someone else wants to write up R Aquarii, that's fine by me. I'm not sure what I'd do with the star.
RE: White Dwarf vs Red Giant - stevebowers - 12-19-2018
R Aquarii is not covered in OA. This would be a challenging environment for a human colony, but also a very resource-rich one.
RE: White Dwarf vs Red Giant - extherian - 12-19-2018
Most sophonts in the Orion's Arm universe aren't humans though, or even bionts for that matter. This system would be a great energy source for a high-speed virchworld.
RE: White Dwarf vs Red Giant - iancampbell - 12-20-2018
It might also be quite a tourist trap. There are those today who would rather be at a place that's photogenic/spectacular than see photos or video, however true-to-life; I imagine the same would be true in Y11K even with its vastly better VR.