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Darryl Said:

four stages that occur during the formation of a one-solar-mass star.?

We Answered:

like before,

1. protostar with jets
2. main-sequence star
3. contracting cloud trapping infared
4. molecular-cloud fragment

Monica Said:

DOES the LUNAR and/or SOLAR eclipse cause emotional chaos or other uncanny behaviors??

We Answered:

perhaps the brief lack of vision is the problem.

Phyllis Said:

The following figures show four stages that occur during the formation of a one-solar-mass star.?

We Answered:

1. 4
2. 3
3. 2
4. 1

Seriously

Warren Said:

How to Create a Solar System for Novel?

We Answered:

1. Yes. In fact, the planet would *have* to be further away if the star were larger. A larger star means it's burning hotter and faster, and has more surface area radiating heat & light.

2. Well, yes... in fact, you planet may not have any seasons. Remember - Earth's seasons are because of our 23.5 degree tilt with the orbital plane; That tilt was the result of a young Earth being clobbered by a Mars-sized object early in it's history. Without that, our rotational tilt would've likely been *very* close to the plane of our orbit - meaning, 12-hours of day and night all year long. No seasons. Your planet may have to invent a new means to have seasons.... And, yes - the further the planet, the longer the orbit, and the longer the year. Have you given thought to how long the day is? Jupiter's is only about 10 hours; Venus' is longer than it's year.

3. Yes, a brighter,hotter star. More surface to radiate, AND more internal heat to be radiated. It's generating more energy than our sun.

4. Well... how fragile our your main characters? We can survive on Mt. Everest (well... a few of us can) for a small amount of time, where the air is only about 1/3 as dense at sea level. We can survive in 140 degree deserts, and in sub-zero arctic climates.

5. Do this - twin moons, one, say.... 80,000 miles out, the other nearly double that - so that when they *are* in conjunction, the effects, although still there, don't knock each other out of their orbits. Maybe instead of twin moons, have a larger one in closer, then a smaller one double the distance away, and just 1/2 the mass of the first.

6. Yup, possible to have a larger planet, with a G of 1.5X that of Earth... remember - it's not the *size* of something that creates gravity, it's the mass - so, a larger planet with a slightly less dense make-up should do. As you expand the planet, you're further away from the center of mass, so that distance will also help you to reduce the G-force at the surface. (Example: Say you weigh 100 pounds on Earth now..... Suddenly, the Earth shrinks to half it's size - instead of 8000 miles in diameter, it's only 4000. Same mass, just smaller volume. Now how much do you weigh on the new surface? Your weight is now 2,000 miles *closer* to the center of mass - 1/2 the distance of the original planet - your weight doesn't just double, it quadruples - you now weigh 400 pounds (or there abouts... The reverse is true - *increase* the distance from the center of mass, and your weight declines. You can do this, too. Or, instead of a heavy mantle, make it more bauxite and aluminum - reducing the mass of the planet.)

7. The oceans and weather... Hmmmm.... well, with that much more surface area, you could *still* have a planet with 75% of the surface covered with water. With larger continents, however - I would think much of their interiors would be desert-like. And, that would depend on more than just oceans... heating from the star, length of day, etc.

I could be way off base with some of these answers, but... I think they'd make logical sense. It's a story - have fun with it.