Hello there...I'm new to the list, so I apologize a head of
time for any social graces I am lacking in, or any rules I might
accidentally break :)
I was wondering if anyone out there had seen, or developed,
rules and/or suggestions for dealing with unusual stellar
objects.
By unusual stellar objects I mean things like comets, oort
clouds, nebulae, pulsars, neutron stars, and yes, even black
holes.
I am interested in a realistic approach to these objects...like
what would the affect of a nebulae be to starship sensors (would
it be like in Star Trek II....would it have no effect...), could
a neutron star have a planetary system (and would it give off
enough heat to support life in such a system), and how close
can you get to a black hole before you're screwed?
I'm also curious....to all you astrophysics/astronomy dudes
out there...are there any REAL suspected unusual stellar objects
that would technically lie within the boundries of the official
GDW map of known space?
Just curious..... :)
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| Andrew Akins | Iowa State University |
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