http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/-t1.htm This section is for the speculation and construction of scientifically plausible, individual planets, solar systems, and even their host stars. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:30:58 GMT 10 http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t137/CrossingStyx/Forum/Title_test5.jpg http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/-t1.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/world-building-blog-celestial-architect-spreadsheet-t434.htm jbjerk Hello, I've recently started a blog on the topic of world-building. The blog will follow the my process from defining a solar system to building a life-bearing planet, including geography, ocean currents, alien biomes, & weather. I'll also be linking to my sources, and providing a few tools to make things easier for others. What may be of the greatest interest is the spreadsheet i've constructed to calculate out a lot of the details based on a few variables. Once i resolve problems ... Worlds Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:30:58 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/world-building-blog-celestial-architect-spreadsheet-t434.htm#2925 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/world-building-blog-celestial-architect-spreadsheet-t434.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/edasich-s-work-t337.htm Edasich I would like to share some (real) exoplanetary systems I have made with Celestia, both popular both recently discovered. Most are Hot SuperEarth planets. Nevermind about names featuring on the top; those are referred as tentative planetary names for a science fiction of my own. I'd like to share, maybe I could think about something at Celestia Motherlode in the future. Perhaps. Here for you: 1) - Corot-exo-7 b (actually I would own a Celestia addon with a 3-planets system) 2) ... Worlds Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:36:02 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/edasich-s-work-t337.htm#2001 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/edasich-s-work-t337.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/venus-floating-continents-t209.htm marasama
Sounds feasible to me especially if the floating continent is of porous or hollow.

Any thoughts?]]> Worlds Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:28:14 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/venus-floating-continents-t209.htm#1242 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/venus-floating-continents-t209.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/satellite-masses-t321.htm Sirius_Alpha Not very familiar with the masses of several of the solar system moons, I decided to find them out. Io -> 1.216 lunar masses Europa -> 0.653 lunar masses Ganymede -> 2.017 lunar masses. Callisto -> 1.464 lunar masses. Mimas -> 0.0005103 lunar masses. Enceladus -> 0.00147 lunar masses. Tethys -> 0.0084033 lunar masses. Dione -> 0.0149 lunar masses. Rhea -> 0.0313910 lunar masses. Titan -> 1.8308 lunar masses. Iapetus -> 0.02457 lunar masses. Miranda ... Worlds Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:03:20 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/satellite-masses-t321.htm#1910 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/satellite-masses-t321.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/dystopia-universe-a-collab-t424.htm Edasich Premiss: I'm not sure if this topic may match with subforum theme. I hope so because it is about world-building, though in alternative universe, but using same notable stars we know. All the things I'm going to write here refer to a storyline a deviantArtist (nick)named "Gorgonbreath" is writing and drawing. She is developing a science fiction taking place on a post-apocalyptic Earth, dwelled by drawing swanky, coloured and eerie original characters, mostly new species (or even genera) ... Worlds Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:08:52 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/dystopia-universe-a-collab-t424.htm#2857 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/dystopia-universe-a-collab-t424.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/stalker-s-work-t354.htm Stalker Software: photoshop CoRoT-7b Habitable planet MOA-192 b Hot super-earth (like 55 cnc e) Ocean planet around M star Rocky planet Another hot super erth Worlds Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:54:29 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/stalker-s-work-t354.htm#2190 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/stalker-s-work-t354.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/nuclearvacuum-s-work-t183.htm NuclearVacuum NuclearVacuum wrote: Here is some of my planetary work Iota Horologii b If anybody remembers me from my time on EVI, then you will know that I was a big fan of the "Sulfur Giant" planet from John's work. So obviously, I would be a hipictate if I didn't make the prototype planet of this class (Iota Horologii b/HR 810 b) look like one. I have given the planet the name Chronos (father time), and a set of Saturn rings. Horizon of Gliese 581 c I was into other ... Worlds Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:25:02 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/nuclearvacuum-s-work-t183.htm#1129 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/nuclearvacuum-s-work-t183.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/amateur-finds-t408.htm Edasich Premiss: the things I'm going to type here SHOULD NOT break any embargo breach since paper has been published and submitted at ArXiv.org too. Moreover they also should not have a scientific significance since based on few data available and most of results come from approximations. Nevertheless what's come out sounds interesting. Do you remember the paper A Dedicated M Dwarf Planet Search Using The Hobby-Eberly Telescope? The paper talks about detection efficiency of low mass exoplanets ... Worlds Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:23:32 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/amateur-finds-t408.htm#2631 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/amateur-finds-t408.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/congratulations-to-nuclearvacuum-t409.htm Lazarus
Naming the extrasolar planets

I have to say I prefer NV's multi-cultural scheme to the continued promotion of European-centric Latin/classical Greek names favoured by the paper's author though.]]> Worlds Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:30:23 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/congratulations-to-nuclearvacuum-t409.htm#2644 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/congratulations-to-nuclearvacuum-t409.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/clip-about-distant-future-universe-t382.htm Borislav http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtfqEHAf9Pc]]> Worlds Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:21:15 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/clip-about-distant-future-universe-t382.htm#2435 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/clip-about-distant-future-universe-t382.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/feasibility-of-a-retrograde-planet-t355.htm ciceron I was wondering if a planet could have a retrograde orbit in any fashion stable in a crowded neiboughood like Sun's system. Also , the ways a retrograde orbit could be achieved are of some interest to me. Free-floater captured , slingshot'd by a close star encounter... Is there any way this kind of orbit would be stable at the Gy mark ? And , are there known planets to present this behavior ? Thank you "Caution , this post contains broken english inside" Worlds Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:39:03 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/feasibility-of-a-retrograde-planet-t355.htm#2193 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/feasibility-of-a-retrograde-planet-t355.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/planet-dazbog-of-the-delta-trianguli-system-t82.htm NuclearVacuum As far as I remember, this section is to discuss fictional and plausible planets. So, I am posting my planetary system... again (since I've updated a lot about it). Dazbog is a rocky planet approximately 35 light-years away from the Earth. The planet orbits the close binary star system of Delta Trianguli (known locally as the Dreieck system). The two stars are both main sequence stars (one is a G-type and the other is a K-type) that orbit close enough to each other that planets (even ... Worlds Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:30:49 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/planet-dazbog-of-the-delta-trianguli-system-t82.htm#494 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/planet-dazbog-of-the-delta-trianguli-system-t82.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/planet-classes-that-should-not-exist-but-can-t325.htm marasama Back on the planet types. Like the types that should not be possible. Examples are Chlorine-rich atmosphere or even fluoride-rich atmosphere. So, what if they do exist? These chemicals are likely to combine with other chemicals, thus preventing free fluoride or chlorine in the atmosphere. But, the same could be said for oxygen. That's right, maybe these planets exist with these atmosphere, cause primitive life did it the same as freeing the oxygen in Earth's atmosphere. Anyhow, I was ... Worlds Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:19:58 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/planet-classes-that-should-not-exist-but-can-t325.htm#1931 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/planet-classes-that-should-not-exist-but-can-t325.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/ocean-types-t311.htm marasama Thought I list the types and see if I (we), can come up with scientifically valid reasons. Molten: 1) molten metals 2) molten rocks Warm: 1) salt water / alkaline metal ocean 2) iron-rich water, rust water 3) carbon-rich, which would be acidic Cold: 1) liquid ammonia with water 2) liquid methane & ethane 3) liquid ammonia 4) liquid nitrogen Note: I did not include possible lifeforms. ie. Algae or bacterium growth. Even plants covering the surface of the ocean. Hydrogen ... Worlds Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:21:10 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/ocean-types-t311.htm#1877 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/ocean-types-t311.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/marasama-s-astronomical-database-t256.htm marasama A little selfish promotion. I did not know where to put this. But, I've decided to go ahead and make a personal database that I hopefully can share. Basically, it will list all kinds of objects and most of the data will be cited from AJ papers. I decided to mention it here to try and motivate me to continute working on it. Hopefully it works. Example of the catalogs that I will include. http://marasama.googlepages.com/CatalogListing.html This is a little out of date, will update ... Worlds Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:01:57 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/marasama-s-astronomical-database-t256.htm#1525 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/marasama-s-astronomical-database-t256.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/systemic-t254.htm Sirius_Alpha We're all interested in exoplanets, and I'm sure we've all heard of Systemic. I am curious, how many people here use it at all? I'm pondering some things in my 0.85 * 4 = 8.6 head about this forum taking a more active role in exoplanets, and would encourage systemic-related discussions. Worlds Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:41:46 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/systemic-t254.htm#1513 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/systemic-t254.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/celestia-versions-of-hr-8799bcd-and-fomalhaut-b-t185.htm Lazarus this add-on which puts the HR 8799 and Fomalhaut planets into Celestia. Positions are set up to be consistent with the measured position angles of the planets.]]> Worlds Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:11:13 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/celestia-versions-of-hr-8799bcd-and-fomalhaut-b-t185.htm#1149 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/celestia-versions-of-hr-8799bcd-and-fomalhaut-b-t185.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/in-memory-of-john-whatmough-t158.htm NuclearVacuum (The first four planets [discovered] of 55 Cancri) I have been playing around with Celestia for a few months now. I have been working on textures for extrasolar planets in my own mind. I wanted to mention this because I felt warm inside for doing it, I couldn't think of any other way that the first four planets of 55 Cancri would look like without thinking of John Whatmough. I had to make the planets look the exact same way he made them. Though personally I have never talked ... Worlds Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:34:21 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/in-memory-of-john-whatmough-t158.htm#863 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/in-memory-of-john-whatmough-t158.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/remeber-my-work-t66.htm NuclearVacuum this? Because that was my work. If anybody asks, there is a good reason for this being on this section.]]> Worlds Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:45:25 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/remeber-my-work-t66.htm#385 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/remeber-my-work-t66.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/improving-a-galaxy-generation-algorithm-t73.htm AvengerDr Hello everyone! First of all I'm glad of having found the new home of this forum! Does anyone remember the "Accrete" algorithm? I'm sure that the name should be familiar here. I'm developing a 4x Space Opera game a-la Master of Orion that I hope that someday will see the light. Anyway, I'm basing the galaxy generation algorithm on Accrete and its various incarnations, like "Stargen". The problem, as you may know, is that the Accrete algorithm was developed during the sixties ... Worlds Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:35:25 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/improving-a-galaxy-generation-algorithm-t73.htm#448 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/improving-a-galaxy-generation-algorithm-t73.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/solar-system-limits-and-zones-t52.htm marasama Looking for help on calculating the distance for the following: Tidal Locking // where the planet becomes tidally lock, will probably determine on mass as well. Vapor Line // are areas that are too close to the sun that will prevent a planet from holding on to an atmosphere. Ice Line // for water! Heliosheath limit // where the star's solar wind starts to diminish. Soot line // probably not correct, but speculated to be where the carbon limit to form carbonaceous asteroids begin. For ... Worlds Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:18:09 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/solar-system-limits-and-zones-t52.htm#252 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/solar-system-limits-and-zones-t52.htm http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/xx-trianguli-starspot-rendering-t31.htm Edasich Done by me with Celestia. http://spikevalance.deviantart.com/art/XX-Trianguli-Titanic-Star-Spot-88341690 Some people said it looks too much like an emoticon like this Worlds Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:19:50 GMT http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/xx-trianguli-starspot-rendering-t31.htm#89 http://solar-flux.forumandco.com/worlds-f12/xx-trianguli-starspot-rendering-t31.htm