Might be nice if we include some stuff like:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_cluster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Dwarf Are very common in our galaxy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernovae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_dwarf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_dwarf_%28red_dwarf_stage%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_dwarf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercluster Perhaps the Ancient Expanse could be a supercluster?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergalactic_star
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_dark_cloud
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protostar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_traditional_star_names
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_star_%28dark_matter%29
Arack
I have given Arack eight planets, thought it was apt. --James 12:16, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
Planet Names
I have randomly taken named from spider species, specifically aiming for words with stronger 'k' sounds. I have listed any changes to the species here, so anyone who is interested in following the process (or wants to find something more appropriate) can do so.
- Arack, obviously taken from 'Arachnid' and pre-established lore.
- Malkaridae, unchanged.
- Flexicrurum, unchanged.
- Althepus, unchanged.
- B'hira, pre-established lore, not sure where the name stems.
- Leclercera changed to Lechklerkara to make it slightly less pronounceable and thus more B'hiran.
- Aphantaulax changed to Aphantaulacht for the same reason.
- Tarantulus is a more obvious draw, again, but it might help highlight the origins of the other names.
- Trichothyse to Trichotiche to draw away from the Latin sound.
--James 12:16, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
Planet and System Concepts
The "Frost Line" is the distance away from a star in which a gas giant will form. Here's a good page on solar formations: http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/outerplanets/solsys_planets.php
"Hydrogen compounds, such as water and methane, typically condense at low temperatures, and remain gaseous inside the frost line where temperatures are higher. The heavier rocky and metallic materials are better suited to condense at higher temperatures. Thus, the inner planets are made almost entirely of rock and metal and form the group known as the terrestrial planets. "
Extrasolar capture is when a planet from another solar system is caught in the field of a star as it passes. Could lead to interesting concepts.
On some planets there might be automated geothermal and solar power stations to help give a clearer picture of the infrastructure of space travel.
Should add some formally unnamed planets. TK421, something silly.
--James 17:48, 6 February 2011 (UTC)