Making star system that orbits a blue supergiant work
Of course the obvious answer would be it doesn't work, a blue supergiant will only live millions of years before it supernovas and becomes a pulsar or black hole. However, my question relates to the mechanics of how such a star system could work physically and not how it originates. So, with disbelief suspended, are there any astrophysicists that could venture an educated guess as to how a system of planets would orbit a star like this? If so, how far away would they need to be to exist in the "Goldilocks" zone? How would this configuration effect seasons on the planets or would that solely depend on the tilt of the planets' axes? What would the sky look like on planets that orbit such a star? I'd love to hear input. As this is all extremely theoretical and fanciful, I know hard answers are difficult to come by. Thank you!
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Of course the obvious answer would be it doesn't work, a blue supergiant will only live millions of years before it supernovas and becomes a pulsar or black hole. However, my question relates to the mechanics of how such a star system could work physically and not how it originates. So, with disbelief suspended, are there any astrophysicists that could venture an educated guess as to how a system of planets would orbit a star like this? If so, how far away would they need to be to exist in the "Goldilocks" zone? How would this configuration effect seasons on the planets or would that solely depend on the tilt of the planets' axes? What would the sky look like on planets that orbit such a star? I'd love to hear input. As this is all extremely theoretical and fanciful, I know hard answers are difficult to come by. Thank you!
hard-sci-fi physics planets
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I would love to have input from scientists. That said, I would still love to hear your thoughts!
– windowtothestars
11 mins ago
This site is for questions about existing science fiction stories. Try a site on worldbuilding or astronomy or physics.
– user14111
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This might be a better fit for worldbuilding.stackexchange.com or space.stackexchange.com
– ShadoCat
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It would definitely work on Worldbuilding with some edits.
– Adamant
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Of course the obvious answer would be it doesn't work, a blue supergiant will only live millions of years before it supernovas and becomes a pulsar or black hole. However, my question relates to the mechanics of how such a star system could work physically and not how it originates. So, with disbelief suspended, are there any astrophysicists that could venture an educated guess as to how a system of planets would orbit a star like this? If so, how far away would they need to be to exist in the "Goldilocks" zone? How would this configuration effect seasons on the planets or would that solely depend on the tilt of the planets' axes? What would the sky look like on planets that orbit such a star? I'd love to hear input. As this is all extremely theoretical and fanciful, I know hard answers are difficult to come by. Thank you!
hard-sci-fi physics planets
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Of course the obvious answer would be it doesn't work, a blue supergiant will only live millions of years before it supernovas and becomes a pulsar or black hole. However, my question relates to the mechanics of how such a star system could work physically and not how it originates. So, with disbelief suspended, are there any astrophysicists that could venture an educated guess as to how a system of planets would orbit a star like this? If so, how far away would they need to be to exist in the "Goldilocks" zone? How would this configuration effect seasons on the planets or would that solely depend on the tilt of the planets' axes? What would the sky look like on planets that orbit such a star? I'd love to hear input. As this is all extremely theoretical and fanciful, I know hard answers are difficult to come by. Thank you!
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I would love to have input from scientists. That said, I would still love to hear your thoughts!
– windowtothestars
11 mins ago
This site is for questions about existing science fiction stories. Try a site on worldbuilding or astronomy or physics.
– user14111
6 mins ago
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This might be a better fit for worldbuilding.stackexchange.com or space.stackexchange.com
– ShadoCat
3 mins ago
It would definitely work on Worldbuilding with some edits.
– Adamant
19 secs ago
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I would love to have input from scientists. That said, I would still love to hear your thoughts!
– windowtothestars
11 mins ago
This site is for questions about existing science fiction stories. Try a site on worldbuilding or astronomy or physics.
– user14111
6 mins ago
1
This might be a better fit for worldbuilding.stackexchange.com or space.stackexchange.com
– ShadoCat
3 mins ago
It would definitely work on Worldbuilding with some edits.
– Adamant
19 secs ago
I would love to have input from scientists. That said, I would still love to hear your thoughts!
– windowtothestars
11 mins ago
I would love to have input from scientists. That said, I would still love to hear your thoughts!
– windowtothestars
11 mins ago
This site is for questions about existing science fiction stories. Try a site on worldbuilding or astronomy or physics.
– user14111
6 mins ago
This site is for questions about existing science fiction stories. Try a site on worldbuilding or astronomy or physics.
– user14111
6 mins ago
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This might be a better fit for worldbuilding.stackexchange.com or space.stackexchange.com
– ShadoCat
3 mins ago
This might be a better fit for worldbuilding.stackexchange.com or space.stackexchange.com
– ShadoCat
3 mins ago
It would definitely work on Worldbuilding with some edits.
– Adamant
19 secs ago
It would definitely work on Worldbuilding with some edits.
– Adamant
19 secs ago
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I would love to have input from scientists. That said, I would still love to hear your thoughts!
– windowtothestars
11 mins ago
This site is for questions about existing science fiction stories. Try a site on worldbuilding or astronomy or physics.
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6 mins ago
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This might be a better fit for worldbuilding.stackexchange.com or space.stackexchange.com
– ShadoCat
3 mins ago
It would definitely work on Worldbuilding with some edits.
– Adamant
19 secs ago