Starship Asterisk*

Ann wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:48 am And finally, an aside from the Color Commentator. All the images of the Sun in today's APOD are false color. You think the Sun is that yellow-orange color as it is portrayed as being in the visual-light image?

I’m glad you pointed this out.

BDanielMayfield wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:46 pm Like the Ringworld it would be unstable, methinks. What was Dyson thinking! It would never work.

Dyson was thinking it would be unstable. His vision was of large orbiting solar panels. But there was no controlling what sci-fi authors did with the concept.

Cousin Ricky wrote: ↑Fri Aug 21, 2020 2:33 pm

BDanielMayfield wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:46 pm Like the Ringworld it would be unstable, methinks. What was Dyson thinking! It would never work.

Dyson was thinking it would be unstable. His vision was of large orbiting solar panels. But there was no controlling what sci-fi authors did with the concept.

I was joking of course, which I often am even when I don't include an emoji.

Freeman Dyson actually was unhappy with the concept being called by his name. See "Dyson Sphere" in wikipedia for an interesting read.