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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
"...We are told that our sun is a second generation star..."

I thought Sol was a third generation star. ............ FRegards

51 posted on 02/15/2007 8:45:13 PM PST by gonzo (I'm not confused anymore. Now I'm sure we have to completely destroy Islam, and FAST!!)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

Robert, what effect would Sol being a third generation star have.

I really didn't wan't to think this hard tonight, old friend ......... FRegards


52 posted on 02/15/2007 8:53:41 PM PST by gonzo (I'm not confused anymore. Now I'm sure we have to completely destroy Islam, and FAST!!)
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To: gonzo; Robert A. Cook, PE
I thought Sol was a third generation star

Since a "generation" of stars can range from a few milllions to many billions of years, the concept of "second" or "third" generation isn't really applicable to the Sun. The first stars formed in the galaxy about 14 billion years ago, and the Sun was formed 4.6 billion years ago. Many "generations" of massive stars, and several generations of intermediate mass stars, contributed to the formation of the Sun.

61 posted on 02/16/2007 1:30:33 AM PST by RadioAstronomer (Senior and Founding Member of Darwin Central)
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