Re: Programming a calendar system

More sorries - I know the Sun is a G star, but I was referring to a mass of
1.6 Sol being reasonable for a K star. Actually K stars are often bigger
than the
Sun (Arcturus, Aldebaran...) but are less dense, thus leading to my
assumption above.
As regards your mnemonic - you're going to have to include the other classes
now, like T! I always knew the version "Wow! O be a fine girl, kiss me
right now sweetie" - thus including the Wolf-Rayet stars and the S
(Zirconium type) stars.
Mike
>
> The sun is a G class star - Ks are a bit smaller and redder. Remember the
> famous mnemonic
>
> Oh Be A Fine Girl Kiss Me Right Now!
>
> One of my lecturers at Durham accidently started off a competition to
> devise an alternative, and for the rest of the term would come into
> lectures to find various slogans written on the board. These included
>
> Only Barmy Astronomers Find Great Kudos in Mnemonics
>
> And my own effort, which included an element of topic satire,
>
> On Baking Atoll, Frenchmen Grill Kippers Majestically (Recherche
Nucleaire!)
>
> It may be added that research by several astronomers has discovered that
> the original version is not a particularly effective chat-up line. And
> neither is "Fancy a night out with the stars?"
>
> Pete

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