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From: spock@hope.UUCP (Chris Ambler)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: Dysan spheres...
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Date: Tue, 25-Mar-86 11:39:25 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 25 11:39:25 1986
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> Just a thought...
> Assuming that a race of extra terestrials exist,
> Assuming that they can and do decide to build a Dysan sphere,
> 
> Two questions:
>   Where would they find the mass to build one?
>   What would the optical effects look like to an outside observer?
> 						(ie here?)
They would most probably utilize the mass of the planets of their system
to build the sphere, demolizing their own planet last. To the outside 
observer, I doubt at this distance, it would radiate enough energy to
make it visible AT ALL...they are quite efficient.

-Spock!  (Christopher J. Ambler, University of California, Riverside)
         -"Captain, I see no reason to bother Starfleet..."