Kerbol found to be off the main sequence - Entering giant stage

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KspNerd
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post Kerbol found to be off the main sequence - Entering giant stage

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A shocking discovery has been made about the behavior of Kerbol; for centuries kerbals have considered the star relatively normal but recent astronomical observations have shaken that theory to its core.

Kerbol's radius is far too high to be a Main-Sequence star; this, coupled with its temperature, led scientists from across the Joolian system to take more detailed looks into its composition. The results paint an eerie picture, reduced C/N ratio in the atmosphere, along with an increased abundance of helium, key indicators suggesting that Kerbol is going through or recently has gone through the so called "First dredge-up", the indication for the transition into a red giant. Kerbol, like all stars in the universe, will eventually die, but that end is now significantly closer than was previously thought.

Kerbal astronomers have plotted the apparent properties of kerbol, along with a large number of other stars cataloged as part of the greater SEA sky survey that has been conducted for a few years at this point, the result is the following:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dQQ ... sp=sharing

The authorities in the SEA forbid this information from being announced to the wider system in the hope of preventing some kind of mass nihilistic panic, it will be announced later upon determining what actions can be taken to try and avert such a problem, as any negative consequences are likely millions of years away.

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KspNerd
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(non-canon note)
The position in the image, and these conclusions, are derrived from kerbol's temperature and radius as they are in the stock game, kerbol is incredibly weird and theres no real way of making it NOT off the MS while retaining its ingame properties. Also supported by the very low surface gravity of kerbol, not typically seen on MS stars

All effects stated above will NOT have any significant bearing on RP outside of shit I am doing (or if KP3 runs for half a decade, then maybe the warming effect from kerbol's weirdness would exceed that done by all the greenhouse gasses everyone is farting out constantly)

gag09
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No.

Zekes
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Re: Kerbol found to be off the main sequence - Entering giant stage

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The Zokesian Academy of Astral Studies refutes this information, and questions the ability of the Solarian scientists.

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