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Worldcon, Reno, NV
17 August at 12:00
- 21 August at 12:00
Join Allen at Renovation, in Reno, NV He'll be doing panels, signings, maybe some hiking, and more. So, if you are in Reno, stop by and say hi. Here is the website for more info http://www.renovationsf.org/
Conjecture 2011 in San Diego, CA
09 September at 12:00
- 11 September at 15:00
Allen will be making his first appearance at a West Coast Convention in 13 years. He will be the Guest of Honor at Conjecture 2011. Here's all the Details
Coyote System...
47 Uma B was discovered in 1996, a gas planet orbiting the type GO star 47 Ursae Majoris, forty-six light-years from Earth.
What made this planet so interesting was that its orbit lay just beyond what had been coined the ‘habitable zone,’ the approximate distance away from its primary enabling it to sustain life.
With the discovery of 47 Uma C, humankind had evidence of a solar system that closely resembled Earth’s.
When it was also discovered that 47 Uma B had it’s own satellite system, it was theorised infrared radiation reflected from the giant gas could possibly render one or two of these moons capable of supporting human life.
Public interest in the Ursae Majoris system was high, and the planets in the system were eventually given proper names, which saw the scientists draw influence from Native American mythology.
47 Uma B became Bear, and it’s satellites Dog, Hawk, Eagle, Snake and Goat. The fourth moon, the one most likely to sustain human life, was named Coyote.
