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$\begingroup$ What sort of gravitational effects would happen near point F in the orbit? Weird tides? Wouldn't sooner or later, without some other kind of natural force we don't yet know about, the differing gravities of the two stars tend to pull the planet more towards the stronger gravity star? $\endgroup$
– elemtilas
Commented Nov 19, 2020 at 6:54
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$\begingroup$ I added a bit of info on tides to the question. Stability - real life this would break down pretty quickly, but for the purpose of this question it's handwaved to be stable. $\endgroup$
– Ash
Commented Nov 19, 2020 at 8:22
$\begingroup$ @elemtilas: You get twice-daily high tides on Earth. You're never going to get once-daily high tides. The strongest tides would be at point B/F, where the two suns are reinforcing each other (you get tides at the points on the planet closest to and furthest from the sun), and the weakest at the points near A, E, C, and G where the suns are at right angles in the sky. But you'll never get four-times-daily tides. $\endgroup$
– Peter Shor
Commented Nov 19, 2020 at 13:26
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$\begingroup$ I won't downvote you this, but could you move the "B" a little bit to the left? It's not immediately visible. Might also move the "C" up a bit. Just some tidying. Otherwise, thanks for adding the bit about tides! $\endgroup$
– elemtilas
Commented Nov 19, 2020 at 14:13
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$\begingroup$ Presumably, the "double-high tides" would be higher at D than at H, since the smaller sun is further away and exerting less pull on the planet. $\endgroup$
– Darrel Hoffman
Commented Nov 19, 2020 at 14:41

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