We used to log “Sun-likes” with a garage telescope, a Commodore 64, and a lot of guesswork. If it looked yellow and didn’t blink, it made the list. Half of them were porch lights, but we stood by our catalog.
Any idea who this Paul Gilster is? Or Tau Zero? He says he was trained as a medievalist who later turned into flight instructor and now he's obviously fascinated with astronomy and exoplanets.<p>I'm always wary of sites like this, but this one seems to have a long history, starting in 2004, and as far as I can tell the articles are solid (or at least, not quackery). This article in particular seems reasonable, too.