Quote from Forum Archives on January 17, 1998, 4:52 pm

Posted by: thehold <thehold@...>

At 10:48 PM 1/16/98 EST, Joe Revesz wrote:
>Does anyone have a degree in astrophysics? I have a problem for you.
>EdenAgain has three moons. I want to design the entire solar system, and
>need to place the moons and other planets in their orbits.
>
>Also, does anyone have any ideas for what should be placed in this solar
>system?
>
>All we have at the moment is the star Warfare ( assumed to be Sol's size
>and strength), EdenAgain ( assumed to be at one A.U. and Earth sized ),
>and three nondescript moons around EdenAgain. Also, the third moon is
>strange (somehow).
>
>Joe

I know just enough to get into trouble...

The moons, like those of Mars or one of the large planets, could be in orbit
at different distances from EdenAgain. Thus, their rotation around the
planet could be quite different from ours. The artwork we have (the girl
walking with a unicorn with a castle in the distance, leaps to mind) shows
two moons, roughly similar to our own, but with one smaller than the other.
We know, from RSS, that the third is a red moon (implying heavy iron
content, at least on the surface) which sets up the Night of the Scarlet
Moon. I'd assume it to be a smaller moon, in an orbit much closer to
EdenAgain, and possibly following a track different from the other two.
Thus, the Night would be a very unusual occurance.

There are reasons for planets to be the distance they are from the star --
much like the moons have to be a certain distance from EdenAgain. It has to
do with their size and composition -- and is way beyond me.

Good luck!

Jeff and Belinda Smith - WilderLands Hold <
Beaverton, OR <www.teleport.com/~thehold>
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