Astronomy

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Realm of the Fae

The astronomy of the Realm of the Fae is not equivalent to our own -- while the residents of the Realm may refer to many things in the same terms, the celestial structure is fundamentally different in many key ways.

Orbit visualization of Terra and its two moons, Lucina and Orobos

Stars

The Realm has only one star, Tasion, that Terra orbits around. Tasion is a white subgiant star, although the nature of the Realm's cosmology means that the star will never experience natural death over billions of years. Its nature as a white subgiant means that days on Terra are very bright, but relatively cooler compared to days on our Earth.

Planets

The Realm has only one planet, that being Terra. In terms of its orbit around Tasion, it spins around much faster comparative to Earth's rotation around the sun, resulting in revolutions that are shorter, thus shorter calendar years as a societal consequence.

Moons

Terra has two moons, Lucina and Orobos. Lucina shares a nearly identical orbit to our real world Earth's Luna, with its being in the center of the night sky being indicative of midnight. Orobos, on the other hand, is a much smaller satellite that has a much wider, elliptical orbit around Terra and further out than Lucina. Due to this strange orbit, it is not useful for timekeeping, and is actually considered a foul omen when it appears in some cultures, affecting tides, climates, and other such natural orders while it is in high orbit. Lunar eclipses are also relatively common due to this configuration.

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