The planet Antatia is an orange-brown hydrogen-helium gas giant in the Occundi star system which is in one the most populated sectors of the α-quadrant, and the galaxy as a whole.
It has two moons, Antatia Prime and Secundus. Antatia Prime is a warm and pleasant world inhabited by a cold-blooded, lizard-descended humanoid species. Its sister, however, is drastically different, covered by a thick hydrocarbon atmosphere and a surface ravaged by ion storms that ignite the atmosphere in a spectacular display.
What makes these moons interesting is the rare nature of their orbits. Each moon resides at opposite sides of Antatia mirroring each other, and they exist in a rare type of synchronous orbit. It is well documented that many moons in the galaxy orbit their planets in a synchronous orbit so that the same "side" of the moon always faces the planet. However the Antatia moons rotation periods have no relation to their orbit around the planet. Both orbit relative to the planets own orbit around Occundi. The moons orbit the planet so that they appear to be in the same position relative to the star; one orbit around Antatia for the moons is equivalent to one planetary orbit around Occundi. This leaves Antatia Prime closer to and always facing the sun which results in its constant temperate climate.
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Monday, 19 March 2012
Friday, 24 February 2012
Balance Point
A balance point is a position in space where the gravitational fields of any number of bodies cancel each other out entirely. Due to the staggering number of objects in the galaxy, the time and resources required to locate such a phenomenon, and the difficulty in actually measuring the minute variations in gravitational fields so far from their parent bodies, there are very few known balance points.
The first balance point was found by an exploration team from the Alexan Science Foundation during the early days of the Galactic Trade Union (GTU), and it is in a relatively unremarkable sector of the α-quadrant, hundreds of light-years from any populated system. Regardless of the relative remoteness, a café was established within months of the discovery having been declared to the scientific community. The Balance Point Café has been open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year since the airlocks first pressurised.
The first balance point was found by an exploration team from the Alexan Science Foundation during the early days of the Galactic Trade Union (GTU), and it is in a relatively unremarkable sector of the α-quadrant, hundreds of light-years from any populated system. Regardless of the relative remoteness, a café was established within months of the discovery having been declared to the scientific community. The Balance Point Café has been open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year since the airlocks first pressurised.
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