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[quote][i]Originally posted by Kentinal[/i]
[br]Pulled from ask ED thread.

[quote][i]Originally posted by Sunderstone[/i]
[br][quote][i]Originally posted by Kentinal[/i]
[br][quote][i]Originally posted by Markustay[/i]
[br]I know he's not going to come around ans answer, but just for shiggles...

We know (I think) that Toril has regular eclipses, right? I believe I recall reading about that, probably here at the 'Keep. Regular [i]Solar[/i] eclipses.

But do Lunar eclipses occur? [}:)]
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Logic says yes. However depending on size and distance of bodies might not be total eclipse.
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Amazingly Earth is the only planet in our Solar System that can have a total Solar and Lunar Eclipse. The math doesn't work our for any other planets, even ones with multiple moons.
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The logic I am applying is if the moon can eclipse Toril the shadow gets between the sun and the planet. That the orbit thus will about fourteen days later have a good chance of Toril providing shade to the moon. I did not say a total eclipse was likely just eclipse would happen.

As far as this discussion goes the FR eicki claims both are common, because of size and orbit.
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Kentinal	Posted - 11 Feb 2018 : 17:29:51 Pulled from ask ED thread. quote: Originally posted by Sunderstone quote: Originally posted by Kentinal quote: Originally posted by Markustay I know he's not going to come around ans answer, but just for shiggles... We know (I think) that Toril has regular eclipses, right? I believe I recall reading about that, probably here at the 'Keep. Regular Solar eclipses. But do Lunar eclipses occur? Logic says yes. However depending on size and distance of bodies might not be total eclipse. Amazingly Earth is the only planet in our Solar System that can have a total Solar and Lunar Eclipse. The math doesn't work our for any other planets, even ones with multiple moons. The logic I am applying is if the moon can eclipse Toril the shadow gets between the sun and the planet. That the orbit thus will about fourteen days later have a good chance of Toril providing shade to the moon. I did not say a total eclipse was likely just eclipse would happen. As far as this discussion goes the FR eicki claims both are common, because of size and orbit.
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Kentinal	Posted - 11 Feb 2018 : 17:53:44 quote: Originally posted by Markustay I rephrased my question in Ed's thread to allow that all the math/science worked out correctly. You see, I don't actually care about that... what I want to know is does Toril still have it's shadow? Because I think it's 'shadow' is 'out of sync'. EDIT: Because of NDA's and 'other suff', when approaching Ed on certain subjects, I find its sometimes helpful to come at him obliquely. This scene for I, Robot comes to mind. Heck it is possible one of the deities took the Shadow ;)
Markustay	Posted - 11 Feb 2018 : 17:48:47 I rephrased my question in Ed's thread to allow that all the math/science worked out correctly. You see, I don't actually care about that... what I want to know is does Toril still have it's shadow? Because I think it's 'shadow' is 'out of sync'. EDIT: Because of NDA's and 'other suff', when approaching Ed on certain subjects, I find its sometimes helpful to come at him obliquely. This scene from I, Robot comes to mind.

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