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Kentinal
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 Posted - 11 Feb 2018 : 17:29:51
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Pulled from ask ED thread.
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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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"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
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Posted - 11 Feb 2018 : 17:48:47
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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'.
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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.  |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Edited by - Markustay on 11 Feb 2018 17:52:33 |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 11 Feb 2018 : 17:53:44
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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 ;) |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
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Lunar eclipses
