Astronomy

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=======Astronomy=======

//For the profession, see [[profession#Astronomer]]//\\

Many terrans spend their evenings looking up into the skies, wondering what mysteries the night holds. Others take a more scientific approach, attempting to learn everything they can. The skies they search have much to look at. Terra has two moons which loom large, but the other planets and their moons also feature prominently, waxing and waning as their orbits bring them closer and further from Terra.

The study of the sky has exploded with the recent discovery of the telescope, allowing terrans to see unprecedented details.

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===Planets of the Sol system===

**Terra**\\
This is the planet which the baumeni, carragh, humans, and ulfar call home.
  * Ceol - A pale green moon in orbit around terra, which appears fairly uniform to the naked eye
  * Eala - A grey and white moon in orbit around terra. Its larger features are visible to the naked eye

**Siur**\\
At opposing orbit from Terra, this planet is often nicknamed the "sister". It appears to have a similar climate and constitution as terra. 
  * Cara - This bright moon appears similar to Terra's white moon
  * Fiach - This moon is hard to spot. Dark grey in color, it cannot be seen with the naked eye
  * Fain - This small moon is reddish brown in color

**Dearg**\\
Orbited by a disc-shaped ring of asteroids, this planet has a reddish brown color. It has no discovered moons

**Aisling** \\
A giant swirling ball of gasses, this "planet's" gasses are primarily colored in vibrant and muted blues, purples, and whites. This planet has no discovered moons

**Uisce**\\
This planet appears to be covered in ice, having few features. To the naked eye it appears as a white ball with a faint blue tint. Attempts to make further discoveries about the planet have met with limited success.

**Taisce**\\
This planet is heavily fractured, about one third of the planet is crumbling, easily seen with the naked eye from terra. It has at least 7 moons, though there is much debate about the classification of its moons due do the large amount of debris orbiting this planet\\
  * Glas - Very little is known about this moon except for its distinct green color, more brilliant than Terra's Ceol
  * Carogh - This moon appears as if covered in shadow, a favorite mystery of many astronomers
  * Cnagaire - Careful inspection of this moon reveals a surface covered in large craters
  * Ulcha - Very little is known of ulcha due to the difficulty in spotting it
  * Gealb - A pale yellow moon with a surface similar to terra's Eala
  * Druh - A bright white moon which shines with a powerful brilliance 
  * Seabhac - A large moon which appears very similar to terra
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