Orrery
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- This model of an alien solar system contains two stars, seven planets, and three moons. - Two binary stars orbiting in physical contact. Proposed names: "Eido" and "Thea". Observations at the sea surface suggest they are class M0V red dwarfs, smaller, colder, and longer-lived than Earth's sun. - A small, rapidly orbiting world close to the stars - A planet with an elliptical orbit that swings close to the stars, then climbs far outward - A gas giant with three large moons, one of which is this world (proposed name: Proteus) - A tiny planet which shares the gas giant's orbit, racing ahead of it - A large, rocky world - A cold ice giant with an inclined orbit - An ice giant with a very large ring system
- Nearby stars are also indicated by lights around the orrery, including a pulsar. Pulsars can be used as lighthouses to fix a star's position in the galaxy. Consult the Noetic Advisor for further analysis.
- Assessment: this orrery is probably a historical site. It was built by Axum with an advanced but pre-modern understanding of astronomy. Until a colony observatory can be constructed, it represents the best available information about the Eido-Thea system and the worlds near Proteus.
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