Aeneas has to keep his promises. His father's mission will be completed. And while he's at it, he will become Galatea's lord and Inquisitor. But love and politics are an explosive combination.
Like most people of his era, Aeneas had assumed that the Moon was closer to Earth than it actually was. But as it turned out, the distance between the Moon and the Earth was actually very large. If the seven planets of the solar system were to be put together, they could all be fit in the space between the Earth and the Moon.
Seven Planets? Let's see. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Nine planets, well eight, if you don't count Pluto as a planet. Did they widen the orbit of the moon in the 74th Century? I mean, you couldn't do that today, plus Saturn and Uranus and Neptune are all bigger than Earth by fourfold. lol. But later on, you talk about Extra-lunar planets and I'm assuming those are Mars through Pluto, which leads me to believe that the seven planets are actually smaller L4 and L5 colonies on O'Neill Cylinders?
I just get drawn more into the background of this story.
Oh, you misunderstand me. I'm not saying that all those planets are there. I'm saying that's the actual distance between the Earth and the Moon.
Extralunar planets refer to Mars and all the other things beyond the Moon. This is in contrast to the planets within the Electrosphere, which is a mirror dimension that can only be accessed by an Electrosphere portal. These planets are actually much smaller than the Earth and the Moon but objects that enter (like ships) shrunk when they enter into this dimension.
This region is located in the space between Earth and the Moon (which is bigger than most people think, lol).
I hope that explains it. I went a little bit more into the Electrosphere much later in the book. But I think I might expound on the Electrosphere much more in a later story.
Like most people of his era, Aeneas had assumed that the Moon was closer to Earth than it actually was. But as it turned out, the distance between the Moon and the Earth was actually very large. If the seven planets of the solar system were to be put together, they could all be fit in the space between the Earth and the Moon.
Seven Planets? Let's see. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Nine planets, well eight, if you don't count Pluto as a planet. Did they widen the orbit of the moon in the 74th Century? I mean, you couldn't do that today, plus Saturn and Uranus and Neptune are all bigger than Earth by fourfold. lol. But later on, you talk about Extra-lunar planets and I'm assuming those are Mars through Pluto, which leads me to believe that the seven planets are actually smaller L4 and L5 colonies on O'Neill Cylinders?
I just get drawn more into the background of this story.
Heh, in this case, Earth is excluded - so Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. This is the image that I had in mind: https://substack.com/profile/129765463-michael-p-marpaung/note/c-15219800
Wow, that would make for a cramped star system. Planetary Alignments must be a pain in the butt. The gravitational mess makes my head spin.
But then what are the extra-lunar planets? Pluto and the Outer asteroid belts?
Oh, you misunderstand me. I'm not saying that all those planets are there. I'm saying that's the actual distance between the Earth and the Moon.
Extralunar planets refer to Mars and all the other things beyond the Moon. This is in contrast to the planets within the Electrosphere, which is a mirror dimension that can only be accessed by an Electrosphere portal. These planets are actually much smaller than the Earth and the Moon but objects that enter (like ships) shrunk when they enter into this dimension.
This region is located in the space between Earth and the Moon (which is bigger than most people think, lol).
I hope that explains it. I went a little bit more into the Electrosphere much later in the book. But I think I might expound on the Electrosphere much more in a later story.