Topic: WANTED: Astronomy data for a fantasy world
Hello! Let's get right to it. I've been doing some research regarding the possibility of setting my fantasy novel on an earth-like planet orbiting a gas giant.
I've gotten a lot of the basic stuff like the effects of synchronous rotation on seasons (there wouldn't be any), midday eclipse, midnight light from the gas giant being nearly as bright as the day...
I've found some great resources on this, but now I need specifics like
If the orbital period of the moon ("earth") was about 30 hours, how long would the midday eclipse be (depends on the gas giant's size...I've no idea how to estimate this)?
If the gas giant were blue like Neptune, would the reflected light during the night be obviously blue? (I'm so ignorant...)
There was a lot I read about apsidal precession and crazy orbital stuff I can't make anything out of.
Note that I've read quite a bit of speculatory stuff, so that's not what I'm looking for.
I would need some specific work done...which is asking a lot, I know. If anyone has the knowledge and would be willing to work with me on this, I'd at least offer an acknowledgment WHEN the book gets published.
What happens on this planet and when will greatly affect the cultures in my book, so I need this. Thanks for reading!










