Planet Rainbowland
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:16 pm
The creators of the new RB know something about astronomy, and I'm impressed.
There are 10 rings around Rainbowland, tilted at 45° from the ecliptic so the shadows from them never appear on the surface of the planet. This is good for plants, but makes the rings hard to observe from the surface.
The rings are colored from red (closest to the planet) to violet (farthest). While the Color Signal has violet next to red, the rings are correct. This may indicate the difference between a natural rainbow and a magic-generated one.
There is a gap between the green and blue rings where two moons orbit, two more moons inside the red ring, and one outside the violet. These act like Saturn's shepherd moons that keep the rings intact.
From the position of the Color Signal, the Castle is at ~54° N, far enough to the north for snow in the winter.
There are 10 rings around Rainbowland, tilted at 45° from the ecliptic so the shadows from them never appear on the surface of the planet. This is good for plants, but makes the rings hard to observe from the surface.
The rings are colored from red (closest to the planet) to violet (farthest). While the Color Signal has violet next to red, the rings are correct. This may indicate the difference between a natural rainbow and a magic-generated one.
There is a gap between the green and blue rings where two moons orbit, two more moons inside the red ring, and one outside the violet. These act like Saturn's shepherd moons that keep the rings intact.
From the position of the Color Signal, the Castle is at ~54° N, far enough to the north for snow in the winter.