Did we ever work out how long a Xothuvian year was, in either native Xothuvian days or in comparison to earth-time? I vaguely remember discussing something
like that, but I can't find it.
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 anacharis |
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Posts: 1691 (05/09/08 19:53:56) |
Hmm, I don't think we did. It's an interesting question though, lots of factors to consider. Xothu's slightly smaller than Earth, seventh out of
fourteen planets orbiting a sun that is perhaps larger than ours (just throwing that out there.) I think we can presume it has a fairly standard orbit rather
than a wildly elliptical one, most of what's been written so far indicates regular seasons.
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Posts: 922 (05/10/08 19:58:54) |
Thankye Milord- that's just what I was looking for.
So, let's keep the day around the same length as an earthly one, let's say half an hour shorter, although of course they'll have their own ways of dividing time, almost certainly based on the number seven. I think you're right about the sun, if it's not larger, it's definitely brighter, and being the seventh planet out, Xothu's year is going to be a bit longer than earth's anyway. So let's say it's 413 Xothuvian days long, (three-forty-three is seven to the third, add seventy and you get 413.) that puts it at about 404 earthly days, assuming a 23.5 hour Xothuvian day. Anyone feel particularly strongly about this, one way or another? How about the lunar cycles?
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Posts: 1693 (05/11/08 18:12:44) |
You're welcome. If someone fully worked out the lunar cycles, I say they'd deserve a medal.
As for the length of a day on Xothu, while it makes sense for the day to be shorter, if the day was 30 minutes longer we'd have 1470 minutes. Divided by 70 (lets say an hour on Xothu is 70 minutes) that gives us 21, which is 7 times 3. There are probably more subtle ways to include the number seven and have a shorter day instead, but I'm terrible at maths. |
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Posts: 220 (05/12/08 07:00:46) |
There is just ONE moon isn't there? It's not like another Jupiter is it? Cos I'd work on the lunar cycles if you paid me enough.
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Posts: 3136 (05/12/08 08:10:03) |
No, I think there was seven ...
Everything we do is a choice. Oatmeal or cereal, highway or side streets, kiss her or keep her, we make
choices and we live with the consequences. If someone gets hurt along the way we ask for forgiveness, it's the best anyone can do.
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Posts: 1694 (05/12/08 15:48:17) |
Was seven? Was seven? WAS seven!? ABLEAN! Shame on you!
Xothu indeed has seven moons. Has right from the get-go, in accordance with the number seven theme. |
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Posts: 3137 (05/12/08 22:40:48) |
Sorry, sorry, sorry! I thought that was bad after I wrote it, but couldn't be bothered to go back and edit!
Everything we do is a choice. Oatmeal or cereal, highway or side streets, kiss her or keep her, we make
choices and we live with the consequences. If someone gets hurt along the way we ask for forgiveness, it's the best anyone can do.
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Posts: 504 (05/13/08 17:50:04) |
Lunar cycles, you say? Time to bring my vague, shaky grasp of astrophysics into play. I shall work them all out so hard that people will call me The Gym.
Nymph: With the random element of Primos thrown in, it would be impossible to work out the lunar cycle as it relates to Xothu. The time from new moon to new moon, however, would most likely be fairly fast when it was orbiting Xothu, since it would have to be on an inner orbit. Shall we say 10.5? 7 + (7 ÷ 2)? Primos: 29.5 days to wax and wane, coincidentally both 413 ÷ (7 x 2) and exactly the same cycle as our Moon, but in Xothuvian days instead of Earth days. The coincidence was too good for me to pass up. Personally I think Xothuvian months should be based off of Primos's cycle, making 14 months a year. Dirt: Would have a very, very long waxing & waning period. 413 days, to be precise, although it would only be visible for 137.6 days. Skull: I assume its orbit is fairly far out, so shall we say 57 days? 413 ÷ 17? Ghost: I am at a loss to account for how a moon could be eclipsed often enough to fit the description, unless it revolved much faster than all the others on a very similar axis. Thus, I propose a cycle of a mere 5.9 days (413 ÷ 70), following very closely the orbits of Nymph, Primos and Knight. Knight: Slow revolution, 4 cycles a year, to account for the dusty-to-shiny transformation (two full moons, one not-so-shiny) = 103 days, or 7 x (7 x 2). Dream: Apparently the "furtherest" (  ) out from Xothu, except I'll assume for Dirt, so perhaps 94-ish? 413 ÷ 7 + 70?
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Posts: 223 (05/14/08 11:37:10) |
Damnations. Thou beatest me to it.
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Posts: 505 (05/14/08 12:01:55) |
Man, I'm sorry. You priced yourself out of the market.
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