Astronomy of Qirsyllviar

The Astronomy of Patria is as expansive as that of Earth. besides several celestial objects observed with the naked eye every day and night, some things were long hidden until discovered. Some things, however, can only be seen at certain times of the year or once every several years or decades.

Patria's Orbit
Patria shares it's orbit with two moons and a set of rings.

Patria's Rings
Easily observed from the surface, Patria has a set of rings orbiting the equator. These rings, made mostly of rock, ice and dust, have long been believed to be the home of the heavenly gods in many religions.

The rings can be observed clearly on brightly clear sunny days, but can't been seen during cloudy days. The rings can be observed with the naked eye at night, but it's more difficult so most use telescopes. It is also during the night that the components of the rings can be seen more clearly with telescopes.

Vermiculus & Hyacintho
Patria has two moons, Vermiculus (the red moon) and Hyacintho (the blue moon). Named for a demon and an angel who, according to myth, were the fathers of Xyliana and Tallulah respectively. Hyacintho is the more further away of the two and is always observed to Vermiculus' right. As such, its phases are a few days behind Vermiculus.

Planets
Over the past several centuries, Patrian astronomers have observed several planets in the night sky.

Known Observed Planets
The observed planets are named for various mythological figures or deities based on how they are observed.
 * Ishtar: Observed as a bright red star. No known moons.
 * Lilithea: Observed as a dark blue star. No known moons.
 * Nosferatu: Observed as a dark purple star. 1 known moon; Grislow.
 * Oberon & Titania: Twin Planets. Observed as a green (Oberon) or pink (Titania) star intervally. No known moons.
 * Viviane: Observed as an indigo star. 1 known Moon; Arthur.
 * Xirphran: Observed as a white star. No known Moons

Harmonic Convergence
Harmonic Convergence is a period when the planets converge into an astrological alignment. This happens once every thousand years, and when it does, the powers of the Lunaculi increase one hundred fold.

Constellations & Stars
Several constellations and prominent stars have been created by various cultures over the past few thousand years. Most are named for various mythological figures or deities based on how they are observed. Some constellations have different names in different cultures.

Prominent Constellations

 * The Dragon: commonly named Eustar in Telmarnian Culture, and Dakhlar in the Kalahese culture.
 * The Hunter: commonly named Kuron from Elven Culture, and Japiricus in Vampiric Culture.
 * The Serpent: commonly named Sirqict from Telmarnian culture.

Prominent Stars

 * Hothe: The North Star. Named for the Elf God of Wisdom. Part of the Dragon Constellation.

Solram's Comet
Solram's Comet is a comet that passes by Patria, and is observed for ten days, once every once hundred years, approximately near the end of Spring. It was named for Solram I, founder of the ancient Kingdom of Solram, which coincidentally passed by at the time of his coronation.

The comet has long been believed to be a source of pure magic, as every time it passes by, all magic users on Patria have their powers increased one hundred fold. At the same time, the Lunaculi also have their powers increased one hundred fold, just like they do during Harmonic Convergence.

Notes & Trivia

 * Patria is tiled on an axis at the same degree as Earth, and orbits the sun in an anticlockwise diraction, but that's where the similarities end. Patria's axis is perpendicular to the sun at all times. What gives Patria it's seasons is the fact that it's orbital eccentricity is greatly different from Earth's. With that in mind, all areas of Patria experience the seasons all at the same time.
 * Patria's orbital eccentricity is 0.283; Earth's is 0.017 (although those are the rough rounded numbers). So Patria experiences summer at at it's Perihelion to it's sun, while experiencing winter at it's Aphelion.
 * Adding to this, Patria's average velocity is 30.149km/s.
 * These numbers were generated using an orbital simulator from this site.
 * Since Patrian technology is too primitive, exploration or closer observation of all these astronomical bodies is almost impossible.
 * It is believed by Atlantian Astronomers that the craft that brought the technology they and the Xotil use came from one of the observed planets.