Astrosynthesis orbital collision detection

[Robbie]

I'm all over that...it may be a bit cliche, but I think I could definitely play it off pretty well...Isn't that something? I come here for the orbital collision detection, and end up with a campaign plot.

At least a plot that I can build up to for schedule completion at end of heroic tier...

Now...what would really be cool is if I can somehow use astrosynthesis or some other program to create these orbits to make sense, so I can create a visual aid maybe? Anybody got any ideas?

[Normski]

If you make the planet bigger - I think I read it was about mars-size, then you could increase the planets gravity enough to influence the moons, yet have the moons far enough away so that the moon's gravity will not, as a rule be able to greatly influence the planet. At least not till all of the moons are in the right position / conjunction to cause the mass destruction. It sounds good to me.

Hmnnnn got me thinking now

[Robbie]

Its a little bigger than mars...what I need to do is make the moons smaller for sure.

[Robbie]

Here's what I got...you can see the moons are pretty small, and not that close to the planet in comparison to earth's moon. (Look at Arsala and its 8 moons)

Aran
Spectral Class: A7V
Mass: 2.042 sol
Radius: 1.77 sol
Luminosity: 12 sol
Planets: Versala, Remoralon, Arsala, Kerasalon

      Versala
      Planetoid
      Distance: 87,894,222 km
      Radius: 2452 km
      Gravity: 0.01G
      Orbit Period: 115.05 days
      Rotation: 37 hrs

      Remoralon
      Distance: 140,456,234 km
      Radius: 3406 km
      Gravity: 0.49G
      Orbit Period: 232.4 days
      Rotation: 28 hrs
      Inhospitable
      Moons: Reilihan, Bailierron

            Reilihan
            Distance: 37,049 km
            Radius: 1781 km
            Gravity: 0.28G
            Orbit Period: 2.19 days
            Rotation: 0 hrs
            Inhospitable

            Bailierron
            Ring
            Distance: 46,136 km
            Ring Width: 541 km


      Arsala
      Distance: 188,039,300 km
      Radius: 3955 km
      Gravity: 0.7G
      Orbit Period: 360 days
      Rotation: 20 hrs
      Habitable
      Population:  Unknown
      Moons: Empaloran, Fastidius, Urlora, Levior, Balnan, Menestra, Earanuil, Consecra

            Empaloran
            Distance: 184,232 km
            Radius: 456 km
            Gravity: 0.08G
            Orbit Period: 17.44 days
            Rotation: 12 hrs
            Inhospitable

            Fastidius
            Distance: 234,543 km
            Radius: 562 km
            Gravity: 0.1G
            Orbit Period: 25.05 days
            Rotation: 17 hrs
            Habitable
            Population: 120

            Urlora
            Distance: 323,434 km
            Radius: 532 km
            Gravity: 0.08G
            Orbit Period: 40.56 days
            Rotation: 38 hrs
            Habitable
            Population: 2,000

            Levior
            Distance: 356,733 km
            Radius: 531 km
            Gravity: 0.05G
            Orbit Period: 46.98 days
            Rotation: 53 hrs
            Habitable
            Population: 12

            Balnan
            Distance: 378,943 km
            Radius: 354 km
            Gravity: 0.05G
            Orbit Period: 51.44 days
            Rotation: 74 hrs
            Habitable
            Population: 80

            Menestra
            Distance: 398,922 km
            Radius: 687 km
            Gravity: 0.13G
            Orbit Period: 55.56 days
            Rotation: 47 hrs
            Habitable
            Population: 160

            Earanuil
            Distance: 456,372 km
            Radius: 762 km
            Gravity: 0.11G
            Orbit Period: 67.98 days
            Rotation: 59 hrs
            Habitable
            Population: 642

            Consecra
            Distance: 523,432 km
            Radius: 465 km
            Gravity: 0.07G
            Orbit Period: 83.5 days
            Rotation: 0 hrs
            Inhospitable


      Kerasalon
      Distance: 222,139,403 km
      Radius: 5574 km
      Gravity: 0.86G
      Orbit Period: 462.24 days
      Rotation: 85 hrs
      Habitable
      Moons: Ernodenden, Onstu

            Ernodenden
            Ring
            Distance: 10,748 km
            Ring Width: 390 km

            Onstu
            Distance: 270,363 km
            Radius: 377 km
            Gravity: 0.07G
            Orbit Period: 19.89 days
            Rotation: 119.2 hrs
            Inhospitable

[jfrazierjr]

I still would maintain that if your friend registered his copy of AS and is willing to be a go between for a few days, that the AS/FM mailing list is THE best place to present this. The mailing list is active in spurts and if I remember correctly (Fractal Mapper and AstroSynthesis both share the same mailing list) there are at least a few astronomers and NASA type people who are regulars on the list. There are some really smart guys over there on that list who should be able to answer this question fairly quickly(though perhaps not the answer you want.)

Joe

[su_liam]

I've gotta say, while I don't remotely believe in astrological stuff, I also don't believe in magic, so hey...

In a fantasy setting I'd be all for astrology. Magic could readily be aspected by astrological conditions. In a science-fiction/science-fantasy setting like something out of Jack Chalker you could have some sort of ancient alien artifact on one of the moons that has, "magical," effects on the planet when the moon is in conjunction with another moon with it's own artifact. The magic goes away... and comes back... and goes away again periodically. There's a reason why the were-critters come out at a full Menestra.