Space program
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Hexpanse cosmology
General information
Some form of astronomy existed before the Exodus and as soon as new arrivals got a toehold here, the observations started. Compared to the peculiarities of the surface and the depth of our planet, the skies at first seemed pretty much usual. Two centuries of observations were needed to discover various strange features. An assortment of small moons orbits out planet (which is already uncommon, although not impossible), however, seven of them don't follow the normal rules of planet motion that we know. So called arcane corrections are employed to reliably predict their position in the sky, which is a clear indication that their nature is similar to that of our planet.
Orbits of other planets are also established but so far no arcane corrections were able to describe their trajectories. A significant part in that is played by the unpredictable year length of our own planet, as well as its axis tilt. Luckily, all this does not significantly affect climate, which some explain by this planet being artificial (or divinely granted).
Celestial Bodies
Sun
A white-yellow sun is a little bigger and brighter than our ancestors were used to, otherwise there is no significant abnormalities observed. Unfortunately, our understanding of the sun function is rudimentary.
Moons
Thirteen moons in total are orbiting our planet, seven of them are tinted with rainbow colors and are named by letters from a forgotten language alphabet. They seem to exhibit features one would expect from a moon (spherical shape, a light-dark region pattern) however their orbits are erratic. Their positions can be predicted by employing arcane corrections, invented in 315 p.e., however there is no explanation as to why they are like that or even why. The rest of the moons are smaller and have uneven shape, however their behavior is almost normal (when the influence of the other 7 is accounted). They were not explicitly named, but the term "Spares" or "Spare Moons" is commonly used.
Planets
Five other planets were identified, one is closer to the sun than us and the rest is farther. Not much else is known, apart from their size estimate, as the prolonged observation is difficult.
Other
All five planets seem to have swarms of moons, similar to ours, however no rainbow pattern was noticed. Again, the information is limited do to our inability to track the planets.
