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Anyone have a source for "Trammel needs 9 days for one complete orbit and Felucca 14 days"? According to the Ultima III map it is "Trammel - 48 day cycle" and "Felucca - 16 day cycle". -- Fenyx4 21:59, 6 March 2018 (MST)
- It's simple observations of the moon phases in Ultima V and VI. The number of nights needed for one complete phase cycle are the same as the time for one orbit. Simple logic.--Tribun (talk) 14:58, 7 March 2018 (MST)
- A moon's phase cycle doesn't correspond precisely to its orbit, though. For instance, one complete cycle of our moon's phases is actually a couple of days longer than the time it takes to complete a revolution around Earth. Assuming this is the case for Trammel and Felucca, the article shouldn't refer to orbits at all, since all we can observe are the phases. --Terilem (talk) 04:03, 8 March 2018 (MST)
- Thanks Terilem. -- Fenyx4 23:02, 15 March 2018 (MDT)
- A moon's phase cycle doesn't correspond precisely to its orbit, though. For instance, one complete cycle of our moon's phases is actually a couple of days longer than the time it takes to complete a revolution around Earth. Assuming this is the case for Trammel and Felucca, the article shouldn't refer to orbits at all, since all we can observe are the phases. --Terilem (talk) 04:03, 8 March 2018 (MST)
Meaning of removed "Time Range" column[edit]
In the table for the moon phases there was a column where every fields was "12:30AM–5:00 AM // 8:00PM–11:30PM", so I removed it. Such data can be given outside the table. However, since I couldn't figure out it's meaning, I wouldn't have known what it should be myself.--The Ultra-Mind (talk) 15:33, 20 February 2024 (MST)