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== Physical Characteristics == |
== Physical Characteristics == |
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The Heart of Providence, as a black hole, is less of a physical object and more of a point in space surrounded by a mathematical surface, the event horizon, defined by the speed of light and the mass contained within it. As the Heart has a mass of ~730 stellar masses, its event horizon extends 2156.4 kilometers from the singularity, forming an unknowable region of space from which nothing can return. Black holes can only have three observable properties: mass, charge, and spin, so there is not much else to be said other than the fact that it does, in fact, spin very rapidly. However, its immediate surroundings are comparatively ''fascinating.'' |
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<!--The Heart has a mass of 6 million solar masses, and a diameter of approximately 108600000 km. It is roughly as old as the galaxy surrounding it. It has a very large accretion disk from a few high-mass stars that recently formed in the Providence Nebula surrounding the black hole being ripped up. It also has vast jets that extend several light-years from the black hole, creating a cool-looking spectacle for all who watch. |
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Across history, dozens of stars have fallen to the voracious appetite of the Heart of Providence. The remains of the latest few have not yet vanished across the horizon, and so leave an enormous disk of plasma formed after they were torn apart by tidal shear. A massive pair of jets fire from immediately above the poles of the black hole, composed of electrons funneled from the disk by its powerful magnetic field at very close to the speed of light. Thankfully, these jets are pointed clear away from the disk of Cosmoria, as any system in their path would be scoured of all life. For those not in the path of these jets, they create an unparalleled spectacle. |
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The Heart of Providence has millions of stars orbiting it, some of which have one or two close-in planets. There is even one habitable planet, Revarea, orbiting a system at the edge, the original home of the [[Providence Union]] and the current home of the Florathel Core Alliance. |
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One of the closest stars to it which still has a planet is Gladijon, a red dwarf with an ice world, [[Glanadi]], orbiting it.--> |
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== Surroundings == |
== Surroundings == |
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The enormous gravity of the Heart of Providence holds many objects under its sway. The two of most note are [[Varona]] and [[Apricot]], an average-sized star and a brown dwarf respectively, as they are the only two objects in the immediate vicinity of the black hole to actually retain planetary bodies. There are other such objects found in the Heart's sphere of influence, but they are not worth mentioning. The most important planetary bodies are listed below: |
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<!--[[File:InnerProvidenceCluster.png|left|thumb|200x200px|The Inner Providence Cluster, with its many bright and densely packed stars.]] |
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The Heart is surrounded by a massive cluster with over a billion stars inside it, with many orbiting with periods of less than twenty years. The ancient planets [[Glanadi]], [[Nerax]] and [[Revarea]] orbit some of these stars. The closeness of these stars makes it very difficult to navigate to the center of the cluster, leading it to be sometimes nicknamed "The Maze". |
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The Inner Providence Cluster was the seat of government of the ancient [[Providence Union]], which ruled the entirety of Florathel over a billion years ago. Because of this, there are a huge amount of ancient ruins. These ruins are part of the reason why the Providence Neutral Zone was originally created, to prevent them from being destroyed by potential warfare. As such, there are huge amounts of scientists and archaeologists found in this zone from all across the galaxy, researching important things such as the [[Glanadi#Glanadi Archives|Glanadi Archives]] and the ruins of [[Revarea]]. --> |
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|[[Ikalas]] |
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|Lava World |
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|[[Iurakon]] |
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|Gas Giant |
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|Veleth, Drazya, Nakr, Pelargis, Leporat, Kadenrel |
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|[[Kaslar]] |
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|Desert World |
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|Melita (also orbits Alkor) |
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|[[Alkor]] |
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|Scorched Terrestrial World |
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|Melita (also orbits Kaslar) |
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|[[Felakaa]] |
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|Ocean World |
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|Glanadi |
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== History == |
== History == |
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<!--The Heart of Providence formed just after Florathel itself, and was originally astonishingly active. In its first billion years it created a massive jet which stretched out of the galaxy for over a million light years. For a while, it quieted down. However, quite recently it devoured a massive star, which created a vast accretion disk and a pair of huge jets. Young planets have been detected forming in the disk, which is interesting. |
<!--The Heart of Providence formed just after Florathel itself, and was originally astonishingly active. In its first billion years it created a massive jet which stretched out of the galaxy for over a million light years. For a while, it quieted down. However, quite recently it devoured a massive star, which created a vast accretion disk and a pair of huge jets. Young planets have been detected forming in the disk, which is interesting. |
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Revision as of 01:28, September 28, 2023
Template:!Star InfoboxThe Heart of Providence is among the largest objects in Cosmoria and one of the only three black holes known. The black hole is situated near the center of Florathel, and its gravity affects much of the region. This gravity allows it to hold several stars including Varona in direct orbits around it, as well as several brown dwarfs and planets. Once home to the seat of the Providence Union, most of the Heart of Providence is today controlled equally by all members of the United Nations of Florathel and their allies. The planet Iurakon and its system of moons is also under the dominion of the theocratic nation of Voyorras.
Physical Characteristics
The Heart of Providence, as a black hole, is less of a physical object and more of a point in space surrounded by a mathematical surface, the event horizon, defined by the speed of light and the mass contained within it. As the Heart has a mass of ~730 stellar masses, its event horizon extends 2156.4 kilometers from the singularity, forming an unknowable region of space from which nothing can return. Black holes can only have three observable properties: mass, charge, and spin, so there is not much else to be said other than the fact that it does, in fact, spin very rapidly. However, its immediate surroundings are comparatively fascinating.
Across history, dozens of stars have fallen to the voracious appetite of the Heart of Providence. The remains of the latest few have not yet vanished across the horizon, and so leave an enormous disk of plasma formed after they were torn apart by tidal shear. A massive pair of jets fire from immediately above the poles of the black hole, composed of electrons funneled from the disk by its powerful magnetic field at very close to the speed of light. Thankfully, these jets are pointed clear away from the disk of Cosmoria, as any system in their path would be scoured of all life. For those not in the path of these jets, they create an unparalleled spectacle.
Surroundings
The enormous gravity of the Heart of Providence holds many objects under its sway. The two of most note are Varona and Apricot, an average-sized star and a brown dwarf respectively, as they are the only two objects in the immediate vicinity of the black hole to actually retain planetary bodies. There are other such objects found in the Heart's sphere of influence, but they are not worth mentioning. The most important planetary bodies are listed below:
| Name | Type | Moons | Description |
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| Ikalas | Lava World | None | TBA
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| Iurakon | Gas Giant | Veleth, Drazya, Nakr, Pelargis, Leporat, Kadenrel | TBA
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| Kaslar | Desert World | Melita (also orbits Alkor) | TBA
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| Alkor | Scorched Terrestrial World | Melita (also orbits Kaslar) | TBA
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| Felakaa | Ocean World | Glanadi | TBA |