Extraterrestrial Skies
The "sky" of a world refers to the view of outer space from its surface. This view varies from world to world for many reasons. The most important factor in the appearance of a world's sky is the world's atmosphere, or the lack thereof. Depending on the atmosphere's density and chemical composition, a world's sky may be any number of colors. Clouds may or may not be present and they may also be noticeably colored. Another factor is the astronomical objects that may appear in a world's sky, such as the Sun, stars, moons, planets, and rings.
Read more about Extraterrestrial Skies: Sun, Mercury, Venus, The Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Charon, Comets, Extrasolar Planets, A Note On Calculating Apparent Magnitudes
Famous quotes containing the word skies:
“O make harmonious mix of voice and string
To him by whom the skies with clouds are lin’d;
By whom the rain, from clouds to drop assign’d,
Supples the clods of summer-scorched fields,”
—Bible: Hebrew Psalm CXLVII (Paraphrased by The Countess of Pembroke)