Vaporo
Inkling
So, the fantasy world that I've been developing for a while now has a bit of odd astronomy to it that ultimately becomes important to the story, and I don't know how to introduce it in good way.
First of all, my story takes place on two tidally locked double planet worlds. If you don't know what the means, they're essentially two earth-like planets that orbit each other every 24 hours, and always have the same side facing the other. Because of this, the opposing planet will appear to float suspended in the same place all the time, depending on where you are in the world. The day/night cycle of the opposing planet would also cause it to go through apparent "phases" every day that significantly light up or darken the surface of the opposing planet depending on time of day and, again, region of the world.
On top of that, there are no stars in my world. I really have no idea what to do with this. How do I describe the lack of something that's never been there and nobody in my story has ever heard of without being intrusive? Do I describe the total blackness of night when the "moon" is in its darkest phase and hope that people catch on? I really don't know what to do here.
So, does anyone have any advice here? I'm not asking anyone to have an advanced understanding of astrophysics. I just want to give a general visual of my world and its night sky without intruding on the story or having an info-dump scene.
First of all, my story takes place on two tidally locked double planet worlds. If you don't know what the means, they're essentially two earth-like planets that orbit each other every 24 hours, and always have the same side facing the other. Because of this, the opposing planet will appear to float suspended in the same place all the time, depending on where you are in the world. The day/night cycle of the opposing planet would also cause it to go through apparent "phases" every day that significantly light up or darken the surface of the opposing planet depending on time of day and, again, region of the world.
On top of that, there are no stars in my world. I really have no idea what to do with this. How do I describe the lack of something that's never been there and nobody in my story has ever heard of without being intrusive? Do I describe the total blackness of night when the "moon" is in its darkest phase and hope that people catch on? I really don't know what to do here.
So, does anyone have any advice here? I'm not asking anyone to have an advanced understanding of astrophysics. I just want to give a general visual of my world and its night sky without intruding on the story or having an info-dump scene.