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The only way we would never see any trace of the star is if we were tidally locked to the star itself. A moon or asteroid that is tidally locked to a planet will still complete exactly one rotation per one revolution of its planet- The dark side of earth's moon gets the same amount of light as the light side, except it is a new moon when the far side is getting direct sunlight.

Yes, I think the L1 point is a likely place for Atys. Otherwise, since we appear to be so close to a larger ringed planet I would expect atys to be captured as a satellite, collide with the planet, or be otherwise flung from the larger planet's path :( Based on the current sky animation, there is no evidence that we orbit the ringed planet- and that planet's appearance near our magnetic north pole could just be coincidence, rather than tidal locking (which I don't think occurs with trojans since they are at a point where the planet's and star's gravity negate each other).

Placio -- Yes, I meant -- tidally locked to the star, not to a planet.

In the Trojan position, it would take very little effort (comparatively speaking) to stabilize the planet, and the motion of the ringed object could be some sort of librational motion (which would be emphasized due to the fact that we wouldn't have the high angular momentum to keep the pole in place.

I love this post/thread. I have often in the back of my head wanted to start studying the stars and planets around Atys when I got time, but have been busy lately. I am so happy this club or association has started, May I join?

I have no idea how to determine things such as in your discussion. I have often wondered how astronomers through ancient history have discovered things like if (OC: the sun revolved around the Earth, or visa versa. How a dot in the sky is either a sun or a planet, and the time it takes to go around the Sun, and things like these.) It takes real time and thinking I guess.
I guess i will have to use my brain and try to contribute. In the mean time, I look forward to more discussions on this subject.

-Thanks for starting this discussion!

~Naema

Welcome Naema! Everyone is welcome :) We just need to take what we can observe, offer possible solutions, and then see which solution would fit best. And we can only decide on a best fit, since the animation of the sky is not that scientifically accurate.

But..... It's MAGIC!!!!

Just saying....

ok, yes, in character even Kara tech is "magic," but OOC even "magic" could be explained with science.