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How do we know that Ragnar is a gas giant, or furthermore that the cloud around the Anchorage is part of the atmosphere of the gas giant? This is never specifically stated in the miniseries. Is it in a book or something? | How do we know that Ragnar is a gas giant, or furthermore that the cloud around the Anchorage is part of the atmosphere of the gas giant? This is never specifically stated in the miniseries. Is it in a book or something? | ||
:I think we all assumed that in order for a planet's atmosphere to extend so far out that ships could remain both in-atmosphere and in orbit, it would have to be. On further reflection, though, it makes no sense that Ragnar station could remain in orbit if it was that deep in the atmosphere. The drag must have been tremendous. I'll have to check the episode transcript and the novelization later. --[[User: | :I think we all assumed that in order for a planet's atmosphere to extend so far out that ships could remain both in-atmosphere and in orbit, it would have to be. On further reflection, though, it makes no sense that Ragnar station could remain in orbit if it was that deep in the atmosphere. The drag must have been tremendous. I'll have to check the episode transcript and the novelization later. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 22:11, 12 March 2006 (CST) | ||
:: I personally think Ragnar resembles a giant comet perhaps a few hundred kilometers across. Assuming it's in an elliptical orbit, there would be a thick atmosphere whenever it makes a close pass of its central star. But the gravity would still be so low that Ragnar station remains in orbit despite the air drag. -- [[User:AdmiralMarcus|AdmiralMarcus]] 13:43, 7 June 2009 (UTC) | :: I personally think Ragnar resembles a giant comet perhaps a few hundred kilometers across. Assuming it's in an elliptical orbit, there would be a thick atmosphere whenever it makes a close pass of its central star. But the gravity would still be so low that Ragnar station remains in orbit despite the air drag. -- [[User:AdmiralMarcus|AdmiralMarcus]] 13:43, 7 June 2009 (UTC) | ||
::: BTW, If we assume Ragnar is a giant comet and currently making a close pass of its central star, it would explain Tigh's stern warnings that "...if we're off on our calculations by even a few degrees, we could end up in the middle of the sun." -- [[User:AdmiralMarcus|AdmiralMarcus]] 14:07, 7 June 2009 (UTC) | ::: BTW, If we assume Ragnar is a giant comet and currently making a close pass of its central star, it would explain Tigh's stern warnings that "...if we're off on our calculations by even a few degrees, we could end up in the middle of the sun." -- [[User:AdmiralMarcus|AdmiralMarcus]] 14:07, 7 June 2009 (UTC) | ||