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| − | [[File:2014-03-23 00002.jpg|thumb|290px|right]]The Quantum Moon, known to the aliens as the 'Wandering Moon', phases between positions in your solar system when not being observed. It can exist in orbit around Giants Deep, Brittle Hollow, the Hourglass Twins, and Timber Hearth, and a fifth position is alluded to by numerous inscriptions |
+ | [[File:2014-03-23 00002.jpg|thumb|290px|right]]The Quantum Moon, known to the aliens as the 'Wandering Moon', phases between positions in your solar system when not being observed. It can exist in orbit around Giants Deep, Brittle Hollow, the Hourglass Twins, and Timber Hearth, and a fifth position is alluded to by numerous inscriptions. |
==Landing and Surface== |
==Landing and Surface== |
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The moon may be where the [[Ancient Statue|ancient statue]] came from. |
The moon may be where the [[Ancient Statue|ancient statue]] came from. |
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The sign post is the same one as is in the village on Timber Hearth, as is the grass, vegetation, and the house. If you stand close to the edge, inside the shroud preventing you from seeing the surface from space, the chromatic inversion effect will affect everything except for the ground you're standing on. |
The sign post is the same one as is in the village on Timber Hearth, as is the grass, vegetation, and the house. If you stand close to the edge, inside the shroud preventing you from seeing the surface from space, the chromatic inversion effect will affect everything except for the ground you're standing on. |
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| + | == The Fifth Position == |
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| + | The moon's fifth position only exists within the planetary system for about the first 30-60 seconds of a session, making it very difficult to trigger. Its path in this position does not appear to be in relation to any other body, and quickly takes it out into deep space, reaching approximately 270km from the sun at the moment of supernova. Those attempting to trigger the fifth position should look for it in the area between the sun and Brittle Hollow at the very start of a session. Not long after this, the moon will be far enough away from the sun that no light reaches it to reflect, making it as dark as the backdrop and impossible to detect. |
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Revision as of 13:02, 15 April 2015
The Quantum Moon, known to the aliens as the 'Wandering Moon', phases between positions in your solar system when not being observed. It can exist in orbit around Giants Deep, Brittle Hollow, the Hourglass Twins, and Timber Hearth, and a fifth position is alluded to by numerous inscriptions.
Landing and Surface
The best way to land is to take a photo of the surface from space, using the Probe (this is explained here in more detail). This locks the moon in place. Then, you land as normal. The surface is shrouded in a thick layer of fog, and is barren except for a sign post, a hut, and three trees, all of which move when you look away from them. This is similar to the statue in the Observatory, and the Moon itself.
The Physics
Now for the complicated bit. The moon exists in a quantum superposition, where it exists only as a probability across every location. When you look at it, the probability disappears and the moon is in only one place. Looking away from it puts it back in the superposition, and hence is why it moves. Thus the moon can be represented as a wavefunction. Taking a photo of it with the probe forces it into one position, locking it in place even when you yourself are not directly looking at it. This is basically Schrödinger's moon.
Trivia
The moon may be where the ancient statue came from. The sign post is the same one as is in the village on Timber Hearth, as is the grass, vegetation, and the house. If you stand close to the edge, inside the shroud preventing you from seeing the surface from space, the chromatic inversion effect will affect everything except for the ground you're standing on.
The Fifth Position
The moon's fifth position only exists within the planetary system for about the first 30-60 seconds of a session, making it very difficult to trigger. Its path in this position does not appear to be in relation to any other body, and quickly takes it out into deep space, reaching approximately 270km from the sun at the moment of supernova. Those attempting to trigger the fifth position should look for it in the area between the sun and Brittle Hollow at the very start of a session. Not long after this, the moon will be far enough away from the sun that no light reaches it to reflect, making it as dark as the backdrop and impossible to detect.