Stars (1): Cast of Stellar Characters

There are many stars mentioned in Rome's Revolution. Among them are Sol (the Sun), Alpha Centauri A (Rogal Canduro), Pi3 Orionis (Tabit), Tau Ceti, 86 G. Eridani, Chara (also known as Asteron), Nu2 Lupi and Alnilam.

Others were mentioned more or less in passing. These included Winfall (Lambda Aurigae), the four-star cluster of Capella and three made up stars: Mirdel, Vachedi and Amiro.

My next post will be about the mathematics required to compute distances and travel times. Even the layout of the constellations as seen from Earth on January 24, 2067 and from New Earth in 2137 had to be predicted.

The only major inhabited star system left unexplored is Nu2 Lupi. We will get our chance to learn about it in the next novel, The Milk Run. There you will learn that there are not one but two habitable worlds. One is very warm. The other is on the cool side. This star was the destination of Ark IV and you will find out what became of them. And, as promised, you will finally find out what OMCOM has been doing out there all these years. How are the two related? I guess you'll have to read the book!