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Episode 2: Terra Firma and the Firmament

Worldbuilding for Masochists

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The Northern Hemisphere

So let's assume that there is, for some reason, like a cloud of dust or something in one part of the planet's rotation. And so it enters this cloud of dust, and it blocks out the light from the distant stars. But when you get to the summer months, then you see all the stars. So we could also think about with that, we know we have a magnetic field. What if you had a really strong aurora borealis that was actually so strong during the winter on your winter that it was blocking out? That would be kind of cool. I don't know if that completely screws up everything else. OK. Do we want to take a couple minutes and

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