Primary: Close
binary system. Charlie, spectral class F8V. ICN S4G0404F8V. Mass 1.144 standard.
Stellar diameter 1.178 standard. Luminosity 2.126 standard. Flora, spectral
class M0VII. ICN S4G0408M0VII. Mass .154 standard. Stellar diameter .256
standard. Luminosity .011 standard.
Planetary System: Five
major bodies. One inhabited world (Skye, II). Two gas giants. One planetoid
belts
II Skye: Mean
orbital radius, 110.7 million kilometers (.74 AU). Period 204.1 days. One
satellites. Diameter, 12594 kilometers. Density, 1.0 standard. Mass, 0.67
standard. Mean surface gravity, 0.88G. Rotation period: 23 hours, 35 minutes, 11
seconds. Axial inclination 25°26'12.1". Albedo, 0.52. Surface atmospheric
pressure, 2.0 atm. Composition, oxygen-nitrogen mix tainted occasionally by
airborne pollen. CAUTION: POLLEN MAY CAUSE
SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTIONS. FILTER MASKS ADVISED FOR ALL ATMOSPHERIC BREATHING! Hydrographic
percentage, 94%; composition, water and frozen water-ice. Mean surface
temperature, 19°C.
Remarks: Skye
is best remembered in romantic fiction within the Principality
of Caledon as the world where Admiral
Earl Maxwell was able to shake government pursuit after his ship crashlanded
on the planet during the flight that followed his defeat at the Battle
of Dunbarton. With the help of a handful of companions, Maxwell went to
ground on Skye for several months, eventually linking up with a frigate from
Germaine (Reavers' Deep 2019) which helped him escape from searching Caledonian
marines. The story of the Earl's sojurn on Skye is now a popular subject for
historical novels, ballads, and other stories.
Skye is actually not as romantic as setting as the stories might lead one to
believe. Primarily ocean-covered, only 6% of the surface area is land. The
primary industries are all ocean-related, as might be expected. The two
chief exports of Skye are leviemeat and matweed, two products of the world's
mariculture industry. Matweed is also the source of the dangerous pollen
in the atmosphere. Roughly 80% of all humans who breathe matweed pollen
are subject to a severe allergic reaction which has been known to cause almost
immediate death, and which is at best highly distressing and uncomfortable while
it lasts. Filter masks and conditioned residences are essential to avoid
exposure to drifting, airborne pollen.