Pizzly 57 October 11, 2012 Share October 11, 2012 i just realized something planetary rotation is near non-existent.thats why luna and celestia have to raise and lower the moon and sun also why the ponies have to change the seasons manually Eternal Glory to the Lunar Republic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AegisReflector 886 October 11, 2012 Share October 11, 2012 Planetary revolution is the cause of the seasons though, which I still find to be true in the show's case. If you think about it, Celestria can rise the sun up to allow daytime for Equestria, but during a revolution, the sun is either too close, too far, or just right on the ball with the planet's distance that determines the seasons. The ponies can do this manually, but I believe that snowfall can easily occur if Celestria made the sun rise when Equus was on it's Winter Solstice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Soul 2,611 October 11, 2012 Share October 11, 2012 Celestia is also responsible for how far and/or how close the sun is to the planet, so basically that is what controls the seasons. Soundcloud-------------------Facebook---------------------------Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AegisReflector 886 October 11, 2012 Share October 11, 2012 Celestia is also responsible for how far and/or how close the sun is to the planet, so basically that is what controls the seasons. Does it actually state that in the show? I thought she could only rise the sun up no matter what position it was in. But of course, I might be taking things way too literally again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPACETOAST 1 October 11, 2012 Share October 11, 2012 The planet MLP is on is called Equus? I never knew it was called that.I always just assumed it was an alternate Earth, good to know! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilshy 5,090 October 11, 2012 Share October 11, 2012 (edited) Seasons are caused by the tilt ofa planet. At different times, the planet is tilted in different directions, which means sunlight is hitting at a different angle. Normally this wouldn't matter much, but we have a nice big atmosphere the light has to go through. These refract the light, so more or less energy (depending on how it's tilted) actually reaches the surface, creating seasons. As far as Equus goes (is that what it's called now?), my theory has always been that Celestia and Luna manually rotate the planet, creating night and day, while seasons are simply the Pegasi changing the climate of a region, perhaps with a little Alicorn magic to help. Edited October 11, 2012 by Evilshy 2 Signature now 99% less edgy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzly 57 October 11, 2012 Author Share October 11, 2012 Equus is not cannon I just didn't know what to call it and this seemed the most logical I don't know if it's gonna get a name in the show Eternal Glory to the Lunar Republic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Shine 767 October 11, 2012 Share October 11, 2012 Well, I've heard several people refer to the planet as Equus from many different sources, so i would say the name is fanon at the least. Also, I'm surprised nopony has posted this image as a reference; it's the only canon large-scale geographic map out there, and it might be helpful for determining things about the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest October 11, 2012 Share October 11, 2012 Well, I've heard several people refer to the planet as Equus from many different sources, so i would say the name is fanon at the least. Also, I'm surprised nopony has posted this image as a reference; it's the only canon large-scale geographic map out there, and it might be helpful for determining things about the planet. Well it doesn't really show anything about the planet. If "Equus" is about the same size of earth then that map doesn't show very much of the planet. Equestria clearly isn't a very big country. Also, the map says it's not to scale so it's hard to determine :/ Of course Equus could be much smaller but in the end it's all just speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naphthol 7 October 11, 2012 Share October 11, 2012 who's to say that it is a planet at all? would make as much sense for it to be a flat surface with edges. whichever the case, I imagine there to be many other continents populated with ponies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castoro Chiaro 181 October 11, 2012 Share October 11, 2012 ...is it horrible that when I saw the title, I thought of THIS Equus? Oops. Anyways, I've headached a long while over how the heck their planet works. I mean, apparently the Everfree is self-sustaining, so maybe it's not as simple as controlling the rotation of the planet and the seasons. ugh i don't even know their planet is confusing Maybe, unlike Earth, the celestial bodies rotate around Equus? That might explain why Celestia and Luna control them, rather than the rotation of the planet? -- I'm also of the opinion that deliberate lies and innuendos should never be allowed to go unopposed. At what point does tolerating the intolerable make you part of the problem? - John DeLancie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naphthol 7 October 11, 2012 Share October 11, 2012 sounds like an interesting play. bit peculiar though. definitely like the idea of the stars and other celestial bodies all rotating around the pony-planet. like the ring of pony-planet too. rolls of the tongue well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz 127 November 1, 2012 Share November 1, 2012 I thinks it's that Equestria is actually a smaller country, possibly still expanding. (maybe formerly a colony from an evil, larger nation that was eventually destroyed after Equestria was founded.) That might be why 1000 years ago there were so many villains in Equestria. (Possibly sent to reclaim that nations colonies?) Well, anyways, I can't think about this for to long or I'll go into OCD nerd/maniac about it. Artist Current Project: The Seal of Tartarus: Audioplay, Animation, Comic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Royce 606 November 1, 2012 Share November 1, 2012 ...is it horrible that when I saw the title, I thought of THIS Equus? Oops. Anyways, I've headached a long while over how the heck their planet works. I mean, apparently the Everfree is self-sustaining, so maybe it's not as simple as controlling the rotation of the planet and the seasons. ugh i don't even know their planet is confusing Maybe, unlike Earth, the celestial bodies rotate around Equus? That might explain why Celestia and Luna control them, rather than the rotation of the planet? You're not the only one that thought of a different kind of equus. I instantly thought of the Hyundai Equus luxury car. Anyway, it's very cool that I now know what the name of the planet Equestia is on. It's been bugging me for the last couple of weeks. Signature credit to Gone AirbourneXbox Live - Sir Trollestia Steam - Sir_Trollestia Wii U - SirTrollestia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazen Gears 7 November 4, 2012 Share November 4, 2012 who's to say that it is a planet at all? would make as much sense for it to be a flat surface with edges. lololololol That... just made my day. Congratz on making my day! You deserve a muffin for that! Anyways, I never took the whole "Celestia rises the sun thing" to literaly. I think Celestia just ressembles the sun and therefore "rises it". I may not make much sense but I have to make some. Clouds move on their own just around Everfree. Clouds in populated towns and cities do not move on thier own. If we can solve that, we can solve the planet roations and Celestia rising the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naphthol 7 November 4, 2012 Share November 4, 2012 lololololol That... just made my day. Congratz on making my day! You deserve a muffin for that! Anyways, I never took the whole "Celestia rises the sun thing" to literaly. I think Celestia just ressembles the sun and therefore "rises it". I may not make much sense but I have to make some. Clouds move on their own just around Everfree. Clouds in populated towns and cities do not move on thier own. If we can solve that, we can solve the planet roations and Celestia rising the sun. not so ridiculous really, for a fantasy world. there's a whole series of sci-fi/fantasy books called Discword that take place on an enormous flat world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld I haven't read the series myself, though I should get around to it some time. I've heard good things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazen Gears 7 November 4, 2012 Share November 4, 2012 (edited) not so ridiculous really, for a fantasy world. there's a whole series of sci-fi/fantasy books called Discword that take place on an enormous flat world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld I haven't read the series myself, though I should get around to it some time. I've heard good things. Interesting... I might have to look into that. Who knows, I might really get into that series. Discworld... has a nice ring to it. Discworld... Edited November 4, 2012 by Brazen Gears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiina Brown 67 November 4, 2012 Share November 4, 2012 not so ridiculous really, for a fantasy world. there's a whole series of sci-fi/fantasy books called Discword that take place on an enormous flat world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld I haven't read the series myself, though I should get around to it some time. I've heard good things. I have read several Discworld novels, and they are recommendable if you like humor, jokes with genres(mainly fantasy), wittyful play with the english language, adventure and some action. However, i have another suggestion for the planet .... Perhaps "Equus" doesn't really have a sun or moon as such, and if it does, it always faces away from the "real" sun. What Celestia rises each day, is not what we would call "the Sun", but really a mini - sun. Same with the moon. Now, if the planet actually has a "real" sun, then it lies on the opposite side of the ponies' known world, or it might not even be any sun at all, but a research station .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonBrony 1,468 November 4, 2012 Share November 4, 2012 I read most of the theories you guys said. I can agree this can be confusing. But its only confusing... cuz you guys are missing one thing. You guys are trying to solve this with our physics and science, how things would work in our universe. However, 'Equus', is not in our universe. Therefore our knowledge of physics need not apply. Things work differently in their universe. And one thing i know thats different in their universe, is that they have magic. Point is, if we apply magic to this equation, maye we can solve why they are so different. Why they have to manually raise the sun and moon, why they have to manually change seasons, yet the Everfree is independant. Perhaps some kind of magic is resposible for why the Everfree acts that way. Idk maybe. I just feel that magic is somehow tied with all this, like it can help explain how their planet and/or universe works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XrosOver 613 November 4, 2012 Share November 4, 2012 Just a thought but how does celestia know how much UV radiation, Gamma radiation, and thermal energy to give at one time? She must be a genius in all aspects...otherwise the planet would cook like a deep fried onion. The mind of the host will desperately try to create memories where none exist. Simple right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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