On Oct 11, 6:58 pm, Elko T  wrote:
> Jeffrey Kaplan wrote:
> > Previously on rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated, Kathryn Huxtable said:
>
> >>> IIRC, wasn't B5 supposed to be at a Lagrange point?
> >> Dunno. It was in orbit around Epsilon III, which would imply the
> >> existence of a moon somewhere. I don't recall a moon being mentioned...
>
> > Merely being having a space station in orbit of a planet does not imply
> > the existence of a moon.  If it was specified that the station was in a
> > Lagrange point, that would imply a moon.
>
>    Not necessarily. Could be the L1 point with the star. (There was a star
> around there somewhere, wasn't it?) Was the distance from B5 to the planet ever
> mentioned?
Facts:
1. We know that B5 is in orbit around the planet.
2. We never see a moon.
3. On the other hand, there is no shot anywhere in the series where we
would certainly see the moon, and I'm not sure how big the moon would
need to be, anyway. B5 would be a visual point from the moon, and it
may be that the moon could be a visual point, or little more, from B5.
4. I don't believe it is ever brought up on screen, but early JMS
postings on GEnie unequivocally place B5 at an L5 point. (Station-
keeping engines are also mentioned.)
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