Eclipsite Atmosphere
The Eclipsite Atmosphere is a light-absorbing gaseous medium that refracts and consumes photons, creating a perpetual twilight even under direct stellar illumination. It is the antithesis of dawn, the equilibrium of radiance and silence. In Continuum cosmology, Eclipsite Atmosphere-class worlds are said to “inhale light and exhale memory.”
Composition and Behavior
Darkon gas dominates the upper layers, forming a resonant photonic sink that captures visible wavelengths and re-emits them as heatless infrared glimmer. Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen stabilize the lower troposphere, while trace Xenon and Krypton preserve structural inertia against collapse. Minute quantities of Contradictium — measured only in quantum probability — distort space-time metrics, producing local mirage folds and lensing effects visible to the naked eye.
Environmental Characteristics
- Pressure: 0.87 atm
- Temperature: Cool (273–290 K)
- Visuals: Skies appear violet-black even at noon; stars visible through the sun.
- Acoustics: Air carries whispers and harmonic echoes with extended reverb — as if the sound itself hesitates.
- Optical Properties: Refraction index varies with observation; reality appears layered and uncertain.
Phenomena
The Eclipsite Atmosphere atmosphere refracts consciousness as much as light. Telepaths describe their own thoughts “bending inward,” as if echoing back from an unseen surface. During high stellar flux, the sky forms shadow auroras — luminous voids shaped like inverted lightning. These are believed to be atmospheric thought scars from catastrophic psionic collapses.
Interactions
Exposure to Eclipsite Atmosphere air dampens neural activity and sensory perception, inducing mild depersonalization — an effect likened to meditative void states. Its study remains controversial among Continuum physicists, who debate whether it represents a failed illumination or a perfected silence.