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The sun and stars are also punctures in the veil of Oblivion, through which the light of Aetherius shines into Mundus. Their appearance as spheres is a visual phenomena caused by mortal mental stress. The other astral bodies in the sky above Nirn are believed to actually be the planes of the gods as seen from the mortal plane.
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Nirn has two visible moons: Masser and Secunda According to the Khajiit, there is a third moon, which they consider the corpse of Lorkhaj. More obscure landmasses are also believed to have existed at some point, such as Aldmeris, the possibly mythical homeland of the Aldmer, as well as Lyg, a region where Mehrunes Dagon was created by the Magna Ge. Pyandonea is an island south of Tamriel.Yokuda was a continent west of Tamriel and the original homeland of the Redguards, but it has since sunk into the sea.Atmora is a continent north of Tamriel and the homeland of the modern Nords' ancestors.Akavir is a continent east of Tamriel with four known regions: Kamal, Tsaesci, Tang Mo, and Ka Po' Tun home to the Kamal, Tsaesci, Tang Mo, and Ka Po' Tun races, respectively.Other landmasses on Nirn are mentioned in various texts, but they have not generally been shown on maps or described in detail. Tamriel is divided into 9 provinces: Black Marsh, Cyrodiil, Elsweyr, Hammerfell, High Rock, Morrowind, Skyrim, Summerset Isle, and Valenwood. Tamriel is the main continent of Nirn and is its mythic and symbolic center.