[ WP ] Earth did get tidally locked with the Moon and it 's only viewable from either North or South America . When Europeans first come to the new world they also tell tales of a new object in the sky . ( x-post from /r/space )

I'd been told of the sky-orb of the New World, but I had never seen it myself. That is, until I made my voyage. The first night, it was but a sliver in the sky. But it grew. Each night, as I looked back up to chart my position on my map, the sliver got just a bit wider. Wider and wider it grew until it became a full circle. 
 
 A majestic circle. It was a muted tone of grey, matching the mood of the other sailors with me. Except this grey was a beautiful grey. Words truly do not do the object justice. The colour was inspiring. Not just a plain colour either. It had discolourations that somehow made it seem even more beautiful. Having more features than the sun, but not nearly as bright made it easy to look at. 
 
 For seemingly the whole night, the crew and I would just stare at this beautiful orb. Nothing like this existed back in Europe. In fact, that was the tales of such beauty that first inspired me to take this offer of exploration. That and fame. And money. And adventure. During the day, I would muse about how this object came to be and why it appeared only in the New World. But I dared not discuss it with the other crew members. None of them would understand anyway. 
 
 Heading on a westerly route in the North Atlantic was a difficult task. The days were cold. The nights colder. The food was atrocious, to make no mention of any other amenities. Our mission was quite simple. Find a route to Cathay. Not very hard, considering that everyone knew a route had to exist somewhere between the Atlantic and the Pacific. We just had to find it. 
 
 They told me to go through the Russian Arctic and to the Pacific. But they did n't tell me that there would be ice. So I turned around and headed back west. There was a path through the New World, for sure. I was confident. Alas, I went on a course too far south. I ended up landing on the east coast of the New World, instead of going through it. I headed back home to report what I had found, and also to hopefully get another chance to explore. 
 
 Using the pretense of finding the Northwest Passage, I convinced the English to let me sail forth again for the New World. My excitement for exploration was only surpassed by my love for the orb in the sky. The second trip, I spent more of my time watching the moon, as it was now termed. My route was more northerly this time, which allowed longer nights and more time with this dazzling night light. 
 
 Upon passing Greenland, my crew got more excited at the prospect of having found a passage. At this point, I was all but consumed with the sight of the circle in the sky. I could no longer stand the nights where the circle was reduced to a small crescent or even entirely taken away. My navigation of the increasingly cold waters took a toll, as I was spending too much time at night wondering about the moon. 
 
 I explored the coast of a bay, but eventually the waters got too cold. In fact, it was n't even water any more. It was ice. Our ship was trapped. We moved ashore to spend the winter and prepare for the next year when we could explore more of the coast and find a passage. Without my knowledge, most of my crew decided to sail back to England. I would not let them. I pleaded them to reason with me. Our mission was to find a passage to Cathay, and we had n't accomplished that. What I did not tell them was that along with wanting to find a passage, I wanted to spend more time with the moon. My life back in Europe would not be complete with such a dark and empty spot in the sky. 
 
 The crew was very adamant about not continuing. I was very adamant about not returning. The situation boiled over when my crew mutinied. They sent me adrift in a rowboat and sailed back. I was left to die. But not alone. I had my crew, my son, and most importantly, my moon. 
 
 -Henry Hudson 
 
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 Henry Hudson was an explorer, as the story says, who was set adrift by his crew. Most of the story is true ( or at least as true as Wikipedia is ), except for the moon part. 
 
 I would appreciate feedback on this story. I had the premise all thought out in my mind but it did n't really come out well when I typed it out.
