Politics also played a role in the great orb's acceptance.
The first thing Rose saw were two great luminous orbs.
Her eyes followed his outstretched hand, and there, above the level ocean, rose the great orb of the African moon.
The great black orbs were solemn behind their heavy lids.
As they watched, there was the glimpse of two great goggling orbs.
The great pale orb seemed to draw near and to grow in size.
Any ship that went inside it was challenging the awful power of the great solar orb.
The sun was that great orb of molten gold we had seen earlier.
I glanced up to find the great orb still motionless in the center of the heaven.
It looked like a hole seen from the inside of a great metallic orb.