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Re: Local space -- here's a real map!
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Sat, 20 Nov 1999 15:16:18 GMT
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At 04:14 AM 11/20/1999 , John J. Ladasky Jr. wrote:
> Anything else in Zacktron is unexplored space? Well, the next three
> (known) stars out from Earth are two more dim red dwarf stars, known as
> Wolf 359 and Lalande 21185; and then, the brightest star in our sky, Sirius.
Those were basically the stars that were being considered. The Alpha
Centauri system is occupied by the Zacktron Alliance (Blacktron, M:Tron,
Ice Planet, Futuron, Exploriens) and Spyrius (their enemy). Unitron forces
(part of Earth dictatorship) have been pushed back to allow the existance
of Zacktron. Barnard's Star is occupied by the Exploriens. The moon and
Mars are free planets of Zacktron sympathizers, but Sol is a shaky area
politically. Wolf 359 and Lalande 21185 were being considered by me as
possible exploration sites, but it turns out from the map below they're far
from Alpha Centauri and Barnard's Star. Then again, the UFO aliens could
come from Wolf 359 or Lalande 21185 in a surprise attack sometime.... :,
> Hey, look what I happened to find in my archive of downloads -- a 3D map
> of exactly
> these stars!
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> http://cmgm.stanford.edu/~jladasky/nearest_stars.jpg
WOW!! Heh this is just awesome :) I'm glad that Alpha Centauri and
Barnard's Star turned out to be so close to each other. That helps the
Zacktron storyline tremendously. Thanks tons for the map!
> There is actually one double star system, UV Ceti, that MIGHT be closer
> than Sirius, which is not pictured on this map. Various studies
> disagree. RECONS places it a hair more distant from Sol than Sirius, and
> other sources places it modestly closer. The stars of the UV Ceti system
> were too dim to be measured by Hipparcos.
What is Hipparcos, and also, does UV Ceti look promising to support
planetary bodies?
> Every road atlas needs a mileage chart, right? 8^) I converted the right
> ascensions, declinations, and parallaxes into XYZ coordinates, and
> computed the following distance table...
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> http://cmgm.stanford.edu/~jladasky/distance_table.txt
Ahhhh you're amazing! (wanna be written in as a Zacktron admiral?)
> Multiply all the figures by 3.26 to obtain distances in light-years.
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> Keep in mind that all of these stars are moving relative to each other --
> so these positions and distances are accurate for the year 2000
> only. Over the next 20,000 years or so, positions may change by up to a
> full parsec. Please drive carefully.
> 8^)
Of course, in 20,000 years, propulsion technology will have grown in leaps
and bounds :)
-Tim
http://www.zacktron.com
http://www.ldraw.org
AIM: timcourtne
ICQ: 23951114
Mac and cheese is one thing when you get it in a boot, but its another
thing when you have to eat it. (Don't ask...)
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Local space -- here's a real map!
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| Hi, Tim, (...) Take a look at the distance chart again. Wolf 359 and Lalande 21185 may appear to be a lot farther from alpha Centauri and Barnard's Star than they are from Sol, but in fact they're less than 1.5 times farther off. Wolf 359 and (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Local space -- here's a real map!
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| (...) I'm not doubting that, but Zacktron's already been written into the Alpha Centauri system, as well as Barnard's Star. Those two may come into play in the future if an alien race is discovered. (...) I guess that scratches UV Ceti from any (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: The "geography" of local space
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| Hi, Tim, (...) Maps? You mean, with planets? Wouldn't we all like to have that! I can provide brief summaries of what we know about these three star systems -- though you probably already know all you need to know about Sol. ----- Alpha Centauri, (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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