Nebula System - Revision history

TopAce: commas

2021-01-02T03:13:13Z

commas

Mobius: Added a reference to the second Knossos in the nebula as a possible challenge to the main hypothesis, though it doesn't completely "debunk" it.

2021-01-01T21:56:41Z

Added a reference to the second Knossos in the nebula as a possible challenge to the main hypothesis, though it doesn't completely "debunk" it.

Snail: /* Identity of the Nebula System */ arcanum doesnt even use the wiki, removing link to userpage

2011-06-26T15:54:36Z

‎Identity of the Nebula System: arcanum doesnt even use the wiki, removing link to userpage

Snail: lol

2011-06-26T15:54:05Z

lol

Snail: the mysterious nebula beyond gamma draconis didnt really need to be bolded did it

2011-06-26T15:53:34Z

the mysterious nebula beyond gamma draconis didnt really need to be bolded did it

Snail: /* Identity of the Nebula System */ using the non canon section template. looks a little nasty though. will try to mitigate.

2011-06-19T12:45:14Z

‎Identity of the Nebula System: using the non canon section template. looks a little nasty though. will try to mitigate.

TopAce: I think it's better to merge Identity of the Shivan Nebula with this article. Why keep them separate anyway?

2011-06-18T20:30:24Z

I think it's better to merge Identity of the Shivan Nebula with this article. Why keep them separate anyway?

TopAce: Notes section converted into an introductory paragraph to highlight that the Nebula System is not its definite name

2009-08-14T21:00:27Z

Notes section converted into an introductory paragraph to highlight that the Nebula System is *not* its definite name

Mobius: Reference to the NTC Trinity's discovery and destruction added since it's an important event

2009-04-09T18:09:52Z

Reference to the NTC Trinity's discovery and destruction added since it's an important event

TopAce: /* Notes */ Removing fan speculation about the Shivans triggering a supernova to creat this nebula

2008-08-04T16:07:09Z

‎Notes: Removing fan speculation about the Shivans triggering a supernova to creat this nebula

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 The main clue upon which most arguments hinge is the briefing for SM1-05, [[Mystery of the Trinity]], which states, "We have entered a nebula, a vast and dense ionized field, and possibly the remnant of a supernova."  This clearly foreshadows the ending of the game in which the player personally witnesses a supernova.  More importantly, many fans have taken the foreshadowing as sufficient justification to claim that the Shivans caused the Nebula System supernova in addition to the Capella supernova.
-Since the [[Ancients]] created the [[Knossos]] network, the most likely scenario is that the Shivans caused the parent star to go supernova at around the same time they destroyed the Ancients' empire.  Calculating from the "about 8,000 years ago" estimate from the perspective of Vasudan scientists in 2335, this places the date at 5,700 B.C., give or take a few hundred years. This hypothesis is however challenged by the fact that [[Knossos#Knossos_2|a second Knossos]] is located in the nebula, and the supernova would have literally pulverized it had it occurred after the construction of the device. While several theories may explain how the second Knossos eventually survived such a catastrophe and remained fully functional, the challenge to the clue is valid and is rather complicated to address.
+Since the [[Ancients]] created the [[Knossos]] network, the most likely scenario is that the Shivans caused the parent star to go supernova at around the same time they destroyed the Ancients' empire.  Calculating from the "about 8,000 years ago" estimate from the perspective of Vasudan scientists in 2335, this places the date at 5,700 B.C., give or take a few hundred years. This hypothesis is, however, challenged by the fact that [[Knossos#Knossos_2|a second Knossos]] is located in the nebula, and the supernova would have literally pulverized it had it occurred after the construction of the device. While several theories may explain how the second Knossos eventually survived such a catastrophe and remained fully functional, the challenge to the clue is valid and is rather complicated to address.
 Despite this, providing that we accept the main clue as a foundation, the next clue is Bosch's third monologue, which states, "The nebula is the remnant of a supernova thousands if not billions of light years from Earth; and I wonder now if our ancestors witnessed the death of this star erupting over an Egyptian landscape, blazing with the brilliance of four hundred million suns."  This gives an approximate estimate for the distance and apparent magnitude of the supernova.

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 The main clue upon which most arguments hinge is the briefing for SM1-05, [[Mystery of the Trinity]], which states, "We have entered a nebula, a vast and dense ionized field, and possibly the remnant of a supernova."  This clearly foreshadows the ending of the game in which the player personally witnesses a supernova.  More importantly, many fans have taken the foreshadowing as sufficient justification to claim that the Shivans caused the Nebula System supernova in addition to the Capella supernova.
-Since the [[Ancients]] created the [[Knossos]] network, the most likely scenario is that the Shivans caused the parent star to go supernova at around the same time they destroyed the Ancients' empire.  Calculating from the "about 8,000 years ago" estimate from the perspective of Vasudan scientists in 2335, this places the date at 5,700 B.C., give or take a few hundred years.
+Since the [[Ancients]] created the [[Knossos]] network, the most likely scenario is that the Shivans caused the parent star to go supernova at around the same time they destroyed the Ancients' empire.  Calculating from the "about 8,000 years ago" estimate from the perspective of Vasudan scientists in 2335, this places the date at 5,700 B.C., give or take a few hundred years. This hypothesis is however challenged by the fact that [[Knossos#Knossos_2|a second Knossos]] is located in the nebula, and the supernova would have literally pulverized it had it occurred after the construction of the device. While several theories may explain how the second Knossos eventually survived such a catastrophe and remained fully functional, the challenge to the clue is valid and is rather complicated to address.
-Accepting the main clue as a foundation, the next clue is Bosch's third monologue, which states, "The nebula is the remnant of a supernova thousands if not billions of light years from Earth; and I wonder now if our ancestors witnessed the death of this star erupting over an Egyptian landscape, blazing with the brilliance of four hundred million suns."  This gives an approximate estimate for the distance and apparent magnitude of the supernova.
+Despite this, providing that we accept the main clue as a foundation, the next clue is Bosch's third monologue, which states, "The nebula is the remnant of a supernova thousands if not billions of light years from Earth; and I wonder now if our ancestors witnessed the death of this star erupting over an Egyptian landscape, blazing with the brilliance of four hundred million suns."  This gives an approximate estimate for the distance and apparent magnitude of the supernova.
 ===Conclusions===

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 SN 1006 was about as bright as five billion suns, while SN 1054 was about as bright as 1.25 billion suns.  These figures are within approximately one order of magnitude of Bosch's estimate.  Furthermore, taking the speed of light into account, SN 1006 erupted in 6,094 B.C., while SN 1054 erupted in 5,246 B.C.  These dates are within only 1,000 years (for SN 1054, 500 years) of the Vasudan estimate.  Both estimates are surprisingly accurate.
-Perhaps the most intriguing connection was discovered by [[User:Arcanum|Arcanum]] in 2006. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,42890.msg879581.html#msg879581] According to Wikipedia[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_Nebula],
+Perhaps the most intriguing connection was discovered by Arcanum in 2006. [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,42890.msg879581.html#msg879581] According to Wikipedia[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_Nebula],
 :Theoretical models of supernova explosions suggest that the star that exploded to produce the Crab Nebula must have had a mass of between 8 and 12 solar masses. Stars with masses lower than 8 solar masses are thought to be too small to produce supernova explosions, and end their lives by producing a planetary nebula instead, while a star heavier than 12 solar masses would have produced a nebula with a different chemical composition to that observed in the Crab.

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 This system, known in-game as simply '''the nebula''', is the remnant of an ancient supernova. It was connected to [[Gamma Draconis]] via a [[Knossos]] device (on the Gamma Draconis side) and to the [[Binary System]] via another Knossos portal.
-Sometimes, fans refer to this system as the '''Shivan Nebula'''.
+Sometimes, fans refer to this system as the '''Shivan Nebula'''. It is occasionally known in-game as "the mysterious nebula beyond Gamma Draconis".
 ===Celestial Information===

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−	This system, known in-game as ~~'''"the mysterious nebula beyond Gamma Draconis"''', or~~ simply '''the nebula''', is~~, like most nebulae,~~ the remnant of an ancient supernova. It was connected to [[Gamma Draconis]] via a [[Knossos]] device (on the Gamma Draconis side) and to the [[Binary System]] via another Knossos portal.	+	This system, known in-game as simply '''the nebula''', is the remnant of an ancient supernova. It was connected to [[Gamma Draconis]] via a [[Knossos]] device (on the Gamma Draconis side) and to the [[Binary System]] via another Knossos portal.

	Sometimes, fans refer to this system as the '''Shivan Nebula'''.		Sometimes, fans refer to this system as the '''Shivan Nebula'''.

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 ==Identity of the Nebula System==
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+{{non-canon section|
 There is no canon information on the real-world astronomical identity of the '''Nebula System'''.  However, several fans have offered proposals based on hints provided within the game.  The two primary candidates are the [[Crab Nebula]] and the [[Lupus Nebula]], with slightly stronger support for the former.
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 This suggests that the supernova may have been "artificially triggered" in the same manner as the Capella supernova.
+}}
 [[Category:Stars and Planets]]

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 *''Right Ascension:'' Unknown
 *''Declination:'' Unknown
 ===Important Events===
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 *[[Binary System]] (via [[Knossos]])
 [[Category:Stars and Planets]]

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 ===Important Events===
 *Discovery of the first [[SJ Sathanas|SJ ''Sathanas'']] by the GVCv ''Tatenen''.
 *Destruction of the [[GVD Psamtik|GVD ''Psamtik'']] by the second SJ ''Sathanas''.
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 ===Notes===
 The '''Shivan Nebula''', known in-game as '''"the mysterious nebula beyond Gamma Draconis"''', or simply '''the nebula''', is, like most nebulae, the remnant of an ancient supernova. It was connected to [[Gamma Draconis]] via a [[Knossos]] device (on the Gamma Draconis side) and to the [[Binary System]] via another Knossos portal.
 [[Category:Stars and Planets]]