Difference between revisions of "Nebula System"

From FreeSpace Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(lol)
(Identity of the Nebula System: arcanum doesnt even use the wiki, removing link to userpage)
Line 37: Line 37:
 
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.
 
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.
 
: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.

Revision as of 15:54, 26 June 2011

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. It is occasionally known in-game as "the mysterious nebula beyond Gamma Draconis".

Celestial Information

  • Distance from Sol: Unknown
  • Type of System: Unknown
  • Color: Unknown
  • Right Ascension: Unknown
  • Declination: Unknown

Important Events

Jump Nodes

Identity of the Nebula System