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Is it possible to mark everything in the universe, if so how? - cptbmac199 - 10-22-2014
The title says it all, "Is it possible to mark the universe, if so how?" I have been planning this for months, I want to try to mark everything, but how is the question, any thoughts would be appreciated, as well as any help. Hope to hear from y'all soon.
RE: Is it possible to mark everything in the universe, if so how? - Thyrzul - 10-22-2014
Define "mark".
RE: Is it possible to mark everything in the universe, if so how? - R.I.P. - 10-22-2014
Yea i am not sure what you mean by "mark" the universe either.
RE: Is it possible to mark everything in the universe, if so how? - Tenacity - 10-22-2014
Considering that most points in the universe cannot be seen from earth, I dont think you're going to have an easy time of it.
sticky notes dont apply well to stars, either.
RE: Is it possible to mark everything in the universe, if so how? - Fluffyball - 10-23-2014
Not really. If someone is familiar with game Noctis IV, they have started (official) mapping of the space in-game in late 1990s.
They haven't even got the mere 10% of the universe labeled, as for today.
RE: Is it possible to mark everything in the universe, if so how? - Connor - 10-23-2014
Seems a bit to serious for flood. Moved to Discovery RP 24/7 Help & Support
Find a program called FLCompanion. There's some links to it on the forum. You'll find everything you want there (That's if you are planning on mapping systems)
RE: Is it possible to mark everything in the universe, if so how? - Derkylos - 10-23-2014
As this applies to Discovery Freelancer, no. There are a few hidden bases around that will not show up on the nav map no matter how many times you visit them. OTOH, with Fl Companion, you don't need to visit ANY bases.
RE: Is it possible to mark everything in the universe, if so how? - Fluffyball - 10-23-2014
It reminds me.
What about PoB? Can we make them visible on the system maps?
RE: Is it possible to mark everything in the universe, if so how? - Eonaros - 10-23-2014
No. If you are viewing stuff from Earth, you cannot view most of the things. This is because the light ( information ) about the object has not reached us yet.
Another reason for this is that light travels slow. The closest galaxy to us is the Andromeda, and it takes 2.5 million years for its light to reach us.
What about things older than 4.5 Bilion years ? The Earth hadn't existed at that time so no light can reach us from those objects who existed longer and prior to Earth's creation ( Do not mix this with Bible or Kur'An or any other holy book ).
space.com Wrote:Even the nearest star system, Proxima Centauri, lies more than four light-years away ( 1 Light year = 10 trillion kilometers ), so it appears to us on Earth as it was just over four years ago when the light began its journey.
In this way, light's finite speed gives us a valuable view into the past, and as we strain our gaze deeper into the universe we look further back in time.
"In the case of distant galaxies, we see them as they were billions of years ago when the universe was relatively young," Stecker said.
If you are referring to Freelancer, its not impossible to dock with almost every station and map every system. ( except Bastille ).
RE: Is it possible to mark everything in the universe, if so how? - Derkylos - 10-23-2014
(10-23-2014, 06:14 PM)Eonaros Wrote: No. If you are viewing stuff from Earth, you cannot view most of the things. This is because the light ( information ) about the object has not reached us yet.
Another reason for this is that light travels slow. The closest galaxy to us is the Andromeda, and it takes 2.5 million years for its light to reach us.
What about things older than 4.5 Bilion years ? The Earth hadn't existed at that time so no light can reach us from those objects who existed longer and prior to Earth's creation ( Do not mix this with Bible or Kur'An or any other holy book ).
You can see anything less than around 13 billion light years away, given that this is the best approximation of the age of the universe.
Yes, you can see objects more than 4.5billion years old, but they will appear to be at an age relative to their distance. (yes, the light emitted by them before the earth was formed would have passed through the space where the earth would be, but things (re: stars) are constantly emitting light, and the light they emitted 4.5 billion years after the light which passed through the space where the Earth was yet to be can now be seen (note, this is not a comment on when the light was emitted with respect to now))
Even the sun is not in the state it appears to us to be in, because the light takes some 8 minutes to reach our eyes.
Argh. discussions about light/time/universe are hard to explain properly.