mnw@trwrba.UUCP (Michael N. Washington) (09/10/85)
Toward the end of last month, there was some discussion of stardates.
I believe that the stardates correspond to galactic time from the
center of the Milky Way and the position of the big E at the time
Kirk starts his logs. I would tend to agree that there is some
continuity problems with the time line though. However, one person
indicated that a vessel couldn't possibly be that busy. Well, I say
that in a galaxy as big as ours, the big E could be quite busy
exploring the galaxy. Stardates do not correspond to the way we
measure time on Earth (as far as I can tell). I remember reading
somewhere how stardates are calculated, but do not know where I read
it.
"Live Long and Prosper!"
Michael N. Washington
TRW E&DS Redondo Beach, Ca. 90278
{ucbvax,decvax,hplabs}!trwrb!trwrba!mnwmnw@trwrba.UUCP (Michael N. Washington) (09/16/85)
I consuled the Star Trek Concordance on stardates. It states that Stardates
are a measure of time according to the big E's position and velocity in the
galaxy. It is represented by five digits, four digits for the stardate and
the fifth date corresponds to the hour. However, the increment from xxxx.x
to xxxx.y may be longer or shorter than 24 hours. The actual time depends
on the velocity of the big E.
"Live Long and Prosper!"
Michael N. Washington
TRW E&DS Redondo Beach, Ca. 90278
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