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| Summary: | Home of the Vulcans around 40 Eri A |
| Description: | Although there is no canon reference to Vulcan being located in the 40 Eridani system, it is widely considered as a fact used by Gene Roddenberry and backed by ENT: "Daedalus", in which Vulcan is mentioned as being slightly over 16 light years from Earth, the same distance between Earth and 40 Eridani A. According to text commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda for "The Forge" on the ENT Season 4 DVD, the possibility of Vulcan being located in the 40 Eridani system originated from a suggestion by novelist James Blish. When three astronomers (Sallie Baliunas, Robert Donahue, and George Nassiopoulas) who had been studying the system at Mount Wilson Observatory published a letter stating "that [the star] 40 Eridani A could support a planet with Earth-like life" and that it would "have the Sun's brightness for a planet 50 million miles away", they theorized that Vulcan could be in orbit of this star, a theory Gene Roddenberry himself supported by signing their letter. Star Trek Star Charts confirms the location. Name of the star is listed as 40 Eridani A (Omicron 2 Ceti). There are three planets and an asteroid belt in the system. Planet I is class-B. In Star Charts this is also the classification of Mercury. Planet II, Vulcan, is class-M. Planet III, T'Khul, is class-G and has a moon. In Star Charts class-G is the classification of planets similar to Delta Vega. Vulcan and T'Khul are twin planets. Vulcan is a Class M planet in the Vulcan system and homeworld of the humanoid Vulcans, a founding member of the United Federation of Planets. The planet is located "a little over" 16 light years from Earth. It has no moons, but appears to have close planetary companions. (ENT: "Home"; TOS: "The Man Trap"; TAS: "Yesteryear"; Star Trek: The Motion Picture) The Star Trek novel Spock's World offers the explanation that the "moon" appearing in the Vulcan sky in "Yesteryear" and the original cut of Star Trek: The Motion Picture was actually the sister planet of Vulcan, called T'Khut. This theory is widespread in other non-canonical works like Star Trek Maps, Star Trek Star Charts and The Worlds of the Federation. Do not use the OpenGL 2.0 render path when viewing fungun's addons. It is not needed and it makes the water look blocky. They look just fine in the other render paths. Version 2: Updated system, textures, and ships. |
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| Creator: | fungun |
| Version: | 2.0 |
| License: | This add-on is the creation of Tim Wilson. It is free for non-commercial use only. If modified or used in other ways, please ask for permission. You MUST ask permission to add spacecraft models (that are exclusive to my addons) to your addons if you plan to re-distribute them. |
| Added: | 2009-01-06 22:05 |
| Last modified: | 2010-06-20 17:11 |
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| Vulcan System | 48.75 MB |
Comments by visitors:
2010-08-18 21:09
#5 fungun
Ok, last time I am gonna comment about this. If you "know" your Star Trek, then you would not be arguing about this!!
Here are the links-
http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Vulcan_system
http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Delta_Vega
http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Delta_Vega_(Vulcan_system)
The "new" writers even admit that they just wanted to use a "familiar" name for "their" planet.
You cannot ignore the "canon" Delta Vega seen in the TOS episode-"Where No Man Has Gone Before"
Now if you want to consider a rogue planet or a planet that orbits 40 Eri B or C, then fine. But it will not "belong" to the "Vulcan" system in canon TOS. Only in JJ's mind.
Here are the links-
http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Vulcan_system
http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Delta_Vega
http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Delta_Vega_(Vulcan_system)
The "new" writers even admit that they just wanted to use a "familiar" name for "their" planet.
You cannot ignore the "canon" Delta Vega seen in the TOS episode-"Where No Man Has Gone Before"
Now if you want to consider a rogue planet or a planet that orbits 40 Eri B or C, then fine. But it will not "belong" to the "Vulcan" system in canon TOS. Only in JJ's mind.
2010-08-08 13:52
#4 B2012
Have you seen Star Trek XI before Vulcan destruction ?
Where is Delta Vega in your file ?
It's a iced class-M moon in all timeline.
Where is Delta Vega in your file ?
It's a iced class-M moon in all timeline.
2010-06-23 01:08
#3 fungun
No, that is the NEW Star Trek Vulcan! In an alternate timeline. This Vulcan is the one "Gene" is responsible for. As far as I am concerned, this is the "canon" one.
http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Vulcan_(planet)
http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Vulcan_(planet)
2010-06-21 16:38
#2 Reiko
Fungun is going by the Star Trek - Star Charts book published in 2002. According to that, Vulcan has three planets and one belt. Two of the planets are binaries.
2010-06-21 09:49
#1 Nemeton
Again a poor bdfd's project copy !
Good models but bad system ;:(((
Please read the latest news about Vulcan on the web, this system has 7 planets and 2 belts.
Good models but bad system ;:(((
Please read the latest news about Vulcan on the web, this system has 7 planets and 2 belts.
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