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#3316241 - 06/11/11 12:08 AM Star Trek got it right...
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There is a boundry layer between us and deep space.

NASA Voyager Craft Discover Magnetic 'Bubbles' At Solar System's Edge




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#3316664 - 06/11/11 04:56 PM Re: Star Trek got it right... [Re: wheelsup_cavu]
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Pretty interesting stuff, but I thought that Star Trek was talking about the edge of the galaxy, not the solar system. Of course, if there's a boundary between the sun and the space between the stars within our galaxy, there's very possibly a boundary between the galaxy and deep space.
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#3316725 - 06/11/11 07:14 PM Re: Star Trek got it right... [Re: wheelsup_cavu]
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Oop's I think you are right. Even the original series was about the edge of the galaxy having a barrier.


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#3317586 - 06/13/11 07:56 AM Re: Star Trek got it right... [Re: wheelsup_cavu]
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Of course the problem with ST was that it was visible, so we'd be able to see it ourselves if there was.



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#3318165 - 06/13/11 09:00 PM Re: Star Trek got it right... [Re: wheelsup_cavu]
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It was visible on the viewscreen, but IIRC the viewscreen's image was a composite of different wavelengths. Interstellar space wouldn't have much in the way of visible light to see by, after all, even if intensified like in a night vision scope.
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#3318241 - 06/13/11 11:22 PM Re: Star Trek got it right... [Re: wheelsup_cavu]
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#3318245 - 06/13/11 11:30 PM Re: Star Trek got it right... [Re: wheelsup_cavu]
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#3318249 - 06/13/11 11:34 PM Re: Star Trek got it right... [Re: Navigator]
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Hehe, love it!!
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#3318280 - 06/14/11 12:36 AM Re: Star Trek got it right... [Re: Navigator]
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Neat video. smile
I had never thought about how often Spock used the word Fascinating.


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#3318320 - 06/14/11 02:19 AM Re: Star Trek got it right... [Re: wheelsup_cavu]
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Originally Posted By: wheelsup_cavu
Neat video. smile
I had never thought about how often Spock used the word Fascinating.


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I know, it's....fascinating.
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