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Cross-overs between reality and VO
Stars/Planets:
Odia System: The planet Kraz, above which the Corvus capitol station orbits, is a star in the constellation "Corvus".
Misc. Info:
Name/Catalog Number: Kraz, HD109379
Constellation: Corvus, the Crow/Raven
Bayer Designation: &#DF;
Magnitude: 2.65
Distance (LY): 96
Deneb System: Deneb is the only obviously-named connection to the real world outside VO.
Misc. Info:
Name/Catalog Number: Deneb, HD109379
Constellation: Cygnus, the Swan
Bayer Designation: ?
Magnitude: -7.2
Distance (LY): 1600 - 3200
Latos System: Latos is the Celtic god of male-lust. Also Latus.
Cantus System: A Cantus is "an activity organised by Flemish and Dutch student organisations and fraternities. A cantus mainly involves singing traditional songs and drinking some to a lot of beer. It is governed by strict traditional rules. The use of this dates back a few centuries and was inspired by German student organisations, however some of the songs that are sung date back to the Middle Ages." -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantus
Itan System: Itan (singular and plural) is the Yorùbá term for the sum total of all Yorùbá myths, songs, histories, and other cultural components. Since Yorùbá accept itan as historical fact, they can rely on itan as absolutes in the settlement of disputes. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itan
Groups of People:
Serco Dominion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serco
TPG Corp.: Total Peripherals Group, Texas Pacific Group.
Aeolus Trading Prefectorate: Aeolus was the Greek keeper of the winds.
Orion, Sol II and Tunguska are quite obvious. :)
Odia System: The planet Kraz, above which the Corvus capitol station orbits, is a star in the constellation "Corvus".
Misc. Info:
Name/Catalog Number: Kraz, HD109379
Constellation: Corvus, the Crow/Raven
Bayer Designation: &#DF;
Magnitude: 2.65
Distance (LY): 96
Deneb System: Deneb is the only obviously-named connection to the real world outside VO.
Misc. Info:
Name/Catalog Number: Deneb, HD109379
Constellation: Cygnus, the Swan
Bayer Designation: ?
Magnitude: -7.2
Distance (LY): 1600 - 3200
Latos System: Latos is the Celtic god of male-lust. Also Latus.
Cantus System: A Cantus is "an activity organised by Flemish and Dutch student organisations and fraternities. A cantus mainly involves singing traditional songs and drinking some to a lot of beer. It is governed by strict traditional rules. The use of this dates back a few centuries and was inspired by German student organisations, however some of the songs that are sung date back to the Middle Ages." -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantus
Itan System: Itan (singular and plural) is the Yorùbá term for the sum total of all Yorùbá myths, songs, histories, and other cultural components. Since Yorùbá accept itan as historical fact, they can rely on itan as absolutes in the settlement of disputes. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itan
Groups of People:
Serco Dominion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serco
TPG Corp.: Total Peripherals Group, Texas Pacific Group.
Aeolus Trading Prefectorate: Aeolus was the Greek keeper of the winds.
Orion, Sol II and Tunguska are quite obvious. :)
you forgots to mention:
Sedina/Sedna the former is the system we all love, and Sedna is a kuiper belt object that may or may not be a planet, along with all the other things like it
Sedina/Sedna the former is the system we all love, and Sedna is a kuiper belt object that may or may not be a planet, along with all the other things like it
Sedina was around as a system before Sedna was discovered.
So... no, I didn't forget it.
So... no, I didn't forget it.
maybe sedna was named after the system sedina! never know!
how do you people know this?
is there some repository of random knowledge somwhere from which this was recoverd as part of an epic quest?
is there some repository of random knowledge somwhere from which this was recoverd as part of an epic quest?
I sometimes look at things in the distance and wonder why I can't zoom in... or why I can't bring up a sector list...
Oh... wrong crossover...
Oh... wrong crossover...
Sedna is the Inuit Goddess of the Sea.
TPG is also TNT Post Groep, the dutch national postal service and international courierservice.
Jamay
Jamay
Well Deneb is a class A supergiant, though in VO its size is a bit wimpy :). Not the hottest (class O and B are hotter), but due to its size, it is certainly one of the most luminous stars around our vicinity.
By the way you can see Deneb in the sky in the northern hemisphere. It's one of the Summer triangle stars (the other 2 are Vega and Altair). Look up in the sky during Summer, it should be about directly above you if you live in around 30-40 degrees N. You can even pick them up in the haze of the city.
Early astronomers and amateur astronomers love them, since they are so bright that you can easily pick them out and use them to calibrate your instruments. I know I spent many a night doing just that.
By the way you can see Deneb in the sky in the northern hemisphere. It's one of the Summer triangle stars (the other 2 are Vega and Altair). Look up in the sky during Summer, it should be about directly above you if you live in around 30-40 degrees N. You can even pick them up in the haze of the city.
Early astronomers and amateur astronomers love them, since they are so bright that you can easily pick them out and use them to calibrate your instruments. I know I spent many a night doing just that.