However, in "Message in a Bottle," Janeway gives Voyager's position as:
(some number), mark (some number), mark (some number)
Could someone...
A) Explain the second "mark (some number)"
B) Fill in the (some number) entries?
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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
Two numbers is a heading, three is a position.
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Posted by Warped1701 (Member # 40) on :
The way I always saw it was the the coordinates were for the 3 dimensional galaxy. One for "height", "width", and "depth". Each point would make it possible for Starfleet to pinpoint Voyager's location fairly precisely.
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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Frank is correct. As the TNG tech. manual states, instructions can be input in coordinate form, but it's quite a hassle. Still, it can be very useful depending on what you're doing.
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