It occured to me that a 360 by 360 coordinate system is (should be?) way too inprecise for galactic distances of several lightyears. Wouldn't it be more advantageous to use a 360.000 by 360.000 measurement?(as even a course deviation of one degree would result in a ship ending up lightyears from where it should arrive)
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Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
Even that is off, if you were to use the mil system that would give you 6400.0000 by 3200.0000. 17.888 mils per degree.
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Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
What would be the point? Fact is, constant course changes are necessary to avoid obstacles anyway. So you just set out on a bearing using the 360 by 360 system, and keep adjusting until you're going in the right direction.
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Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Which is why Seven was able to save the Voyager crew several years by plotting a new course. Presumably, she avoided obsticles in a different way and made more precision calculations.
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