Since V'ger is about the size of Earth's orbit around the sun (or distance?) shouldn't V'Ger have some sort of gavity well? Every object has a sort of gravity well. I imagine that V'ger being composed of mostly forcefields and other weird late 1970's crap, it wouldn't be as large as if were solid, but still. Wouldn't this cause some sort of desruction on Earth and neighboring planets? V'Ger probably had some of the planets practically inside of it.
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[This message has been edited by Fabrux (edited January 31, 2001).]
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I don't remember seeing V'Ger without the cloud
When V'ger reaches Earth, you can see Earth above V'ger's yellow dome-thingy when it shoots out it's probes. No cloud.
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Star Trek: Gamma Quadrant
Star Trek: Legacy
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"...and I remain on the far side of crazy, I remain the mortal enemy of man, no hundred dollar cure will save me..." WoV
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Here lies a toppled god,
His fall was not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,
A narrow and a tall one.
-Tleilaxu Epigram
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Read three (three!) chapters of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet"! Then, go insane!
V'gers cloud was 82 AU's in diameter while it was extant, but it is clear from the climactic Decker/V'ger merging scene that the V'ger construct was probably no longer than 25-30 kilometers in length.
It requires watching the entire flyover scene and the order in which the details pass. The Enterprise passes from the rear of V'ger towards the front and then is pulled into the giant maw at the front of the vessel. They then are pulled deep into the Alien craft. They are pulled to a certain point where they remain for many hours. After Kirk's poker bluff they are pulled even deeper into the craft to meet with V'ger. Right before the Enterprise comes to rest Chief Defalco (Ilia's replacement navigator) states "we are 18 km inside the alien vessel." (This is in at least one of the released versions, therefore I consider it canon.) The Enterprise comes to a halt within walking distance to the Voyager probe. The final climactic light show takes place directly under the cool, glowey broken-patterned, dome; a specific detail that is close to the end of the vessel (early in the flyby). If anyone has the book-Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series, in the glossy pictures section there are various V'ger concept drawings. pics 2 and 3 are both unquestionably the closest to the final design that I have ever seen. The details along the surface are clearly identifiable with the flyover sequence. If any one wants to post scans please do (I don't have any such equipment, sorry cause its really cool.)
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Just a thought...A grain of salt-season to taste-lather, rinse, repeat
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"That's your plan? Wile E. Coyote would come up with a better plan than that!"
- Crighton, Farscape.
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"That's your plan? Wile E. Coyote would come up with a better plan than that!"
- Crighton, Farscape.
[This message has been edited by Altair (edited February 02, 2001).]
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Just a thought...A grain of salt-season to taste-lather, rinse, repeat
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"That's your plan? Wile E. Coyote would come up with a better plan than that!"
- Crighton, Farscape.