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+ | '''61 Ursae Majoris''' was the [[star|primary]] of the 61 Ursae Majoris [[planet]]ary [[star system|system]]. A planet in this system, [[Archer IV]], was named for [[Jonathan Archer]], the [[captain]] of the first [[Earth]] [[starship]], the {{EnterpriseNX}} to chart the star close up. ({{ENT|Strange New World|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}}, ''display graphic'') |
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+ | Upon his return to [[Earth]] following the [[search for the Xindi weapon]], Archer pointed out the star in Earth's sky to [[Erika Hernandez]], to the left of the star [[Polaris]]. ({{ENT|Home}}) |
== Background information == |
== Background information == |
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| + | The star was designated in [[:File:Jonathan Archer personnel file.jpg|Archer's bio screen]] aboard the {{USS|Defiant|NCC-1764}}, created by [[Mike Sussman]]. Sussman has stated in his podcast commentary that the biographical data was not intended to be legible to the audience, and because of that, the bio and other displays like it should be considered a form of "soft canon" overridden by the character's statements. {{brokenlink|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/features/bst/article/10674.html}} In fact, from Archer's vantage point in "Home", the real star 61 Ursae Majoris was not to the left of Polaris, but far to the right. Eta Cassiopeiae and Gamma Cephei were among stars that actually were "just to the left". |
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| − | The star was designated so in Archer's [[:Image:Archer biographical.jpg|bio screen]] aboard the [[USS Defiant (NCC-1764)|USS ''Defiant'']], created by [[Mike Sussman]]. |
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| + | ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (page 60) falsely identifies the name of planet orbiting 61 Ursae Majoris in "Strange New World" as [[Loracus Prime]]. The star was located in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. |
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| − | It should be noted that from Archer's vantage point in "Home", 61 Ursae Majoris is not to the left of Polaris, but in fact far to the right, being part of the Ursa Major constellation. However, Eta Cassiopeiae - the proposed location of the [[Terra Nova]] colony from [[Geoffrey Mandel]]'s book ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' - IS just off to the left, in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is possible that Sussman (who also wrote "Home") confused the two stars. |
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| − | It should also be noted that Sussman has stated in his podcast commentary that the biographical data was not intended to be legible to the audiance, and because of that, the bio and other displays like it, should be considered a form of "soft canon" overrided by the character's statements. |
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| − | Therefore Archer's statement to [[Captain]] [[Erika Hernandez]] about Archer IV being "just to the left of Polaris" would outrank the "[[In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II]]" Defiant bio information on that particular point. |
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Revision as of 17:32, 17 August 2015
61 Ursae Majoris was the primary of the 61 Ursae Majoris planetary system. A planet in this system, Archer IV, was named for Jonathan Archer, the captain of the first Earth starship, the Enterprise NX-01 to chart the star close up. (ENT: "Strange New World", "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II", display graphic)
Upon his return to Earth following the search for the Xindi weapon, Archer pointed out the star in Earth's sky to Erika Hernandez, to the left of the star Polaris. (ENT: "Home")
Background information
The star was designated in Archer's bio screen aboard the USS Defiant, created by Mike Sussman. Sussman has stated in his podcast commentary that the biographical data was not intended to be legible to the audience, and because of that, the bio and other displays like it should be considered a form of "soft canon" overridden by the character's statements. Template:Brokenlink In fact, from Archer's vantage point in "Home", the real star 61 Ursae Majoris was not to the left of Polaris, but far to the right. Eta Cassiopeiae and Gamma Cephei were among stars that actually were "just to the left".
Star Trek: Star Charts (page 60) falsely identifies the name of planet orbiting 61 Ursae Majoris in "Strange New World" as Loracus Prime. The star was located in the Beta Quadrant.
In Larry Niven's Known Space, 61 Ursae Majoris was the central star of the Kzinti homeworld, the planet Kzin.