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| + | [[File:Orion constellation.jpg|thumb|Alnitak, the leftmost star in [[Orion's Belt]].]] |
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| − | '''Alnitak''' (or '''Zeta Orionis''') was a double [[star system]] centered around the third [[star]] in [[Orion's Belt]], and is the location of at least one [[planet]]. |
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| + | The far left star in [[Orion's Belt]], '''Alnitak''' or '''Zeta Orionis''' was a star containing at least one [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] planet. In ca. [[2030]], a famous [[novelist]] from this [[Unnamed Alpha and Beta Quadrant planets#Planet in the Alnitak system|unnamed planet]] wrote a [[classic]] using the theme "Let me help", recommending those three words even over "I love you." Having traveled back to the year [[1930]], [[Captain]] [[James Kirk]] mentioned the classic and pointed this star out to [[Edith Keeler]]. ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}}) |
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| ⚫ | {{bginfo|While Kirk only talked about one star, Alnitak is a triple star. Its name was not explicitly mentioned, since [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] simply pointed to the system and noted its location in the constellation. While we know which star he must have meant, it wasn't clear which nomenclature might be more commonly used, the older usage Alnitak or the constellation catalog name, Zeta Orionis.}} |
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| − | In [[2030s|circa 2030]], a planet in this system was home to a writer who would write a classic theme to the words, "Let me help." He would recommend those words even over "I love you." ([[TOS]]: "[[The City on the Edge of Forever]]") |
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Revision as of 19:07, 29 March 2016
Alnitak, the leftmost star in Orion's Belt.
The far left star in Orion's Belt, Alnitak or Zeta Orionis was a star containing at least one inhabited planet. In ca. 2030, a famous novelist from this unnamed planet wrote a classic using the theme "Let me help", recommending those three words even over "I love you." Having traveled back to the year 1930, Captain James Kirk mentioned the classic and pointed this star out to Edith Keeler. (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever")
While Kirk only talked about one star, Alnitak is a triple star. Its name was not explicitly mentioned, since Kirk simply pointed to the system and noted its location in the constellation. While we know which star he must have meant, it wasn't clear which nomenclature might be more commonly used, the older usage Alnitak or the constellation catalog name, Zeta Orionis.