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| + | '''Beta Lyrae''' was the [[star|primary]] of the [[Beta Lyrae system]], located 142° NE of the [[galactic plane]]. Beta Lyrae was known as one of the rare beautiful spectacles of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] and almost every [[starship]] that passed by stop to see it. Beta Lyrae was located between [[Kzin]] and [[Starbase 25]]. ({{TAS|The Slaver Weapon}}) |
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| − | [[Image:Star-chart_alpha-beta_quadrant.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Alpha Quadrant|Alpha]] and [[Beta Quadrant]] [[star chart]] which depicts Beta Lyrae (Sheliak).]] |
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| − | '''Sheliak''' (also known as '''Beta Lyrae''') is a trinary [[star]] ([[spectral class]] B0) which is the primary of the [[Beta Lyrae system]], the home system of the [[Sheliak]] at a distance of ca. 1000 [[lightyear]]s. This system is also near [[Kzinti]] space. ''([[TAS]]:"[[The Slaver Weapon]];" [[TNG]]:"[[The Ensigns of Command]]")'' |
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| − | :''One incongruity exists in that the star Beta Lyrae was mentioned in [[TAS]], but by [[TNG]] there was a race named [[Sheliak]], indicating they also originated in this area. This star was mentioned, as Beta Lyrae, in a small note on a very large [[star chart]] graphic created for [[TNG]]:"[[Conspiracy]]." It was the image behind the chair in the room where [[Dexter Remmick]] was killed.'' |
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| + | In [[2293]], the location of Beta Lyrae in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was labeled in a [[star chart]] that was in [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]]'s [[quarters]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{film|6}}, ''[[okudagram]]'') |
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| + | {{bginfo|According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (United Federation of Planets II), Beta Lyrae (Sheliak) was a [[binary star system]] in the Alpha Quadrant. Beta Lyrae A was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|B class star]] with a [[magnitude]] of -5, which was ten thousand times brighter than [[Sol]]. Beta Lyrae B was a B class star.}} |
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| + | File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Beta Lyrae in "The Explored Galaxy" star chart |
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| + | File:Beta Lyrae.jpg|Beta Lyrae in 2269 |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ===See also=== |
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| + | *[[Sheliak]] |
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| + | *[[Shelia system]] |
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| + | == External link == |
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| + | * {{Wikipedia}} |
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| + | [[Category:Stars]] |
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Revision as of 07:26, 21 July 2014
Beta Lyrae was the primary of the Beta Lyrae system, located 142° NE of the galactic plane. Beta Lyrae was known as one of the rare beautiful spectacles of the Milky Way Galaxy and almost every starship that passed by stop to see it. Beta Lyrae was located between Kzin and Starbase 25. (TAS: "The Slaver Weapon")
In 2293, the location of Beta Lyrae in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in a star chart that was in Captain James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, okudagram)
According to Star Trek: Star Charts (United Federation of Planets II), Beta Lyrae (Sheliak) was a binary star system in the Alpha Quadrant. Beta Lyrae A was a B class star with a magnitude of -5, which was ten thousand times brighter than Sol. Beta Lyrae B was a B class star.
The location of Beta Lyrae in "The Explored Galaxy" star chart
Beta Lyrae in 2269