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[[Image:Great Plume of Agosoria.jpg|thumb|At the center of the Great Plume of Agosoria.]]The '''Great Plume of Agosoria''' was the [[religion|religious]] term used by [[Borothan]] pilgrims to describe a [[neutron]] blast that was emitted by a specific [[protostar]] within a [[stellar nursery]] every 11 years. The Borothans believed this to be a sacred event, as it represented the continuing cycle of creation, with the stellar nursery in which it occured being the location where the [[universe]] was formed. Groups of Borothan pilgrims would book passage aboard a [[transport|transport ship]] to witness the event first-hand.
[[Image:Agosoria Nebula.jpg|thumb|The Agosoria Nebula]]The '''Agosoria Nebula''' is a stellar nursery [[nebula]], famous for a particular [[protostar]] it contains.
 
   
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When the Plume reached its full brilliance, it was custom to drink a [[foods and beverages|beverage]] known as ''[[voo-sinteel]]'', as it "enhances the experience". Another tradition was the "[[Invocation of Renewal]]", a Borothan prayer that the entire group would recite during the occurrence of the Plume.
The protostar is called the '[[Great Plume of Agosoria]]' by the pilgrim-celebrants who come there. They return to celebrate during the (visible) neutron burst
 
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which the proto-star emits once every 11 years. Several worlds (and species) are
 
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In [[2151]], [[officer]]s aboard the [[NX class]] [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] were also witness to this event when [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] invited a group of Borothan pilgrims to watch the Plume from the [[mess hall]] of the [[Starfleet (Earth)|Starfleet]] ship. Unfortunately, Archer and several members of his crew were unable to observe the Plume as they discovered that [[Silik]], a [[Suliban]], had arrived aboard ''Enterprise'' disguised as a Borothan pilgrim. ([[ENT]]: "[[Cold Front]]")
represented among the celebrants. A traditional greeting during this time is
 
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"may Agosoria embrace you into his renewal". Another is: "Roja durana tua
 
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The [[2152|following year]], [[Trip Tucker]] recalled seeing the Great Plume of Agosoria to [[Zho'Kaan]] while they were stranded on a [[moon]] together. ([[ENT]]: "[[Dawn]]")
teenan" ("may the plume light your way"). To these pilgrims the plume
 
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symbolizes a Hindu-like universal cycle of renewal.
 
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[[de:Große Wolke von Agosoria]]
Archer was presented with two gifts on one occasion when he visited the nebula,
 
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a clock that "charts time from the beginning of the universe" and a bottle
 
of Voo-Sinteel. Plasma storms can also occur in the nebula with plasma lightning
 
accompanying the storms. The [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' NX-01]] was hit by [[plasma lightning]] when visiting the nebula and would have been destroyed if it weren't for [[Silik]]'s intervention. ([[ENT]]: "[[Cold Front]]")
 
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Revision as of 11:01, 25 July 2006

Great Plume of Agosoria

At the center of the Great Plume of Agosoria.

The Great Plume of Agosoria was the religious term used by Borothan pilgrims to describe a neutron blast that was emitted by a specific protostar within a stellar nursery every 11 years. The Borothans believed this to be a sacred event, as it represented the continuing cycle of creation, with the stellar nursery in which it occured being the location where the universe was formed. Groups of Borothan pilgrims would book passage aboard a transport ship to witness the event first-hand.

When the Plume reached its full brilliance, it was custom to drink a beverage known as voo-sinteel, as it "enhances the experience". Another tradition was the "Invocation of Renewal", a Borothan prayer that the entire group would recite during the occurrence of the Plume.

In 2151, officers aboard the NX class Enterprise were also witness to this event when Captain Jonathan Archer invited a group of Borothan pilgrims to watch the Plume from the mess hall of the Starfleet ship. Unfortunately, Archer and several members of his crew were unable to observe the Plume as they discovered that Silik, a Suliban, had arrived aboard Enterprise disguised as a Borothan pilgrim. (ENT: "Cold Front")

The following year, Trip Tucker recalled seeing the Great Plume of Agosoria to Zho'Kaan while they were stranded on a moon together. (ENT: "Dawn")