Sol
Classified as a G2-V yellow dwarf star, Sol was the primary for the Sol system. This system was located in a stellar cluster in Sector 001 (or Sol sector) of the Alpha Quadrant.
History
For centuries, Humans believed that Sol revolved around Earth. When the scientist Galileo Galilei publicly challenged this belief in the early 17th century, by teaching that the opposite was true - that Earth revolved around Sol, he was tried and convicted by an inquisition. The inquisition ordered that his books be burned. (TNG: "Where Silence Has Lease"; DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets")
In February of 2152, Captain Jonathan Archer pointed Sol out to Keyla in the Risan night sky. (ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights")
In April of 2153 as the Enterprise NX-01 was returning home due to the Xindi attack on Earth, Ensign Travis Mayweather notified Captain Jonathan Archer that Sol could be seen on the ship's viewscreen. (ENT: "The Expanse")
During the mid-23rd century on at least two accounts, the crew of the USS Enterprise used Sol to assist in a method of time travel known as the slingshot effect after they had been sent to the past. (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday", "Assignment: Earth")
In 2254, Sol was seen on a map depicting the inner Sol system. This map was stored in the USS Enterprise library computer. This map was scanned by the Talosians. (TOS: "The Cage")
Three years later, Sol was seen on Chart 14A: The Sol System. This chart was stored in the Enterprise library computer. The map was scanned by Nomad. (TOS: "The Changeling")
In 2273, the location of Sol, and its largest planet Jupiter, in relation to neighboring celestial bodies were depicted on a star chart. This chart was stored in the Enterprise library computer. This chart was one of the documents scanned by V'Ger. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
In the year 2286, the crew of "HMS Bounty" used the "slingshot effect" to travel to the year 1986, and once again in that year to return to 2286. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
In 2293, the location of the Neutral Zone in the Milky Way Galaxy was depicted on the Federation star chart The Explored Galaxy. This chart was first seen on aboard the starship USS Enterprise-A. In the 2360s, the chart was seen again at Starfleet Headquarters on Earth, aboard the USS Enterprise-D, in a courtroom in the Starfleet outpost Starbase 173, and in a classroom on the space station Deep Space 9. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; TNG: "Conspiracy", "The Measure Of A Man", "Emissary"; DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets")
A star chart from the USS Enterprise-D library computer depicted the location of Sol in relation to neighboring stars. In 2364, this chart was seen when Lieutenant Commander Data did research into past instances of polywater intoxication, when Portal 63 on Delphi Ardu IV accessed the starship's library, and, finally, when Data investigated the possibility of a conspiracy in the upper echelons of Starfleet. (TNG: "The Naked Now", "The Last Outpost", "Conspiracy")
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Appendices
Appearances
- ENT: "The Expanse"
- TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday" (remastered)
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (name on a star chart)
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- DS9: "Past Tense, Part II"
Background information
Earth surrounding the sun as seen in the TNG opening sequence
Sol appeared in the first shot of the opening sequence of the remastered Star Trek: The Next Generation, seen surrounded by the Earth, the moon, Jupiter, and Saturn before the USS Enterprise-D started its exploration of the unknown space.
The viewscreen graphic on the bridge of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, was taken from page T0:02:07:02 of the Star Fleet Technical Manual by Franz Joseph. Many of the names for astronomical bodies were unique to this book.
The star chart naming stars within 20 light years of Sol was drawn by Rick Sternbach for the Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology in the late 1970s. Found on page 77, this chart showed Earth commercial and exploration routes after the use of warp drive began.
External links
- Template:NCwiki
- Sol at Wikipedia
- Sun at the Internet Stellar Database