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{{Academy-Science}} | {{Academy-Science}} | ||
:''If you are looking for information about the area that is used for stellar cartography, see [[Science Facilities]]'' | |||
'''Stellar cartography''' is the science and practice of making maps and projections of space. The [[United Federation of Planets]] and other starfaring cultures have various different systems to organize and catalogue space and objects in space. | |||
==Terminology== | ==Terminology== | ||
The most widely used cartography system is based on older [[Earth]] and [[Vulcan]] systems, and perhaps even older. It divides the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]] into '''quadrants''' and '''sectors''', and also uses '''coordinates''' to describe specific points in space. | |||
===Quadrants=== | ===Quadrants=== | ||
Our galaxy is divided into four '''quadrants''', defined by one meridian passing through the galactic core and the [[Sol System]] and a second one perpendicular to the first. | Our galaxy is divided into four '''quadrants''', defined by one meridian passing through the galactic core and the [[Sol System]] and a second one perpendicular to the first, that also passes through the galactic core. | ||
*[[Alpha Quadrant]] | *[[Alpha Quadrant]] | ||
*[[Beta Quadrant]] | *[[Beta Quadrant]] | ||
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*[[Delta Quadrant]] | *[[Delta Quadrant]] | ||
The United Federation of Planets and its neighbouring powers are located in the ''Alpha'' and ''Beta'' Quadrants. | The United Federation of Planets and its neighbouring powers are located in the ''Alpha'' and ''Beta'' Quadrants. | ||
Some smaller sections of the galaxy are historically referred to as a '''quadrants''' as well. Examples of these smaller quadrants are: | |||
* [[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Quadrant_448|Quadrant 448]] | |||
* [[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Quadrant_904|Quadrant 904]] | |||
* [[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Morgana_Quadrant|Morgana Quadrant]] | |||
===Sectors=== | ===Sectors=== | ||
A '''sector''' is a much smaller, cubical volume of space. Sectors typically contain several stars and are consecutively numbered; some also have a label, normally, but not always, named after an important star system in that sector. | A '''sector''' is a much smaller, cubical volume of space. Sectors typically contain several stars and are consecutively numbered; some also have a label, normally, but not always, named after an important star system in that sector. | ||
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* [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Category:Sectors|List of sectors] | |||
:''According to the ''Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual'' and the ''Star Trek Star Charts'', a sector is 20x20x20 light-years in size. This, however, is not entirely consistent with all on-screen data.'' | :''According to the ''Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual'' and the ''Star Trek Star Charts'', a sector is 20x20x20 light-years in size. This, however, is not entirely consistent with all on-screen data.'' | ||
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==Stellar Charts== | ==Stellar Charts== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*[[List of | *[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Category:Clusters|List of clusters] ''(category)'' | ||
*[[List of | *[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Category:Planets|List of planets] ''(category)'' | ||
*[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Category:Nebulae|List of nebulae] ''(category)'' | |||
*[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Stars and stellar bodies] | |||
*[[List of astronomical objects]] | |||
*[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Inhabited planets] | |||
*[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Uninhabited planets] | |||
*[[List of homeworlds]] | *[[List of homeworlds]] | ||
===Federation space=== | ===Federation space=== | ||
*[ | *[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Federation members] | ||
*[ | *[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Federation colonies] | ||
*[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Hekaras Corridor] | |||
===Klingon space=== | ===Klingon space=== | ||
*[ | *[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Klingon planets] | ||
*[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Borderland] | |||
===Romulan space=== | ===Romulan space=== | ||
*[ | *[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Romulan planets] | ||
*[ | *[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Romulan Neutral Zone] | ||
===Cardassian space=== | ===Cardassian space=== | ||
*[ | *[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Cardassian planets] | ||
*[ | *[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Demilitarized Zone] | ||
===Dominion space=== | ===Dominion space=== | ||
*[ | *[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Dominion planets] | ||
===Various locations=== | |||
*[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Planets in the Delphic Expanse] | |||
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[[Category:Stellar Cartography]] | [[Category:Stellar Cartography]] | ||
[[Category:Science]] | [[Category:Science]] | ||