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| + | The '''Beta Niobe system''' was a [[star system]] with one [[planet]] which was inhabited. |
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| − | [[Image:Beta Niobe.jpg|thumb|Beta Niobe in [[2269]]]] |
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| − | [[Image:Beta niobe nova.jpg|thumb|Beta Niobe [[supernova]]]] |
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| − | '''Beta Niobe''' is a [[star]] located in or near [[Federation]] [[space]], primary of the [[Beta Niobe system]]. It occupies the same space as the [[antimatter universe]] star, [[Amphion]]. |
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| − | + | In [[2269]], the [[star|primary]] was about to go [[nova (star)|nova]]. The {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} was sent to this system and arrived about three and half hours before it went nova. ({{TOS|All Our Yesterdays}}) |
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| + | *[[Beta Niobe]] ([[star|primary]]) |
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| − | While en route to planet [[Babel]] in [[2270]], the ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Enterprise]]'' would pass near Beta Niobe to witness the supernova. While monitoring the nova, [[Spock]] detected an [[Karla Five's vessel|alien ship]] racing for the center of the Beta Niobe nova as a velocity of approaching [[warp factor|warp 36]]. After attempting to [[tractor beam|tractor]] the ship in effort to prevent it from its apparent [[suicide]] course into the nova, the ''Enterprise'' was dragged along with it into the center of the nova where it passed through the supernova [[Amphion]] on the other side, and entered an [[antimatter universe]]. ({{TAS|The Counter-Clock Incident}}) |
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| + | **[[Sarpeidon]] |
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| − | == Background == |
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| − | [[Image:Star-chart alpha-beta quadrant.jpg|thumb|[[Alpha Quadrant|Alpha]] and [[Beta Quadrant]] [[star chart]] which also depicts Beta Niobe]] |
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| − | Location of Beta Niobe was established on the large [[star chart]] graphic created for {{TNG|Conspiracy}}. It was the image behind the chair in the room where [[Dexter Remmick]] was killed. It appears to be located only a few sectors away from [[Earth]] and [[Vulcan]] and it appears to be near [[Ariannus]]. This part of the map was not legible on screen. |
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| − | A more clearer position for Beta Niobe in relation to Earth was given in the episode {{e|The Counter-Clock Incident}}. A prominently featured starmap display showed it to be approximately the same distance away from the center of the galaxy, but on the exact opposite side, near what would later on be identified as the border of the [[Delta Quadrant|Delta]] and [[Gamma Quadrant]]s. Spock stated in {{e|All Our Yesterdays}} the distance between Vulcan and Beta Niobe to be in the millions of [[light year]]s. An approximation of 50 thousand light years would be closer to the truth, as Vulcan has been established to be only some 16 light years away from Earth. |
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Revision as of 22:22, 20 August 2009
The Beta Niobe system was a star system with one planet which was inhabited.
In 2269, the primary was about to go nova. The USS Enterprise was sent to this system and arrived about three and half hours before it went nova. (TOS: "All Our Yesterdays")