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James Nikolas Tesla
Onslaught Inc RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:03:00 -
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I recently looked at my Remote Sensing skill and it says this:
The ability to gather and analyze remote sensing data from satellites in orbit around a planet and produce properly calibrated surveys.
Level 1: allows scans within 1 ly Level 2: allows scans within 3 ly Level 3: allows scans within 5 ly Level 4: allows scans within 7 ly Level 5: allows scans within 9 ly
Exactly how far is a lightyear? I assume it is one jump but I doubt it. Any clarification is appreciated. Knight in battered armor
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Solecist Project's Alt
Wildly Inept Pacifists
112
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:06:00 -
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Seriously?
A lightyear is the distance light travels in a year.
Have you heard of google? Are you challenged or something? |
Sibyyl
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:08:00 -
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About 31.6 million Lightseconds.
Edit: Yep, I am surprisingly bad at math. My parents would be horrified. Take solace knowing that even after the sun sets, and your sky is filled with darkness, that the sun is still shining. -D. Entervention Psychotic Monk joins BNI |
James Nikolas Tesla
Onslaught Inc RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:09:00 -
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I guess I should clarify. How far is a lightyear in Eve? I obviously don't know how many kms are between jumps to other systems. Knight in battered armor
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Zifrian
Licentia Ex Vereor Black Core Alliance
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:10:00 -
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+far+is+a+light+year GÇ£Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do. GÇ¥ - Dale Carnegie
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Sturmwolke
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:12:00 -
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Not sure if serious. Lol. Hint : http://evemaps.dotlan.net/jump |
James Nikolas Tesla
Onslaught Inc RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:17:00 -
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Nevermind Knight in battered armor
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Evelyn Meiyi
Ministry of War Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:22:00 -
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James Nikolas Tesla wrote:I recently looked at my Remote Sensing skill and it says this:
The ability to gather and analyze remote sensing data from satellites in orbit around a planet and produce properly calibrated surveys.
Level 1: allows scans within 1 ly Level 2: allows scans within 3 ly Level 3: allows scans within 5 ly Level 4: allows scans within 7 ly Level 5: allows scans within 9 ly
Exactly how far is a lightyear? I assume it is one jump but I doubt it. Any clarification is appreciated.
You can calculate how far (in terms of jump length) a lightyear is by looking at how many AU a ship can cross before it empties its capacitor.
1 AU (the distance between Earth and the Sun) is approximately 93 mllion miles, and one light-year is (again, approximately) 63240 AU.
(And, just because I like numbers: one light-year (93,000,000 x 63240) = around 5,881,320,000,000 miles/9,460,800,000,000 kilometers. Try walking that far to get to school... ;) ) |
Karen Avioras
Unsung Heroes The Volition Cult
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:23:00 -
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same lenght as the light travels in a year. You're welcome man |
Doreen Kaundur
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:25:00 -
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a light year is about as far as a regular year but with fewer calories.
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Tonai Kion
Caldari Provisions Caldari State
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:28:00 -
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around 9.46 trillion KM |
Velicitia
Arma Artificer
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:29:00 -
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Evelyn Meiyi wrote:James Nikolas Tesla wrote:I recently looked at my Remote Sensing skill and it says this:
The ability to gather and analyze remote sensing data from satellites in orbit around a planet and produce properly calibrated surveys.
Level 1: allows scans within 1 ly Level 2: allows scans within 3 ly Level 3: allows scans within 5 ly Level 4: allows scans within 7 ly Level 5: allows scans within 9 ly
Exactly how far is a lightyear? I assume it is one jump but I doubt it. Any clarification is appreciated. You can calculate how far (in terms of jump length) a lightyear is by looking at the length of the jump itself: 1 AU (the distance between Earth and the Sun) is approximately 93 mllion miles, and one light-year is (again, approximately) 63240 AU. A Jaguar crosses that distance easily in one jump, but other ships might require two if their capacitor bottoms out. (And, just because I like numbers: one light-year (93,000,000 x 63240) = around 5,881,320,000,000 miles. Try walking that far to get to school... ;) )
Um, 63000 AU is a bit far for a Jag to cross in one shot, even with decent skills (not to mention it would take ages)... One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia |
Jur Tissant
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:44:00 -
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In-game, a light-year is the DIRECT distance to the star as seen on the star map (unflattened). In my opinion CCP doesn't give very good tools for calculating it. If you select "My planet scan range" (something like that) in the map options it will highlight systems you can scan and give the ly distance to those, I think they should extend that to all systems. |
Zifrian
Licentia Ex Vereor Black Core Alliance
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:54:00 -
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Jur Tissant wrote:In-game, a light-year is the DIRECT distance to the star as seen on the star map (unflattened). In my opinion CCP doesn't give very good tools for calculating it. If you select "My planet scan range" (something like that) in the map options it will highlight systems you can scan and give the ly distance to those, I think they should extend that to all systems. The give the data in the datadump (x,y,z) and sites like DOTLAN use it it to calculate jump costs. GÇ£Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do. GÇ¥ - Dale Carnegie
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Victor Dathar
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:54:00 -
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Are we talking about the unit of distance or a Buzz? ^^^ lol that post is so bad you should get back 2 GBS m8 o7
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Jur Tissant
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.08 11:57:00 -
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Zifrian wrote: The give the data in the datadump (x,y,z) and sites like DOTLAN use it it to calculate jump costs.
And doing a data dump just to figure out how far away a system is is not a very simple way of doing things. DOTLAN's jump calculator can be used to see the direct light-year distance but isn't made specifically for that purpose. |
Solecist Project's Alt
Wildly Inept Pacifists
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Posted - 2014.05.08 14:50:00 -
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Sibyyl wrote:About 31.6 million Lightseconds.
Edit: Yep, I am surprisingly bad at math. My parents would be horrified. You managed to get close to the 40th prime and then were able to figure out when my birthday is.
Now think about how far others would have gotten. :) |
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
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Posted - 2014.05.08 14:56:00 -
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It's roughly 1/80th the width of New Eden.
You can also filter the star map by the range of your skill, by the way. GÇ£If you're not willing to fight for what you have in GëívGëí you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.GÇ¥
Get a good start: Newbie skill plan 2.1. |
Ramona McCandless
The McCandless Clan Council of Peace and Prosperity
3995
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Posted - 2014.05.08 14:56:00 -
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Karen Avioras wrote:same lenght as the light travels in a year. You're welcome man
Give or take gravitional distortion and the observer's perception based on the point and condition inherent in that observation. "They feel the need to cover their ears and eyes in horror at your very presence." - Pontianak Sythaeryn "I can't honestly believe that Peace and Prosperity has a face like a naughty sarcastic nun that's come to whip me with a ruler." - Domanique Altares -á-á ***FREE THE JITA 1*** |
Debora Tsung
The Investment Bankers Guild
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Posted - 2014.05.08 15:00:00 -
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James Nikolas Tesla wrote:I recently looked at my Remote Sensing skill and it says this:
The ability to gather and analyze remote sensing data from satellites in orbit around a planet and produce properly calibrated surveys.
Level 1: allows scans within 1 ly Level 2: allows scans within 3 ly Level 3: allows scans within 5 ly Level 4: allows scans within 7 ly Level 5: allows scans within 9 ly
Exactly how far is a lightyear? I assume it is one jump but I doubt it. Any clarification is appreciated.
1ly = 9454254955,488 Mega Metres.
IF one year has 365 days.
Invisible magic fairy bless my pocket calculator. Stupidity should be a bannable offense.
Also This --> https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=216699 Please stop making "afk cloak" threads, thanks in advance. |
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Cebraio
4S Corporation Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.08 15:07:00 -
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Congratulations GD. To this reasonable question there are only two serious and helpful answers in this thread. All others are purposely missing the point or direct towards third party tools for JUMP range calculations, which are also not what OP has asked for. |
Meiyang Lee
Game Instrument Applications
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Posted - 2014.05.08 15:14:00 -
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James Nikolas Tesla wrote:I recently looked at my Remote Sensing skill and it says this:
The ability to gather and analyze remote sensing data from satellites in orbit around a planet and produce properly calibrated surveys.
Level 1: allows scans within 1 ly Level 2: allows scans within 3 ly Level 3: allows scans within 5 ly Level 4: allows scans within 7 ly Level 5: allows scans within 9 ly
Exactly how far is a lightyear? I assume it is one jump but I doubt it. Any clarification is appreciated.
The trouble is, there's no easy way to get that information. A single gate jump can cross a dozen light-years, and perhaps more (just check some of the longest distance jumps on the map in-game), or only a small distance (a few tenths of a LY). Each star has a distance to every other star around it, whether or not jump-points connect them.
The people pointing to the jump calculator are on the right track, as that has the positional data so it can calculate the optimum jump-route for a capital ship. I don't think there's a way to access this positional data through the game map. But suffice to say that a 9 lightyear sphere covers quite a few systems depending on where in EVE you are.
The Dotlan maps actually allow you to pick a system and then show what systems are how far away. That way you can easily check what's in range. Jump Range Just pick the system you want to calculate from and then look down the list, to see what's how far away. |
Solecist Project's Alt
Wildly Inept Pacifists
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Posted - 2014.05.08 15:15:00 -
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Cebraio wrote:Congratulations GD. To this reasonable question there are only two serious and helpful answers in this thread. All others are purposely missing the point or direct towards third party tools for JUMP range calculations, which are also not what OP has asked for. Are you including yours to "all others", or is that a blind spot? |
Ramona McCandless
The McCandless Clan Council of Peace and Prosperity
3997
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Posted - 2014.05.08 15:18:00 -
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Cebraio wrote:Congratulations GD. To this reasonable question there are only two serious and helpful answers in this thread. All others are purposely missing the point or direct towards third party tools for JUMP range calculations, which are also not what OP has asked for.
Sorry in what way is this barely high school-level question reasonable for an adult with access to internet to ask? "They feel the need to cover their ears and eyes in horror at your very presence." - Pontianak Sythaeryn "I can't honestly believe that Peace and Prosperity has a face like a naughty sarcastic nun that's come to whip me with a ruler." - Domanique Altares -á-á ***FREE THE JITA 1*** |
Cebraio
4S Corporation Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.08 15:30:00 -
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Solecist Project's Alt wrote:Cebraio wrote:Congratulations GD. To this reasonable question there are only two serious and helpful answers in this thread. All others are purposely missing the point or direct towards third party tools for JUMP range calculations, which are also not what OP has asked for. Are you including yours to "all others", or is that a blind spot? I'm obviously in the "all others" category, as the question has been answered and I didn't bother to write a similar response to the OP.
Ramona McCandless wrote:Cebraio wrote:Congratulations GD. To this reasonable question there are only two serious and helpful answers in this thread. All others are purposely missing the point or direct towards third party tools for JUMP range calculations, which are also not what OP has asked for. Sorry in what way is this barely high school-level question reasonable for an adult with access to internet to ask? You're also missing the point. His question was not about a lightyear in general but a lightyear's representation in EVE. He may have phrased it badly, but if you read the OP and not just the headline, it's obvious that he is talking about in-game representation.
What makes you think he's an adult btw? EVE is rated pegi 12.
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Major Xadi
QuAD-F Non Unionised Bittervets Society
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Posted - 2014.05.08 15:40:00 -
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Ramona McCandless wrote:Cebraio wrote:Congratulations GD. To this reasonable question there are only two serious and helpful answers in this thread. All others are purposely missing the point or direct towards third party tools for JUMP range calculations, which are also not what OP has asked for. Sorry in what way is this barely high school-level question reasonable for an adult with access to internet to ask?
Well, I'm assuming you realize OP was really asking how many systems distant from his present system he could scan since it's not apparent from the starmap in game, and not the actual miles or kilometers light travels in a vacuum. And yeah, everyone could google it or whatever, but how is his question then unreasonable or grade schoolish. He wanted clarification about in game distances between systems. |
Jur Tissant
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.08 15:43:00 -
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One lightyear is equivalent to 3.72 x 10^20 mil or 5.9 x 10^50 Planck lengths or 9.4 x 10^16 hands (approximately the height of one million billion horses). Hope that helps. |
Meiyang Lee
Game Instrument Applications
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Posted - 2014.05.08 15:43:00 -
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Major Xadi wrote:Ramona McCandless wrote:Cebraio wrote:Congratulations GD. To this reasonable question there are only two serious and helpful answers in this thread. All others are purposely missing the point or direct towards third party tools for JUMP range calculations, which are also not what OP has asked for. Sorry in what way is this barely high school-level question reasonable for an adult with access to internet to ask? Well, I'm assuming you realize OP was really asking how many systems distant from his present system he could scan since it's not apparent from the starmap in game, and not the actual miles or kilometers light travels in a vacuum. And yeah, everyone could google it or whatever, but how is his question then unreasonable or grade schoolish. He wanted clarification about in game distances between systems. Edit: Ninja'd by Cebraio as I was typing
And he received and answer from me, unfortunately, I doubt it's the answer he's looking for. I may have missed a mechanic on the map that allows you to check it these days, but as far as I'm aware, there isn't one. |
Ramona McCandless
The McCandless Clan Council of Peace and Prosperity
3997
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Posted - 2014.05.08 15:49:00 -
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Major Xadi wrote: And yeah, everyone could google it or whatever, but how is his question then unreasonable or grade schoolish. He wanted clarification about in game distances between systems.
Then thats what he should have asked, and not the elementary question he did ask.
TL;DR: GD's fault for poor OP apparently "They feel the need to cover their ears and eyes in horror at your very presence." - Pontianak Sythaeryn "I can't honestly believe that Peace and Prosperity has a face like a naughty sarcastic nun that's come to whip me with a ruler." - Domanique Altares -á-á ***FREE THE JITA 1*** |
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
21592
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Posted - 2014.05.08 15:49:00 -
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Major Xadi wrote:OP was really asking how many systems distant from his present system he could scan since it's not apparent from the starmap in game UhmGǪ
GÇ£If you're not willing to fight for what you have in GëívGëí you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.GÇ¥
Get a good start: Newbie skill plan 2.1. |
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