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Recnac
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Posted - 2004.10.02 13:20:00 -
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in KM please
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Recnac
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Posted - 2004.10.02 13:20:00 -
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in KM please
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Valan
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Posted - 2004.10.02 13:21:00 -
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Edited by: Valan on 02/10/2004 13:25:25
Here you go mate more than you needed but its a copy and paste job.
1 AU = 149,597,870.691 km
Definition: An Astronomical Unit is the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun. It is a derived constant and used to indicate distances within a solar system. The Earth orbits at a distance of 1 AU from the Sun.
Technical Definition: AU is short for Astronomical Unit and defined as: the radius of a Keplerian circular orbit of a point-mass having an orbital period of 2*(pi)/k days (k is the Gaussian gravitational constant). Since an AU is based on radius of a circular orbit, one AU is actually slightly less than the average distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 150 million km or 93 million miles).
Historical Background: Tycho Brahe estimated the distance between the Sun and the Earth at 8 million kilometers (5 million miles). Later, Johannes Kepler estimated the AU was at 24 million kilometers (15 million miles). In 1672, Giovanni Cassini made a much better estimate by using Mars. By observing Mars from Paris and having a colleague, Jean Richer, also observe Mars at the same time in French Guiana in South America, Cassini determined the parallax of Mars. From that Cassini was able to calculate the distance from Earth to Mars, and then the distance from Earth to the Sun. Cassini calculated the AU to be at 140 million kilometers (87 million miles), which is lower, but very close to the modern day number.
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Valan
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Posted - 2004.10.02 13:21:00 -
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Edited by: Valan on 02/10/2004 13:25:25
Here you go mate more than you needed but its a copy and paste job.
1 AU = 149,597,870.691 km
Definition: An Astronomical Unit is the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun. It is a derived constant and used to indicate distances within a solar system. The Earth orbits at a distance of 1 AU from the Sun.
Technical Definition: AU is short for Astronomical Unit and defined as: the radius of a Keplerian circular orbit of a point-mass having an orbital period of 2*(pi)/k days (k is the Gaussian gravitational constant). Since an AU is based on radius of a circular orbit, one AU is actually slightly less than the average distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 150 million km or 93 million miles).
Historical Background: Tycho Brahe estimated the distance between the Sun and the Earth at 8 million kilometers (5 million miles). Later, Johannes Kepler estimated the AU was at 24 million kilometers (15 million miles). In 1672, Giovanni Cassini made a much better estimate by using Mars. By observing Mars from Paris and having a colleague, Jean Richer, also observe Mars at the same time in French Guiana in South America, Cassini determined the parallax of Mars. From that Cassini was able to calculate the distance from Earth to Mars, and then the distance from Earth to the Sun. Cassini calculated the AU to be at 140 million kilometers (87 million miles), which is lower, but very close to the modern day number.
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Tuwile Naldai
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Posted - 2004.10.02 15:25:00 -
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knew that
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Tuwile Naldai
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Posted - 2004.10.02 15:25:00 -
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knew that
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Danton Marcellus
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Posted - 2004.10.02 16:05:00 -
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8 lightminutes is it?
Convert Stations
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Danton Marcellus
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Posted - 2004.10.02 16:05:00 -
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8 lightminutes is it?
Convert Stations
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Norsten
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Posted - 2004.10.02 16:07:00 -
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actually the ingame help said it was twice the mean distance, when it worked
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Norsten
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Posted - 2004.10.02 16:07:00 -
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actually the ingame help said it was twice the mean distance, when it worked
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Recnac
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Posted - 2004.10.02 16:27:00 -
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assuming eve follows thoses rules, then its roughly 150mil km
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Recnac
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Posted - 2004.10.02 16:27:00 -
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assuming eve follows thoses rules, then its roughly 150mil km
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Andrue
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Posted - 2004.10.02 17:35:00 -
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 Originally by: Danton Marcellus
8 lightminutes is it?
It takes light about 8 minutes to cross that distance, yes. IOW if the Sun 'went out' we'd not notice for 8 minutes.
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Andrue
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Posted - 2004.10.02 17:35:00 -
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Originally by: Danton Marcellus
8 lightminutes is it?
It takes light about 8 minutes to cross that distance, yes. IOW if the Sun 'went out' we'd not notice for 8 minutes.
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Vivus Mors
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Posted - 2004.10.02 18:03:00 -
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Originally by: Andrue
Originally by: Danton Marcellus
8 lightminutes is it?
It takes light about 8 minutes to cross that distance, yes. IOW if the Sun 'went out' we'd not notice for 8 minutes.
well on the average... since out orbit is eliptical it also results in sometimes being a bit closer and sometimes a bit further away from the sun depending on the time of year...
but yes, on average, we are about 8 light/minutes away from the sun...
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Vivus Mors
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Posted - 2004.10.02 18:03:00 -
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Originally by: Andrue
Originally by: Danton Marcellus
8 lightminutes is it?
It takes light about 8 minutes to cross that distance, yes. IOW if the Sun 'went out' we'd not notice for 8 minutes.
well on the average... since out orbit is eliptical it also results in sometimes being a bit closer and sometimes a bit further away from the sun depending on the time of year...
but yes, on average, we are about 8 light/minutes away from the sun...
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Hook1971
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Posted - 2004.10.02 23:21:00 -
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Here is something to ponder. If your ship travelled at 2000 meters per second, it would take 2 years, 4 months and 17 days to travel 1 AU.
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Hook1971
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Posted - 2004.10.02 23:21:00 -
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Here is something to ponder. If your ship travelled at 2000 meters per second, it would take 2 years, 4 months and 17 days to travel 1 AU.
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Barth3zzzNL
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Posted - 2004.10.02 23:40:00 -
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Originally by: Hook1971
Here is something to ponder. If your ship travelled at 2000 meters per second, it would take 2 years, 4 months and 17 days to travel 1 AU.
How much au would the universe in eve be from top to bottom?
And is it possible to cross between systems without using jump gates? 
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Barth3zzzNL
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Posted - 2004.10.02 23:40:00 -
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Originally by: Hook1971
Here is something to ponder. If your ship travelled at 2000 meters per second, it would take 2 years, 4 months and 17 days to travel 1 AU.
How much au would the universe in eve be from top to bottom?
And is it possible to cross between systems without using jump gates?
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Haitchi Allamut
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Posted - 2004.10.02 23:52:00 -
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If you would have ran a google search for it before you asked this thread would not have been created. Lets all learn kidz, Google is Good! ;)
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Haitchi Allamut
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Posted - 2004.10.02 23:52:00 -
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If you would have ran a google search for it before you asked this thread would not have been created. Lets all learn kidz, Google is Good! ;)
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F'nog
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Posted - 2004.10.03 00:09:00 -
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Originally by: Barth3zzzNL
Originally by: Hook1971
Here is something to ponder. If your ship travelled at 2000 meters per second, it would take 2 years, 4 months and 17 days to travel 1 AU.
How much au would the universe in eve be from top to bottom?
And is it possible to cross between systems without using jump gates?
The first part is unknown, because we don't know the distances between the stars.
The second is more difficult. Theoretically you could, but it would take a long time, even with a covert ops ship travelling at 13au/sec. Also, since each system is a separate, bounded instance on the server you wouldn't be able to enter a new one, even if you travelled that far. So in all practical terms, no, you can't. This is a good thing, because if it were otherwise, we'd have ungodly massive lag like in Shadowbane.
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F'nog
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Posted - 2004.10.03 00:09:00 -
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Originally by: Barth3zzzNL
Originally by: Hook1971
Here is something to ponder. If your ship travelled at 2000 meters per second, it would take 2 years, 4 months and 17 days to travel 1 AU.
How much au would the universe in eve be from top to bottom?
And is it possible to cross between systems without using jump gates?
The first part is unknown, because we don't know the distances between the stars.
The second is more difficult. Theoretically you could, but it would take a long time, even with a covert ops ship travelling at 13au/sec. Also, since each system is a separate, bounded instance on the server you wouldn't be able to enter a new one, even if you travelled that far. So in all practical terms, no, you can't. This is a good thing, because if it were otherwise, we'd have ungodly massive lag like in Shadowbane.
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