The Core of the galaxy is an ellipsoid with 5000 LY as its vertical radius and 10000 LY as its horizontal radius. There are over 100 000 000 000 stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. Farther out, astronomers have counted 59 stars within 17 LY of our sun. Our nearest neighboring stars are just over 4 light-years away. Įarth orbits "Sol", a star which we commonly refer to as "the Sun". It seems likely that Straczynski has changed his ideas regarding the astronomical scale of the events in his story. The red border on the map shows the widest extent of the Shadow War (as shown in And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place). But the farthest of these, Deneb, is still only 1600 light-years from our sun.
In seasons three and four (and in the pilot), more distant stars were mentioned. The dot representing our Sun is, of course, too thick that one dot includes all stars and planets mentioned in the first two seasons of Babylon 5. I have rotated it so that Earth's sun ("Sol") appears at the bottom left, since that is the same perspective used in the Babylon 5 "War Room Map". The following map of our galaxy (the "Milky Way") is taken from the 1994 Cambridge Atlas of Astronomy. Besides, the fact that B5 even attempts to attain scientific accuracy is an extremely positive (and rare) thing in itself. I'm just trying to hold sf writers to the exacting standards of science. Note: Nothing in this file should be taken as an attempt to condemn Babylon 5 for its occasional scientific lapses.
"Just a gentle note that I've had to start blocking folks posting specific story ideas, suggestions for fictional companies, where the show should start, who should be in it and how the story should be structured. He won't use them and for a ton of legal reasons, can't use them.
So with that in mind and with a deep appreciation for the love & passion that the B5 fan community brings, JMS wants everyone to know he's got this covered so please don't send him your storyline or series details pitches. Since that time, they've learned from JMS that he was "hip deep" writing the script for the pilot and beginning to lay out the map of the reboot should it go to series. Michael Straczynski (or JMS) for a "from-the-ground-up" reboot pilot of the original sci-fi drama. Earlier this month, Babylon 5 fans learned that The CW was teaming with original series creator J.
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