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John Connor
Admiral of the Terran Empire
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What is a parcect? Like is it far or what? Cause i dont know.
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Oliver
Thought Maker
Joined: 28 Feb 2004
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Location: Antwerp, Belgium
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| Fri Apr 09, 2004 1:09 pm |
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If you mean parsec, a parsec is about 3.26 light-years. So it's about 30.9 trillion kilometers (or 19.2 trillion miles).
I believe they use this unit of measurement for interstellar space travel.
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John Connor
Admiral of the Terran Empire
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Location: I.S.S Emperor
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| Fri Apr 09, 2004 2:31 pm |
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Ok thanxs Oliver, very much for telling me. 
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webtaz99
Commodore
Joined: 13 Nov 2003
Posts: 1229
Location: The Other Side
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| Fri Apr 09, 2004 5:29 pm |
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The parsec was defined using the difference in angular position of a star between measurements 6 months apart. It makes translating angular (telescope) readings into distances easier. It wasn't really invented for interstellar navagation, since the angles of a star from different planets will vary.
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Paul Marshall
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Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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| Fri Apr 09, 2004 10:00 pm |
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^Woah, I just learned something,  .
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webtaz99
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| Paul Marshall wrote: | | ^Woah, I just learned something, . |
Did it hurt? 
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Paul Marshall
Rear Admiral
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Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Just a little,   .
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StarTrekSucksStarWars0wnz
Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Joined: 12 Sep 2003
Posts: 79
Location: Liverpool, England, Europe, Northen Hemisphere, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Universe
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Remember, the Millenium Falcon was the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 Parsecs
Owen
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Lt. Commander Warwick
Lieutenant
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Location: Memphis,TN U.S.A.
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My head is now hurting, from learning something new.  
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EnsignParis
Lieutenant Commander
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| StarTrekSucksStarWars0wnz wrote: | Remember, the Millenium Falcon was the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 Parsecs
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Star Wars = teh crap0rz
Hehe.
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