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====== Nomenclature ====== | ====== Nomenclature ====== | ||
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In order to navigate, measure, record and tax anything in the galaxy it's useful to be able to give a label to it. If those labels are consistent, so that the same label always means the same thing, then all the better. For this reason, the naming of things has always been important, and a standard form of nomenclature for describing where things are has arisen which is described below. | In order to navigate, measure, record and tax anything in the galaxy it's useful to be able to give a label to it. If those labels are consistent, so that the same label always means the same thing, then all the better. For this reason, the naming of things has always been important, and a standard form of nomenclature for describing where things are has arisen which is described below. | ||
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===== The Galaxy ===== | ===== The Galaxy ===== | ||
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+ | * //Rimward// is towards the rim of the galaxy, and is generally ' | ||
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- | //Rimward// is towards the rim of the galaxy, and is generally ' | + | There is also //Up// and //Down//, but since most galactic maps are effectively two dimensional, |
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- | There is also //Up// and //Down//, but these are not often used. | + | |
===== Sectors ===== | ===== Sectors ===== | ||
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The 0,0 sector is named ' | The 0,0 sector is named ' | ||
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- | Sectors further away from the Core will have higher numbers. | + | Sectors further away from the Core will have higher numbers. The most explored and populated sectors will also have a local name, such as ' |
===== Stars ===== | ===== Stars ===== | ||
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Internally, these are treated as moons, though the term ' | Internally, these are treated as moons, though the term ' | ||
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+ | ==== Rogue Planets ==== | ||
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+ | Some systems consist entirely of a single rogue planet which orbits no star. Such systems aren't normally included on star maps, since they have no impact on jump travel and are nearly always officially uninhabited. | ||
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+ | In such a case, the planet is named "Name Zero". |
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