Post AMSpFDP67GL0M4dSiW by chmod777@tilde.zone
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 (DIR) Post #AMPANrJavptirLBVya by nergal@linuxrocks.online
       2022-08-11T02:53:06Z
       
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       how would a universal spatial positioning system work? would earth be a reference point like in stargate? or would man make a pseudo stationary star that everything will set bearings from?
       
 (DIR) Post #AMPBzW3GXLI1s24Dsu by bgtlover@linuxrocks.online
       2022-08-11T03:11:08Z
       
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       @nergal depends if we would want to live on earth. If this is for a game or something, I would recommend the second option, since it sounds more mysterious
       
 (DIR) Post #AMPHpDsLrLhEKNRANk by chmod777@tilde.zone
       2022-08-11T04:16:28Z
       
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       @nergalTriangulation using quasars?
       
 (DIR) Post #AMQ5sqSRrbXmZ6F3nE by nergal@linuxrocks.online
       2022-08-11T13:37:24Z
       
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       @chmod777 expound!
       
 (DIR) Post #AMQlbofHTNvc9jo4mm by chmod777@tilde.zone
       2022-08-11T21:24:55Z
       
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       @nergalI meant pulsars.I think the gold plate on voyager used them to locate earth.The only problem is that pulsars only emit in one direction so the ones we see from earth wouldn't be the same ones observed somewhere else. You would have to map a good number of them and do a lot of math to figure out which ones you are actually looking at.On a galactic scale the origin would probably be the barycenter of the galaxy or the super massive black hole. I'd imagine something like spherical coordinates being used.
       
 (DIR) Post #AMRPYkce2iQUurfPXM by nergal@linuxrocks.online
       2022-08-12T04:52:35Z
       
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       @chmod777 that centre be theoretical? not probable to find the centre without navigating to the furthest fringes of the darkness, yes?
       
 (DIR) Post #AMSpFDP67GL0M4dSiW by chmod777@tilde.zone
       2022-08-12T21:15:04Z
       
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       @nergalThe center of mass of the galaxy would be real but hard to define. Would you include nearby globular clusters? I don't know.Using spherical coordinates you would also need two references directions up and some arbitrary direction 90 degrees from up. Kind of like the prime maridian. Up could be the galactic plane but the milky way is shaped kind of like an elongated S. So the normal of the plane that fits best maybe.