From: NETOPRBL@ncsuvm.cc.ncsu.edu (Christopher Lane)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current,rec.arts.startrek.tech
Subject: Re: Stardate System
Date: 15 Apr 92 19:07:30 GMT
Organization: North Carolina State University

In article <1992Apr11.075322.11300@unlinfo.unl.edu>
gberigan@cse.unl.edu (Life...) writes:
 
>fritzw@cpl-mfh.UUCP (Fritz Wonnacott) writes:
>>stevea@jab.tucson.az.us (Steve Albany) writes:
>
>>>        I've always assumed that the Stardate system was truly relative to
>>>a vessel because of the slight time distortion associated with warp travel.
>>>        So while it might 40321.5 on the Enterprise at a given point in
>>>time, it might be 40324.1 on another vessel.
>
>>Please check the FAQ listing about StarDates on TNG.  The information you and
>>others are seeking can be found in the FAQ list.
>
>We can also add other observations.
>
>>If memory serves, TNG StarDates have LITTLE to do with space/time continuum or
>>with anything else likewise.
>
>Indeed.  However, it was one of the reasons put out to explain why TOS
>stardates were so screwy, even decreasing within an episode.
>
>>  They are created by:
>
>>  45425.2
>>  ^^^^^ ^
>>  ||||| +---- Decimal section of day
>>  ||+++------ Particular Day
>>  |+--------- Season Index (5th season episode!!)
>>  +---------- 24th Century
>
>>or something of this nature... haven't got the FAQ list in front of me!
>
>True, however, with taking it directly from the context of how it is
>used in a show, the first two digits represent 10s and 1s of years, the
>next three in days, and the 1/10s a fraction of a day, rounded of
>course.
>
>Thing is, with this observation, 1 staryear == 1000 stardates, or 1000
>days, which by how we've been given times, is still 24 hours.  An hour
>may be something different, but seconds are consistent, with certain
>scenes where Data says something to the second, and you count, and it
>happens then, to the second.  (BOBW2 comes to mind.)  We are meant to
>assume I believe that hours, minutes, and seconds are consistent with
>present-day perception of them.  The only strange thing is that normal
>Terran years match the 1000 day stardate.  (Also means that stardates
>were simply redone from a zero day about 46 years ago, in TNG, and
>disagrees with the official "4 == 24th Century" word, which is pretty
>much meaningless babble.)
>
>So, put simply, they are just used to indicate passage of time through
>the series, and overall, don't mean much.  In the short term of days
>passing and fractional days, they are pretty consistent, and in the long
>term, if 1000 stardates == 365 Terran days, they are pretty consistent.
>The area between however is very mixed up, and no sense should be tried
>to make of it.
>
OKay....look this isn't that hard....
take todays date, april 15th.  count the number of days that makes for
THE YEAR.....that's 106 days in the year...now..there are 366 days in
this year (its a leap year).  Divide 106 by 366 = 0.289617
now take this number and round it odown to the third decimal...i.e.
0.290
which means today's stardate is 45290 and since its 3 o'clock EST I would
make the additional notation 45290.6
                             || |  |
                             || |  fraction of 24 hours
                             || fraction of 366 days
                             |5th season
                             24th century
see how it works now? good!
 
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Christopher B. Lane
North Carolina State University
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