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To: LaFontaine
Unlike most star trek movies you would still see the stars appear to be relitively stationary.

But don't forget: in the Star Trek universe, they are not travelling at or around the speed of light. They are travelling at speeds considerably greater than the speed of light. This is why they're able to get to Alpha Centauri in a couple of days instead of five years.

89 posted on 03/20/2002 8:41:22 AM PST by jpl
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To: jpl
They are traveling in a WARP bubble as well, in other words OUT of the physical universe, therefore the laws of this universe do not apply. IE the limit of the speed of light.

This is why in MOST science fiction you will find terms such as hyper space, warp speed etc. It gets around that pesky speed of light limitation in the real physical universe.
92 posted on 03/20/2002 8:50:37 AM PST by Aric2000
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To: jpl
I posted earlier that I thought the speed of light is only exeeded by the speed of "bad news".

NOT!!

Try "Trekkie" imagination.

108 posted on 03/20/2002 9:28:19 AM PST by Musketeer
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