From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: talltree0@yahoo.com   
   Subject: Re: Which ship is truly faster?   
      
   If Harry Potter and Obi-Wan Kenobi met in battle who would win?   
   On Aug 23, 11:37apm, Rik P  wrote:   
   > > > I've suspected that the distance between the star systems in that long   
   > > > ago far away galaxy are much closer together than the star systems   
   > > > here in the Milky Way. So they don't need to go quite so fast to get   
   > > > somewhere.   
   >   
   > > > (Maybe the universe hadn't expanded so much at that time.)   
   >   
   > > That is the best Hard SF explanation I ever heard for the Star Wars   
   > > Galaxy and Republic or Empire with the closeness. Also, as you   
   > > mentioned, the speed of travel.   
   >   
   > Wookieepedia says that the Star Wars galaxy is 120,000 light years   
   > across. aOur Milky Way Galaxy is estimated at 100,000 light years   
   > across. aStar Trek's Federation exists in only one quarter of our   
   > galaxy (the Alpha Quadrant) whereas the Republic/Empire in Star Wars   
   > encompasses its entire galaxy (it is the "Galactic Republic" and   
   > Palpatine is the "Galactic Emperor").   
   >   
   > As to the Millennium Falcon in particular, we don't know how much of   
   > its galaxy it traveled in. aIf it's more than the equivalent size of   
   > the Alpha Quadrant then it would have to be faster than Enterprise to   
   > reach its destinations in the time we see on screen during the films.   
   > If it's traveling within a smaller, yet pivotal, section of its galaxy   
   > then it could be equal or slower than the Enterprise.   
   >   
   > What I find interesting is that jumping to light speed in Star Wars is   
   > a sure-fire escape, while going to warp speed in Star Trek still   
   > leaves a ship visible to tracking devices and susceptible to hostile   
   > attack.   
   >   
   > Rik   
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