Celestial chamber - Revision history

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	== A Fateful Signal ==		== A Fateful Signal ==
	[[File:TOS - Hand of God - Celestial Chamber - Apollo 11 Transmission.jpg\|thumb\|~~Apollo~~ accidentally toggles a switch at the chamber's console before leaving, allowing receipt of [[w:Apollo_11\|a cleaner transmission]]... {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.]]		[[File:TOS - Hand of God - Celestial Chamber - Apollo 11 Transmission.jpg\|thumb\|Starbuck accidentally toggles a switch at the chamber's console before leaving, allowing receipt of [[w:Apollo_11\|a cleaner transmission]]... {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.]]
	In the aftermath of [[Battle of Cimtar\|the Exodus]], Captain {{TOS\|Apollo}} happens upon an unused and, perhaps the last remaining, celestial chamber housed near one of ''Galactica'''s engines accessible by a lone hatch. Being the only known celestial chamber in existence, Apollo repairs it over time, introducing it to Lieutenants [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] and [[Sheba]], and [[Cassiopeia]], during a personal excursion. During this introduction, they happen upon a distorted [[gamma frequency]] signal, which is later lost during the [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]].		In the aftermath of [[Battle of Cimtar\|the Exodus]], Captain {{TOS\|Apollo}} happens upon an unused and, perhaps the last remaining, celestial chamber housed near one of ''Galactica'''s engines accessible by a lone hatch. Being the only known celestial chamber in existence, Apollo repairs it over time, introducing it to Lieutenants [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] and [[Sheba]], and [[Cassiopeia]], during a personal excursion. During this introduction, they happen upon a distorted [[gamma frequency]] signal, which is later lost during the [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]].

	Apollo attempts to rediscover the transmission, but fails to do so... although, unbeknownst to him, he trips a toggle switch on his way out, and this allows a cleaner version of the [[w:Apollo_11\|signal to be received]] {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.		Apollo attempts to rediscover the transmission, but fails to do so... although, unbeknownst to him, Starbuck trips a toggle switch on his way out, and this allows a cleaner version of the [[w:Apollo_11\|signal to be received]] {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.

	== Related Media ==		== Related Media ==

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	Apollo attempts to rediscover the transmission, but fails to do so... although, unbeknownst to him, he trips a toggle switch on his way out, and this allows a cleaner version of the [[w:Apollo_11\|signal to be received]] {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.		Apollo attempts to rediscover the transmission, but fails to do so... although, unbeknownst to him, he trips a toggle switch on his way out, and this allows a cleaner version of the [[w:Apollo_11\|signal to be received]] {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	Over the hundreds of yahren in the later-half of the [[Thousand-Yahren War]], celestial chambers were mostly removed from battlestars in the Colonial service, as their use was superseded by advanced technologies.		Over the hundreds of yahren in the later-half of the [[Thousand-Yahren War]], celestial chambers were mostly removed from battlestars in the Colonial service, as their use was superseded by advanced technologies.

	~~Amongst these technologies~~ is a crane-suspended sextant-like device~~, and~~ a ~~console capable~~ of ~~receiving~~ transmissions, including those on the later-disused [[gamma frequency]] band.		At the interior center of the dome is a single-user console with a crane-suspended sextant-like device. The console features a [[scanner]] that allows for visual reception of transmissions, including those on the later-disused [[gamma frequency]] band.

	Celestial chambers are built with a semi-spherical shell of [[transparent tylinium]], which could be shuttered over when not in use {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.		Celestial chambers are built with a semi-spherical shell of [[transparent tylinium]], which could be shuttered over when not in use {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.

	== A Fateful Signal ==		== A Fateful Signal ==
	In the aftermath of [[Battle of Cimtar\|the Exodus]], Captain {{TOS\|Apollo}} happens upon an unused and, perhaps the last remaining, celestial chamber housed near one of ''Galactica'''s engines. Being the only known celestial chamber in existence, Apollo repairs it over time, introducing it to Lieutenants [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] and [[Sheba]], and [[Cassiopeia]]. During this introduction, they happen upon a distorted [[gamma frequency]] signal {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.		[[File:TOS - Hand of God - Celestial Chamber - Apollo 11 Transmission.jpg\|thumb\|Apollo accidentally toggles a switch at the chamber's console before leaving, allowing receipt of [[w:Apollo_11\|a cleaner transmission]]... {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.]]
			In the aftermath of [[Battle of Cimtar\|the Exodus]], Captain {{TOS\|Apollo}} happens upon an unused and, perhaps the last remaining, celestial chamber housed near one of ''Galactica'''s engines accessible by a lone hatch. Being the only known celestial chamber in existence, Apollo repairs it over time, introducing it to Lieutenants [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] and [[Sheba]], and [[Cassiopeia]], during a personal excursion. During this introduction, they happen upon a distorted [[gamma frequency]] signal, which is later lost during the [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]].

			Apollo attempts to rediscover the transmission, but fails to do so... although, unbeknownst to him, he trips a toggle switch on his way out, and this allows a cleaner version of the [[w:Apollo_11\|signal to be received]] {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.

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	* The celestial chamber is reminiscent of a 17th century Earth seafarer's navigational tool called a [[Wikipedia:Sextant\|sextant]]. Sextants are all but obsolete as {{W\|GPS}} and other technologies have supplanted them, thus making this anachronism a popular collectors' item.		* The celestial chamber is reminiscent of a 17th century Earth seafarer's navigational tool called a [[Wikipedia:Sextant\|sextant]]. Sextants are all but obsolete as {{W\|GPS}} and other technologies have supplanted them, thus making this anachronism a popular collectors' item.

	{{tabnav\|Galactica Areas\|series=TOS}}		== Related Imagery ==
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			File:TOS - Hand of God - Celestial Chamber - Apollo Seats Himself.jpg\|Captain [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] seats himself at the console {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.
			File:TOS - Hand of God - Celestial Chamber - Apollo At Console.jpg\|Captain [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] seats himself at the console, with the chamber's shutters opened {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.
			File:TOS - Hand of God - Celestial Chamber.jpg\|Captain [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] shows off at the console of the chamber, with [[Sheba]], [[Cassiopeia]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] looking ou into space {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.
			File:TOS - Hand of God - Celestial Chamber - Sheba and Apollo at Console.jpg\|Lieutenant [[Sheba]] and Captain [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] receive an [[Gamma frequency\|interesting transmission]] at the console {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.
			File:TOS - Hand of God - Celestial Chamber - Apollo with Sextant.jpg\|In the aftermath of the [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]], Captain [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] looks through the eyepiece of a crane-mounted sextant-like device {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.
			File:TOS - Hand of God - Celestial Chamber - Apollo Hits a Button with His Laser Pistol.jpg\|As he departs, Captain [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]]'s [[laser pistol]] handle hits a button on the console... {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.
			File:TOS - Hand of God - Celestial Chamber - After Apollo Hits a Button with His Laser Pistol.jpg\|The console is given a new directive but the handle of Captain [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]]'s [[laser pistol]], with him unaware {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.
			File:TOS - Hand of God - Celestial Chamber - Apollo and Starbuck Leave Through a Hatch.jpg\|Captain [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] and Lieutenant [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] leave through the hatch {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.
			</gallery>{{tabnav\|Galactica Areas\|series=TOS}}

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	[[File:CelestialChamber.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Apollo scans Gamma frequencies for a signal.]]		[[File:CelestialChamber.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Apollo scans Gamma frequencies for a signal.]]
	'''Celestial chambers''' (or celestial temples) are areas on ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' and other {{TOS\|Battlestar\|battlestars}} where navigational readings were taken hundreds of [[yahren]] prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar\|destruction of]] the {{TOS\|Twelve Colonies\|Colonies}}.		'''Celestial chambers''' (or '''celestial temples''') are areas on ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' and other {{TOS\|Battlestar\|battlestars}} where navigational readings were taken hundreds of [[yahren]] prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar\|destruction of]] the {{TOS\|Twelve Colonies\|Colonies}}.

	~~{{TOS\|Apollo}} finds an unused celestial temple housed near one~~ of ~~''Galactica'''s engines. Being~~ the ~~only known~~ celestial ~~temple~~ in ~~existence~~, ~~Apollo repairs it~~.		Over the hundreds of yahren in the later-half of the [[Thousand-Yahren War]], celestial chambers were mostly removed from battlestars in the Colonial service, as their use was superseded by advanced technologies.

	~~Celestial temples were mostly removed from battlestars in~~ the ~~Colonial service, as their use was superseded by advanced technologies~~.		Amongst these technologies is a crane-suspended sextant-like device, and a console capable of receiving transmissions, including those on the later-disused [[gamma frequency]] band.

	Celestial ~~temples~~ are ~~comprised~~ of [[transparent tylinium]] ~~and had shutters that~~ could ~~close~~ when not in use {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.		Celestial chambers are built with a semi-spherical shell of [[transparent tylinium]], which could be shuttered over when not in use {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.

			== A Fateful Signal ==
			In the aftermath of [[Battle of Cimtar\|the Exodus]], Captain {{TOS\|Apollo}} happens upon an unused and, perhaps the last remaining, celestial chamber housed near one of ''Galactica'''s engines. Being the only known celestial chamber in existence, Apollo repairs it over time, introducing it to Lieutenants [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] and [[Sheba]], and [[Cassiopeia]]. During this introduction, they happen upon a distorted [[gamma frequency]] signal {{OS\|The Hand of God}}.

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	[[~~Image~~:CelestialChamber.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Apollo scans Gamma frequencies for a signal.]]		[[File:CelestialChamber.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Apollo scans Gamma frequencies for a signal.]]
	'''Celestial chambers''' (or celestial temples) are areas on ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' and other {{TOS\|Battlestar\|battlestars}} where navigational readings were taken hundreds of [[yahren]] prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar\|destruction of]] the {{TOS\|Twelve Colonies\|Colonies}}.		'''Celestial chambers''' (or celestial temples) are areas on ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' and other {{TOS\|Battlestar\|battlestars}} where navigational readings were taken hundreds of [[yahren]] prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar\|destruction of]] the {{TOS\|Twelve Colonies\|Colonies}}.

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	* The celestial chamber is reminiscent of a 17th century Earth seafarer's navigational tool called a [[Wikipedia:Sextant\|sextant]]. Sextants are all but obsolete as {{W\|GPS}} and other technologies have supplanted them, thus making this anachronism a popular collectors' item.		* The celestial chamber is reminiscent of a 17th century Earth seafarer's navigational tool called a [[Wikipedia:Sextant\|sextant]]. Sextants are all but obsolete as {{W\|GPS}} and other technologies have supplanted them, thus making this anachronism a popular collectors' item.

			{{tabnav\|Galactica Areas\|series=TOS}}

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	==Notes==		==Notes==

	* The celestial chamber is reminiscent of a 17th century Earth seafarer's navigational tool called a [[Wikipedia:Sextant\|sextant]]. Sextants~~, too,~~ are all but obsolete as ~~technology developed~~, ~~but are~~ popular collectors' ~~items~~.		* The celestial chamber is reminiscent of a 17th century Earth seafarer's navigational tool called a [[Wikipedia:Sextant\|sextant]]. Sextants are all but obsolete as {{W\|GPS}} and other technologies have supplanted them, thus making this anachronism a popular collectors' item.

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	[[Image:CelestialChamber.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Apollo scans Gamma frequencies for a signal.]]		[[Image:CelestialChamber.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Apollo scans Gamma frequencies for a signal.]]
	'''Celestial chambers''' (or celestial temples) are areas on ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' and other [[Battlestar ~~(TOS)~~\|battlestars]] where navigational readings were taken hundreds of [[yahren]] prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar\|destruction of]] the [[Twelve Colonies ~~(TOS)~~\|Colonies]].		'''Celestial chambers''' (or celestial temples) are areas on ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' and other {{TOS\|Battlestar\|battlestars}} where navigational readings were taken hundreds of [[yahren]] prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar\|destruction of]] the {{TOS\|Twelve Colonies\|Colonies}}.

	{{TOS\|Apollo}} finds an unused celestial temple housed near one of ''Galactica'''s engines. Being the only known celestial temple in existence, Apollo repairs it.		{{TOS\|Apollo}} finds an unused celestial temple housed near one of ''Galactica'''s engines. Being the only known celestial temple in existence, Apollo repairs it.

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Galactica" to "{{TOS|Galactica}}"

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	[[Image:CelestialChamber.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Apollo scans Gamma frequencies for a signal.]]		[[Image:CelestialChamber.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Apollo scans Gamma frequencies for a signal.]]
	'''Celestial chambers''' (or celestial temples) are areas on ''~~[[Galactica (~~TOS)\|Galactica]]'' and other [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]] where navigational readings were taken hundreds of [[yahren]] prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar\|destruction of]] the [[Twelve Colonies (TOS)\|Colonies]].		'''Celestial chambers''' (or celestial temples) are areas on ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' and other [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]] where navigational readings were taken hundreds of [[yahren]] prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar\|destruction of]] the [[Twelve Colonies (TOS)\|Colonies]].

	{{TOS\|Apollo}} finds an unused celestial temple housed near one of ''Galactica'''s engines. Being the only known celestial temple in existence, Apollo repairs it.		{{TOS\|Apollo}} finds an unused celestial temple housed near one of ''Galactica'''s engines. Being the only known celestial temple in existence, Apollo repairs it.

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	[[Image:CelestialChamber.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Apollo scans Gamma frequencies for a signal.]]		[[Image:CelestialChamber.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Apollo scans Gamma frequencies for a signal.]]
	'''Celestial chambers''' (or celestial temples) are areas on ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' and other [[Battlestar ~~(TOS)~~\|battlestars]] where navigational readings were taken hundreds of [[yahren]] prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar\|destruction of]] the [[Twelve Colonies ~~(TOS)~~\|Colonies]].		'''Celestial chambers''' (or celestial temples) are areas on ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' and other {{TOS\|Battlestar\|battlestars}} where navigational readings were taken hundreds of [[yahren]] prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar\|destruction of]] the {{TOS\|Twelve Colonies\|Colonies}}.

	{{TOS\|Apollo}} finds an unused celestial temple housed near one of ''Galactica'''s engines. Being the only known celestial temple in existence, Apollo repairs it.		{{TOS\|Apollo}} finds an unused celestial temple housed near one of ''Galactica'''s engines. Being the only known celestial temple in existence, Apollo repairs it.

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	[[Image:CelestialChamber.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Apollo scans Gamma frequencies for a signal.]]		[[Image:CelestialChamber.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Apollo scans Gamma frequencies for a signal.]]
	'''Celestial chambers''' (or celestial temples) are areas on ''~~[[Galactica (~~TOS)\|Galactica]]'' and other [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]] where navigational readings were taken hundreds of [[yahren]] prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar\|destruction of]] the [[Twelve Colonies (TOS)\|Colonies]].		'''Celestial chambers''' (or celestial temples) are areas on ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' and other [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]] where navigational readings were taken hundreds of [[yahren]] prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar\|destruction of]] the [[Twelve Colonies (TOS)\|Colonies]].

	{{TOS\|Apollo}} finds an unused celestial temple housed near one of ''Galactica'''s engines. Being the only known celestial temple in existence, Apollo repairs it.		{{TOS\|Apollo}} finds an unused celestial temple housed near one of ''Galactica'''s engines. Being the only known celestial temple in existence, Apollo repairs it.