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[[File:Nova of Madagon.jpg|thumb|The blindingly bright starfield called the Nova of Madagon {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.]]
[[Image:Nova of Madagon.jpg|thumb|The blindingly bright starfield called the Nova of Madagon.]]


The '''Nova of Madagon''' is a spacial location lying somewhere between [[the Twelve Colonies (TOS)|the Twelve Colonies]] and the planet [[Carillon]].  
The '''Nova of Madagon''' is a spacial location lying somewhere between [[the Twelve Colonies (TOS)|the Twelve Colonies]] and the planet [[Carillon]].  


It is not actually a nova at all, but is a starfield of intense, blinding brightness; this "nova" also causes electronic equipment problems for smaller craft. The [[Straits of Madagon]], a passage within this area of space, were [[Cylon Mine|mined]] by the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]], though these are cleared by a group of three {{TOS|Viper}}s lead by Captain {{TOS|Apollo}} {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.
It is not actually a nova at all, but is a starfield of intense, blinding brightness; this "nova" also causes electronic equipment problems for smaller craft. The [[Straits of Madagon]], a passage within this area of space, were [[Cylon Mine|mined]] by the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]], though these are cleared by a group of three [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]]s lead by Captain [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] ([[TOS]]: "[[Saga of a Star World]]").
 
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== Tie-in Material Information ==
 
* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
 
: The Nova of Madagon is a space corridor near the heart of the [[Cyrannus (TOS)|Cyranus Galaxy]] densely packed with small, bright stars. The stars' brilliance and their complex gravitational interactions make navigation through the Nova extremely dangerous. The Nova was thought to be wholly impassable after being [[Cylon mine|mined]] by the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]], but a path was cleared by three members of the ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]''{{'|s}} [[Blue Squadron (TOS)|Blue Squadron]]: [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]], [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]]. <ref>{{cite book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|pages=43-44}}</ref>
 
== In the separate continuity ==
 
{{separate continuity|type=line|universe=TOS}}
 
The '''Nova of Madagon''' lies in between the path taken by {{alt|the Fleet|TOS}} during their exodus from {{alt|Twelve Colonies of Man}} and the planet [[Carillon]]. As Carillon was a "nine [[centon]]"<ref>The word "centon" is misused as a placeholder for "day" instead of "hour" in {{comics|marvel|2}}.</ref> journey via a more circuitous route, Captain {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} convinces the {{alt|Quorum of Twelve|TOS|newly-reformed Council of Twelve}} that the only way to avoid the {{alt|Cylons|TOS|Cylon}} trap at {{alt|Borallus}} was to cut through the Nova of Madagon, destroying the {{alt|Cylon mine||minefield}} that the Cylons had laid using {{alt|Viper|TOS}}s and [[laser torpedoes]] {{comics|marvel|2}}.
 
The cockpits were fully covered to prevent the blindness of the three pilots—Apollo, {{alt|Boomer|TOS}}, and {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}}—while they cleared a 100 [[maxim]] wide path through the minefield to Carillon. The starfield's energies were such that the Vipers' scanners failed, and thus had to be guided by ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}''{{'|s}} sensor suite {{comics|marvel|3}}.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==


* The interior of the nova was created using a one-watt laser reflected from multiple surfaces<ref>{{cite book/sswa|111}}</ref>, in particular [[Richard Edlund]]'s Saturn Award trophy that he received for his work on 1977's ''[[wookiepedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]''.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-1978-interviews/richard-edlund-galactica.tv-interview.html|title=Richard Edlund GALACTICA.TV interview
* The interior of the nova was created using a one-watt laser reflected from multiple surfaces<ref>{{cite book/sswa|111}}</ref>, in particular [[Richard Edlund]]'s Saturn Award trophy that he received for his work on 1977's ''[[wookieepedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]''.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-1978-interviews/richard-edlund-galactica.tv-interview.html|title=Richard Edlund GALACTICA.TV interview
|date=07 March 2010|accessdate=14 November 2019|last=Damen|first=Marcel}}</ref>
|date=07 March 2010|accessdate=14 November 2019|last=Damen|first=Marcel}}</ref>


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