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Shortly after [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] discovers the Temple of Five, the Cylons appear over the planet, seeking the Eye.
Shortly after [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] discovers the Temple of Five, the Cylons appear over the planet, seeking the Eye.


A standoff ensues as [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] threatens to bombard the planet with ''Galactica''’s remaining nuclear warheads if the Cylons attempt to explore the planet. In turn, [[Number Three]] and [[Cavil]] threaten to destroy any craft that attempts to return to ''Galactica'' from the surface.
This results in the [[Battle of the Algae Planet]].
 
At the end, the planet's sun goes nova, as predicted by Lieutenant Gaeta when they arrived there. The Colonial ground forces are evacuated and both fleets jump away, just as the expanding star consumes the planet. The nova ultimately turns out to be the Eye of Jupiter, and a [[Ionian system|similar nova]], which occured around the time of the first exodus, gives the humans their next clue towards Earth ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).


The planet orbits a star on the verge of going supernova. [[Felix Gaeta|Lt. Gaeta]] estimates the star could nova at any time with little warning ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).


==Notes==
==Notes==
*[[w:Algae|Algae]] are simple aquatic organisms. Many are actually processed on the real-world Earth for use, among other things, as nutritional additives or foods.
*[[w:Algae|Algae]] are simple aquatic organisms. Many are actually processed on the real-world Earth for use, among other things, as nutritional additives or foods.
*This planet, located near a star cluster, is the same one that [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Number Three]] discern as the source of an artifact in determining the identities of the last five [[Cylon agent]]s, or a clue to Earth.<ref name="podcast">{{cite rdm podcast| episode =  The Passage| act = 1 | id =algaeplanet| timestamp = 00:09:11  | totalrunning = 00:45:25 }}</ref>


== References ==
== See also ==
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[[Battle of the Algae Planet]]


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Revision as of 20:04, 31 January 2007

The Fleet above the Algae planet

An unnamed algae-bearing planet is the Fleet's destination after its main food stores are contaminated and its population left in a starvation state.

The planet has a debris ring, likely created from the disintegration of a small planetoid such as a moon or asteroid. The planet also appears to have seas or oceans based on its blue-green appearance. An extremely large radiation contaminated star cluster is located at least on one side of its surrounding space.

The planet has edible, protein-rich algae on the planet, as scouted by Athena.

After the Fleet manages to bring almost all of its ships through the almost-unnavigable and deadly star cluster cloud, harvest of the algae and processing begins to resupply the Fleet (The Passage).

Two weeks later, as harvesting is wrapping up, Galen Tyrol mysteriously detects the presence of the Temple of Five, built by the Thirteenth Tribe approximately 4,000 years before. The Temple is supposedly where the Eye of Jupiter is stored. The artifact is believed to point the way to the Thirteenth Tribe's destination, Earth.

Shortly after Chief Tyrol discovers the Temple of Five, the Cylons appear over the planet, seeking the Eye.

This results in the Battle of the Algae Planet.

At the end, the planet's sun goes nova, as predicted by Lieutenant Gaeta when they arrived there. The Colonial ground forces are evacuated and both fleets jump away, just as the expanding star consumes the planet. The nova ultimately turns out to be the Eye of Jupiter, and a similar nova, which occured around the time of the first exodus, gives the humans their next clue towards Earth (The Eye of Jupiter).


Notes[edit]

  • Algae are simple aquatic organisms. Many are actually processed on the real-world Earth for use, among other things, as nutritional additives or foods.

See also[edit]

Battle of the Algae Planet