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The '''Lion's Head Nebula''', according to the [[Sacred Scrolls|Scroll]] of [[Pythia]], was used as a navigational waypoint to [[Earth]] by the caravan of the [[Thirteenth Tribe]]. The scripture reads: "And the caravan of the heavens was watched over by a great lion with a mighty blinking eye." The nebula's "eye" is actually a system of red and blue [[Wikipedia:Binary Star|eclipsing binary]] [[Wikipedia:Pulsar|pulsars]] that matches the scripture's description.
The '''Lion's Head Nebula''', according to the [[Sacred Scrolls|Scroll]] of [[Pythia]], was used as a navigational waypoint to [[Earth]] by the caravan of the [[Thirteenth Tribe]]. The scripture reads: "And the caravan of the heavens was watched over by a great lion with a mighty blinking eye." The nebula's "eye" is actually a system of red and blue [[Wikipedia:Binary Star|eclipsing binary]] [[Wikipedia:Pulsar|pulsars]] that matches the scripture's description.


The [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] first discover the nebula when [[Gaius Baltar]] tells them it might contain a clue to the location of [[Earth]]. A [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] sent to investigate finds a [[Lion's Head Beacon|beacon]] possibly left by the Thirteenth Tribe. But when the beacon is brought onboard, a disease it carries kills every [[Cylon agent]], [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]], and [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] aboard, as well as severely damaging the basestar itself.
The [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] first discover the nebula when [[Gaius Baltar]] tells them it might contain a clue to the location of [[Earth]]. A [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] sent to investigate finds a [[Lion's Head beacon|beacon]] possibly left by the Thirteenth Tribe. But when the beacon is brought onboard, a disease it carries kills every [[Cylon agent]], [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]], and [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] aboard, as well as severely damaging the basestar itself.


On [[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]], Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] analyzes Baltar's research and briefs President [[Laura Roslin]] and Admiral [[William Adama]] on the nebula. A [[Raptor]], manned by [[Racetrack]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]], discovers the nebula and the graveyard of drifting Cylon spacecraft ([[Torn]]).
On [[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]], Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] analyzes Baltar's research and briefs President [[Laura Roslin]] and Admiral [[William Adama]] on the nebula. A [[Raptor]], manned by [[Racetrack]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]], discovers the nebula and the graveyard of drifting Cylon spacecraft ([[Torn]]).

Revision as of 00:02, 9 November 2006

The Lion's Head Nebula, according to the Scroll of Pythia, was used as a navigational waypoint to Earth by the caravan of the Thirteenth Tribe. The scripture reads: "And the caravan of the heavens was watched over by a great lion with a mighty blinking eye." The nebula's "eye" is actually a system of red and blue eclipsing binary pulsars that matches the scripture's description.

The Cylons first discover the nebula when Gaius Baltar tells them it might contain a clue to the location of Earth. A basestar sent to investigate finds a beacon possibly left by the Thirteenth Tribe. But when the beacon is brought onboard, a disease it carries kills every Cylon agent, Centurion, and Raider aboard, as well as severely damaging the basestar itself.

On Galactica, Lieutenant Felix Gaeta analyzes Baltar's research and briefs President Laura Roslin and Admiral William Adama on the nebula. A Raptor, manned by Racetrack and Athena, discovers the nebula and the graveyard of drifting Cylon spacecraft (Torn).