Lion's Head Nebula: Difference between revisions

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The Lion's Head Nebula as seen by Athena and Racetrack

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 on board, a disease it carries kills most humanoid Cylons, Centurions, and Raiders aboard (the mechanical Centurions are shut down as they were linked to the Hybrid), 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 Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson and Athena, discovers the nebula and the graveyard of drifting Cylon spacecraft (TRS: "Torn").

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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]].
+[[Image:3x6-Lion's-Head-Nebula.jpg|thumb|right|The Lion's Head Nebula as seen by Athena and Racetrack]]
+The '''Lion's Head Nebula''', according to the [[Sacred Scrolls|Scroll]] of [[Pythia]], was used as a navigational waypoint to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] by the caravan of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|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 Scroll's passage notes:
+The [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] first discover the nebula when [[Gaius Baltar]] tells them it might contain a clue to the location of [[Earth (RDM)|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 on board, a disease it carries kills most humanoid Cylons, [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]], and [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] aboard (the mechanical Centurions are shut down as they were linked to the [[Hybrid]]), as well as severely damaging the basestar itself.
-<blockquote>"And the caravan of the heavens was watched over by a great lion with a mighty blinking eye."</blockquote>
-The nebula's "eyes" consist of a red and blue [[Wikipedia:Pulsar|pulsars]] that match that of the scripture's description.
+On ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'', Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] analyzes Baltar's research and briefs President [[Laura Roslin]] and Admiral [[William Adama]] on the nebula. A [[Raptor]], manned by {{callsign|Racetrack}} and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]], discovers the nebula and the graveyard of drifting Cylon spacecraft {{TRS|Torn}}.
-Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] briefs President [[Laura Roslin]] and Admiral [[William Adama]] on this information, based on [[Gaius Baltar]]'s work, as the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] resumes its journey towards Earth.
-At approximately the same time, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] have chosen to search for Earth as well to make it their new home. Dr. Baltar, who lives on a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] with [[Caprica-Six]] and other [[Cylon agent]]s, is coerced into revealing the same research on the nebula. A basestar is tasked to enter the nebula's space before the Colonials and finds an unexpected surprise: A human-made beacon, presumably left by the Thirteenth Tribe.
-The beacon is brought aboard the basestar and soon exposes the Cylons to an infection that kills every Cylon construct, be it Cylon agent, [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]], [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], or the basestar itself.
-A [[Raptor]] reconnaissance team with [[Racetrack]] and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]] discover the nebula, but also find the graveyard of drifting Cylon spacecraft ([[Torn]])
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