Measurements

[IanBruntlett]

Hi,

In B5 CTA, we do everything in inches.

I was wondering, is there any conversion between, say a distance moved by a space ship in table top inches and normal, everyday space distances like kilometres.

For instance...

...how many tabletop inches are there in 1 AU (astronomical unit) ?

TIA


Ian

 

[lastbesthope]

No such conversion so far as I know.

You could try and draw a 'scale' factor from the planet sizes if you like though.

But an AU is 8 light minutes, that's way bigger than any gaming table I've ever seen for ACTA.

LBH

 

[l33tpenguin]

ACTA does not conform to any specific scale. Nor are the weapon ranges acurate to any sources for the ranges of weapons within Babylon 5. Granted, the range of any weapon system is 'as plot'. Of course there are some science and math nerds out there that have attempted to determine range and firepower of weapons based on onscreen evidence (A laser requires X amount of energy to melt Y cubic feet of steel in Z seconds resulting in a weapon with a range of X in a vacuum).

 

[Chernobyl]

I did some estimates when I was making planet templates.

If you assume that the 8" planet is "earth sized" then the scale is about 1000 miles to the inch. That would make our moon a little over 2 inches in diameter and a scale distance from earth would be a little under 20 feet.

 

[Scipio]

I did some estimates when I was making planet templates.

If you assume that the 8" planet is "earth sized" then the scale is about 1000 miles to the inch. That would make our moon a little over 2 inches in diameter and a scale distance from earth would be a little under 20 feet.

Wow, and how big would a Hyperion be...? :lol:

 

[l33tpenguin]

I did some estimates when I was making planet templates.

If you assume that the 8" planet is "earth sized" then the scale is about 1000 miles to the inch. That would make our moon a little over 2 inches in diameter and a scale distance from earth would be a little under 20 feet.

Wow, and how big would a Hyperion be...? :lol:

I'd rather not paint ships the size of pin heads...

Use this as a reference:
http://www.st-minutiae.com/misc/comparison/comparison_large.png

The diameter of the earth at the equator is 7,926.41 miles or 12,756.32 kilometers

At THAT scale, 1 pixel = 10 meters, the Earth would be 1,275,320 pixels wide. So, at an average resolution of 1600x1200, it would require 1063 monitors to display a 16,000 meter wide strip at the Earth's equator.

 

[Chernobyl]

I did some estimates when I was making planet templates.

If you assume that the 8" planet is "earth sized" then the scale is about 1000 miles to the inch. That would make our moon a little over 2 inches in diameter and a scale distance from earth would be a little under 20 feet.

Wow, and how big would a Hyperion be...? :lol:

less than a micron...isn't that 1/1000th of an inch? :lol:

Chern

edit

I use nineplanets.org as my reference.

 

[Burger]

I did some estimates when I was making planet templates.

Unfortunately that makes e-mines, ship explosions, fighter launch diameters, fighter firing ranges, anti-fighter range etc ridiculously large...

 

[Prophaniti]

I was wondering, is there any conversion between, say a distance moved by a space ship in table top inches and normal, everyday space distances like kilometres.

Depending on your opponent 'table top inches' can be larger or smaller than they normally appear. This makes conversion difficult. :wink:

Seriously though, what the others said is right.

 

[lastbesthope]

less than a micron...isn't that 1/1000th of an inch? :lol:

A micron is a 1000th of a millimetre, or a millionth of a metre.

None of those Imperial measurements please :lol:

LBH

 

[Chernobyl]

I'll defer to the knowledge of the missile tech :lol: