Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.5 $; site convexs Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!convexs!seefromline From: ayers@convexs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Where Were They? Message-ID: <8800010@convexs> Date: Fri, 5-Jul-85 13:17:00 EDT Article-I.D.: convexs.8800010 Posted: Fri Jul 5 13:17:00 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 8-Jul-85 00:43:47 EDT References: <515@hoxna.UUCP> Lines: 24 Nf-ID: #R:hoxna.UUCP:-51500:convexs:8800010:000:828 Nf-From: convexs.UUCP!ayers Jul 5 12:17:00 1985 /* ---------- "Where Were They?" ---------- */ [] ...and with whom Spock later falls in love) that he was from a place "...millions of light years away." My question is: Does this imply that the Enterprise was in some other galaxy (other than the Milky Way)? Our galaxy is estimated to be about 100,000 light years across, so this seems to rule out even the most remote (from Earth) reaches. Or did Mr. Spock exaggerate? This statement was made shortly after his arrival at Zarabeth's cavern and before the effects of not being "processed" by Mr. Atoz' atabachron(sp?) took hold. /* End of text------------------------------- */ Actually, the statement was probably factual. Please remember that the galaxy is moving very rapidly through space, and Spock was sent a long way back in time... me again, & blues, II