In the television series Star Trek and its spin-offs, Galactic quadrant refers to an area of the Milky Way Galaxy (although it's apparently no longer called the Milky Way). The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Γαλαξίας (Galaxias sometimes referred to simply In the original Star Trek, it referred to an area interchangeable with a sector, but in the spin offs created in the 1990s, a system of four Galactic Quadrants, designated by the Greek letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta, has been used. The Greek alphabet (Ελληνικό αλφάβητο is a set of twenty-four letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early Alpha (uppercase Α, lowercase α; Αλφα is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. Beta (uppercase Β, lowercase β, internal ϐ; Βήτα Vita is the second letter of the Greek alphabet. Gamma (uppercase &Gamma, lowercase γ Γάμμα is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. Delta (uppercase Δ, lowercase δ; Δέλτα Thelta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.
It may be noted that their arrangement is placed neither in a clockwise nor counter-clockwise pattern.
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Original usage
The original usage of 'quadrant' appears in episodes such as "The Deadly Years" and "The Squire of Gothos", where numbered quadrants (448 and 904) are given. " The Deadly Years " is a second season episode of Star Trek The Original Series, first broadcast December 8, 1967 and repeated " The Squire of Gothos " is an episode of Star Trek. It was first broadcast by NBC on January 12, 1967 and repeated on [1] In other episodes it appears to refer to an entire quarter of the galaxy. [2] The season 3 Star Trek: The Next Generation Writers' Technical Manual asserts that there are 4 quadrants in each sector. Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry [3]
Four quadrants
The Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Price" introduced the concept of four quadrants of the galaxy, named the Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta quadrants. Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry "The Price" aired as episode #156 in the third season of Star Trek The Next Generation first broadcast on November 13, 1989.
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country implies that the Alpha/Beta border runs through Federation space. Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country is the sixth feature film based on the Star Trek Science fiction Television series. The United Federation of Planets, (also known as the "The Federation" or UFP) is a fictional interplanetary state depicted in the Star Trek The Star Trek Encyclopedia attributes this decision to rationalize a line in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, in which James T. Kirk claimed that the Enterprise was the only ship in a Quadrant. The Star Trek Encyclopedia A Reference Guide to the Future is an Encyclopedia of all the In-universe information from the Star Trek Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan is the second feature film based on the Star Trek Science fiction Television series, following [2][1] Maps produced by the art staff for the series (both on-screen and published) show that the Alpha/Beta border runs through the Sol system. [4]
Alpha and Beta Quadrants
Assuming the galactic meridian runs from the center of the galaxy through Earth's solar system, then the Alpha Quadrant is between 180 degrees and 270 degrees, and the Beta Quadrant is between 270 degrees and 360 degrees.
The Alpha Quadrant and the nearby areas of the Beta Quadrant are the primary setting of Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Enterprise. Star Trek is a Science fiction Television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 through Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry Star Trek Enterprise (simply titled Enterprise prior to season three is a Science fiction Television program created by Brannon According to the Encyclopedia, the Federation is largely on the Alpha Quadrant side, but with parts in the Beta Quadrant; whereas the Klingon and Romulan Empires are mainly in the Beta Quadrant but extend in part into the Alpha Quadrant. Klingons ( Klingon: tlhIngan; Pronunciation /ˈt͡ɬɪŋɑn/ are a warrior race in the fictional Star Trek universe Romulans are an alien species in the Star Trek universe that are related to the Vulcans and are at war or in an uneasy truce with the United Federation of [2] The Star Trek Star Charts have the Romulans and Klingons entirely within the Beta Quadrant, as well as the Gorn Hegemony, the Son'a Solidarity and the Metron Consortium. In the Fictional Star Trek universe the Gorn are intelligent Reptilian humanoids from the Gorn Hegemony. The Son'a are a space-faring race in the fictional Star Trek universe featured in the film Star Trek Insurrection. This is a list of sentient species and races from the Fictional universe of Star Trek. Star Trek Star Charts further located the First Federation, Breen, Ferengi, Tzenkethi, Cardassians, Bajorans, Talarians and Tholians in the Alpha Quadrant. " The Corbomite Maneuver " is a first season episode of Star Trek The Original Series, first aired November 10 1966, and repeated The Breen are a fictional extraterrestrial species in the Star Trek Science fiction franchise The Ferengi (pronounced) are a Fictional extraterrestrial race from the Star Trek universe This is a list of sentient species and races from the Fictional universe of Star Trek. Cardassians are a spacefaring race in the fictional Star Trek universe Bajorans, a race of Humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe were introduced in the Next Generation series and played Tholians are a starfaring and extremely territorial race in the Star Trek Fictional universe.
Of core worlds, Star Trek Star Charts claims that Vulcan (40 Eridani), Andoria (Procyon), Risa and the Rigel (Beta Rigel) systems are in the Beta Quadrant, with Tellar (61 Cygni), Trill and Betazed in the Alpha Quadrant. In the Fictional Star Trek universe Vulcan is a reddish Minshara-Class Planet orbiting the star 40 Eridani A, 16 light 40 Eridani (also known as Omicron2 Eridani, or Keid, from the Arabic word qayd, (egg shells) is a triple Star Andorians are a Fictional race of Humanoid Extraterrestrials in the Star Trek universe This article is about the star Procyon is also the mammalian genus to which raccoons belong See also Stars and planetary systems in fiction Rigel (Beta Orionis the brightest Star in the Constellation Orion, is Tellarites are a fictional species from the planet Tellar from the Star Trek Television show In the fictional Star Trek universe Betazoids are a sentient humanoid species from the Planet Betazed, a member of the United Federation [4]
Star Trek Star Charts has the Romulans corewards and counterclockwise from the Federation core, with the Klingons rimwards of the Romulans. Federation territory is shown to expand around the backs of the Klingon and Romulan Empires, further into the Beta Quadrant. Other powers such as the Cardassians, Tholians and Ferengi are on the clockwise side of the Federation. The 1975 Star Fleet Technical Manual by Franz Joseph also has a galactic meridian running through Sol, but depicted the Romulans as being counterclockwise, and the Klingons as being clockwise. Franz Josef, in certain Anglophone contexts rendered Francis Joseph may refer to the following people Franz Joseph Och, German machine translation
Although the Romulans and Klingons are shown by maps as part of the Beta Quadrant, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine did not use this terminology, referring to them as Alpha Quadrant powers. Ronald D. Moore noted that the "Alpha quadrant is firmly planted in the audience's mind as where the Federation, the Klingons, and the Romulans all live so I think we'll stick with that nomenclature". Ronald Dowl Moore (born 5 July 1964 in Chowchilla California) is a two-time Emmy Award -nominated American Screenwriter [5]
About 600,000 years ago, the Alpha Quadrant was dominated by the Tkon Empire, which is long since vanished by the time of the Star Trek series. " The Last Outpost " is a first-season episode of Star Trek The Next Generation.
Gamma Quadrant
The Gamma Quadrant is situated between 90 degrees and 180 degrees.
The Bajoran wormhole bridges the 70,000 light-year distance between the Alpha Quadrant's Bajor system and the Gamma Quadrant's Idran system. A light-year or light year (symbol ly) is a unit of Length, equal to just under ten trillion Kilometres As defined by Bajorans, a race of Humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe were introduced in the Next Generation series and played The Gamma Quadrant is explored in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The major native power in the Gamma Quadrant is the Dominion. In the fictional Star Trek universe the Dominion is a ruthless and militaristic Gamma Quadrant state consisting of many different races
Delta Quadrant
The Delta Quadrant is situated between 0 degrees and 90 degrees.
Most of the information about the Delta Quadrant and its inhabitants comes from the show Star Trek: Voyager. Apart from the voyages of the USS Voyager, the USS Equinox, the SS Raven, briefly the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D, and the Federation citizens assimilated or de-assimilated from the Borg, the United Federation of Planets has not explored this quadrant. The fictional ''Intrepid''-class Starship USS Voyager is the primary setting of the Science fiction Television series " Equinox " is a two-part episode of Star Trek Voyager, the Cliffhanger between the fifth and sixth seasons " The Raven " is an episode of Star Trek Voyager, the sixth episode of the fourth season The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D (or Enterprise -D, to distinguish it from prior starships with the same name) is a 24th century Starship The United Federation of Planets, (also known as the "The Federation" or UFP) is a fictional interplanetary state depicted in the Star Trek
The Delta Quadrant is home to the Borg Collective, the Kazon, the Vidiians, the Talaxians, the Ocampa, the Hirogen, the Malon, as well as many others. The Borg are a fictional pseudo- race of Cyborgs depicted in the Star Trek franchise In the Star Trek Fictional universe, the Kazon are a Delta Quadrant race The Vidiians are a fictional race in the Science fiction Television series Star Trek Voyager, located in the Delta Quadrant. The Talaxians are a humanoid civilization in the Star Trek Fictional universe native to the planet Talax in the Delta Quadrant. Ocampa is the fictional home planet of the Ocampa, a fictional race of Elf -like humanoids in the Science fiction Television series The Hirogen are a Fictional race in the Star Trek universe The Hirogen were used as a long running plot device in the Star Trek Voyager This is a list of sentient species and races from the Fictional universe of Star Trek. Species 8472, beings from "fluidic space", are first encountered in this quadrant, although they are not native to this region or physical dimension. Species 8472 is a Fictional extraterrestrial race in the Science fiction Television series Star Trek Voyager that inhabits
References
- ^ a b Trimble, Bjo (1995). Star Trek Concordance. Titan Books. ISBN 1-85286-676-4.
- ^ a b c Okuda, Mike; Denise, Okuda with Mirek, Debbie (1999). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. The Star Trek Encyclopedia A Reference Guide to the Future is an Encyclopedia of all the In-universe information from the Star Trek Pocket Books, 8 (Alpha Quadrant), 43 (Beta Quadrant), 111 (Delta Quadrant), 167 (Gamma Quadrant), 393 (Quadrant). ISBN 0-671-53609-5.
- ^ Rick Sternbach and Mike Okuda (1989). Star Trek: The Next Generation Writers' Technical Manual. Lincoln Enterprises.
- ^ a b Mendel, Geoffrey (2002). Star Trek Star Charts. Pocket Books. ISBN 0743437705.
- ^ Ronald D. Moore (October 27, 1997). Answers.
External links
- Alpha Quadrant article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Beta Quadrant article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Gamma Quadrant article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Delta Quadrant article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
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