Re: Space Geography

Wouldn't the type of ftl be an important first step in determining if
a threat vessel could ghost its way into the system?

A fixed gate type of system (worm holes or giant man-made warp gates)
would probably imply a large active/passive sensor suite along with a
large government presence to conduct "safety inspections" or collect
tarrafs or protection of the gate.

On 9/23/11, Roger Burton West <roger@firedrake.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 05:48:00AM -0400, Indy wrote:
>>But note that in general the background radiation is
>>pretty low to begin with. On the flip side, contemporary technology
has
>>challenges just detecting Earth-crossing asteroids. It's pretty much
all
>>passive and optical.
>
> Part of the problem when it comes to spaceship detection is that they
> aren't relatively cool planets - in a world with realistic physics, a
> ship with enough power plant to run a space-drive and weapons and so
on
> is seriously glowing, and will be obvious to anyone with an IR
detector
> at several AU range. (Ask Ken Burnside about this...)
>
> R
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