How do they calculate Star Trek "stardates", anyway?
I mean, it makes sense that you couldn't use Earth's
revolutions around the Sun as a time keeping device.
After all, you're a gazillion miles away.
So you use a "stardate". But how do you know when to
advance to the next date? How long is a "day"?
Is a "star day" 24-hours, as it is here? Or is it the
25-hour day that some studies have shown we keep
naturally?
But that 25-hour day is apparently a product of the
moon's influence on our biological systems. We seem
to be more affected by its gravitational influence
than we realize.
But if that is true, then the concept of a "day" is
clearly related to the planetary system in which
you find yourself. On a spaceship somewhere far out
in the galaxy, what would your sleep cycles be like?
How long would a "day" be, then?
Or do they go with naval schedules? Something like
6 hours on, 6 hours off? Anyone know how that works?
And just when *is* Christmas in a staryear, anyway?
Or, TurkeyDay?
Inquiring minds wanna know...
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