[email removed] (Ted Kim (Random Dude)) writes:
>game balance as far as jump drives go might be thrown off. (BTW, does
>any one know what the actual stellar density is in the various parts
>of the galaxy?)
In the vicinity of our Sun the denisty is about 1 star per 10 cubic parsecs
or an average of 2.1 parsec between stars (in three dimensions). Of course
this is near our Sun and things would certainly vary as you move in and out
of galatic arms, enter the core, move perpendicular to the plane of the
galaxy or change galatic types such as to an elliptical or irregular galaxy.
Near the core of our galaxy the estimated densities of stars per cubic parsec
goes something like:
Distance Number of
from Center Stars per
in PC Cubic Parsec
0.1 3 x 10E7
1.0 4 x 10E5
10.0 7 x 10E3
20.0 2 x 10E3
Hope this helps
TLH
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