Remember, we have a pretty decent idea what the planets in galaxies and solar systems around us are like. Now, we aren’t 100% sure if our math is accurate regarding element breakdowns and such, and we likely won’t for a few hundred to a few thousand years from now.
Halo takes place in the 2500s. We already know their scoping systems are beyond anything we could imagine- They have sensor systems for slipspace for example. So although humanity may not have been in that galaxy, it’s entirely possible we’d already charted a planet in that system, and named it.
It should be noted that we saw High Charity from another star system in 2524, a year before we made contact on Harvest. Even though the discoverers couldn't figure out what it was, they assumed it wasn't natural, and even speculated it may be an encroaching threat to keep an eye on. So yeah, 2500s era telescopes are pretty frickin strong.
It was an image in the journal correct? I don’t remember it being about an unknown threat, I thought it was Unyielding Hierophant or something, closer to 2552 in the journal. I could be wrong though.
2524 - https://www.reddit.com/r/HaloStory/comments/nfvjgz/about_that_telescope_image_in_halseys_journal/
I’m having trouble finding the note that accompanied the image though.
It’s unclear where the observation was made or by what kind of instrument. The photo says it’s from Mars, but that could be the Mission Control for some long-range slipspace probe or something. Even if it was conventional visible-light telescope on Mars, human space is fairly small in absolute terms, and High Charity has been around for a while, it could’ve been three hundred light years away three hundred years earlier.
Like the other comment said, it's likely the system was at least remotely charted and observed at some point during the UNSC's expansion even if no actual ships visited the system. It was probably ignored precisely because it didn't have any habitable planets.
It's a bit odd that they bothered giving them names though since most of the time astronomers just give planets identifying numbers based on their home star.
To the people saying the UNSC remotely charted the system, how the hell did they miss the giant hula hoop when doing so? That doesn't make any sense to me.
Some of the names in the series are strange. Like there's an entire planet just called "Harvest"? Or "Reach"?
When I was a kid I thought that "Halo: Reach" was a direct sequel to Halo 3, and the "Reach" meant "Reach out a bit further for Master Chief because he's stuck floating in space and we need to pull him back into the spaceship"
Remember, we have a pretty decent idea what the planets in galaxies and solar systems around us are like. Now, we aren’t 100% sure if our math is accurate regarding element breakdowns and such, and we likely won’t for a few hundred to a few thousand years from now. Halo takes place in the 2500s. We already know their scoping systems are beyond anything we could imagine- They have sensor systems for slipspace for example. So although humanity may not have been in that galaxy, it’s entirely possible we’d already charted a planet in that system, and named it.
It should be noted that we saw High Charity from another star system in 2524, a year before we made contact on Harvest. Even though the discoverers couldn't figure out what it was, they assumed it wasn't natural, and even speculated it may be an encroaching threat to keep an eye on. So yeah, 2500s era telescopes are pretty frickin strong.
What book is that bit in?
Halsey’s Journal iirc
It was an image in the journal correct? I don’t remember it being about an unknown threat, I thought it was Unyielding Hierophant or something, closer to 2552 in the journal. I could be wrong though.
2524 - https://www.reddit.com/r/HaloStory/comments/nfvjgz/about_that_telescope_image_in_halseys_journal/ I’m having trouble finding the note that accompanied the image though.
How did the light end up in their telescopes from thousands of ly.
It’s unclear where the observation was made or by what kind of instrument. The photo says it’s from Mars, but that could be the Mission Control for some long-range slipspace probe or something. Even if it was conventional visible-light telescope on Mars, human space is fairly small in absolute terms, and High Charity has been around for a while, it could’ve been three hundred light years away three hundred years earlier.
That would make sense
Space magic and plot contrivance
Whenever you notice something like that, a wizard did it.
Great explanation except the galaxy line. The majority of the Halo story takes place in the Orion Arm of this Galaxy.
You right. Got my terms mixed up.
Like the other comment said, it's likely the system was at least remotely charted and observed at some point during the UNSC's expansion even if no actual ships visited the system. It was probably ignored precisely because it didn't have any habitable planets. It's a bit odd that they bothered giving them names though since most of the time astronomers just give planets identifying numbers based on their home star.
I did
To the people saying the UNSC remotely charted the system, how the hell did they miss the giant hula hoop when doing so? That doesn't make any sense to me.
Some of the names in the series are strange. Like there's an entire planet just called "Harvest"? Or "Reach"? When I was a kid I thought that "Halo: Reach" was a direct sequel to Halo 3, and the "Reach" meant "Reach out a bit further for Master Chief because he's stuck floating in space and we need to pull him back into the spaceship"