This is actually an interesting question. How is age handled in a space-age civilization? Someone born on one planet could be 10 while on a different planet they’d be 50 in the same timeframe. What if you spend part of your life on one and the rest on another? It’d be inconvenient to use one planet’s ‘day’ as the standard, as they’d all be different lengths…
One would believe an atomic clock to show the same time in seconds despite the celestial body it orbits. Though, that appears to be a fallacy and begs the question, what about relativity? Two identical atomic clocks would show different times depending on the influence of gravity (like near-lightspeed travel), so does everyone carry a clock around with them?
Or, at least that’s what I remember from physics class.
You could pick a neutral thing and then denote that as the galactic ‘clock’. We do it as humans to an extent. We use Pulsars to measure distance and time because of the extremely precise rotation times.
I mean, sure, we can’t. But we also couldn’t fly, leave the planet, walk on the moon, send robots to a different planet, send probes outside of the Solar system… The list could go on.
Either that, or we’d just use UTC, still. Like on the ISS or Mars. Bet you computers in that timeframe would be hard built on earth’s and society’s system.
We just need yo hand waive things like time being relative.
There’s no universal clock keeping time.
Think Interstellar, but that it would apply to an entire galaxy since people move at different speeds and live in different places and time runs differently.
This is actually an interesting question. How is age handled in a space-age civilization? Someone born on one planet could be 10 while on a different planet they’d be 50 in the same timeframe. What if you spend part of your life on one and the rest on another? It’d be inconvenient to use one planet’s ‘day’ as the standard, as they’d all be different lengths…
In Star Wars, a Galactic Standard Year corresponded to the time it took Coruscant to orbit it’s star once, 368 standard days.
You can tell it’s a crazy sci-fi galaxy because the year is 3 days longer than ours. They really went wild with these ideas sometimes.
What, laser-sword welding space wizards weren’t crazy enough for you?
I was just coming to terms with that, but now knowing he has 3 more days per year to plan than I do… I’m starting to get concerned again.
You are on this council, but we do not grant you the rank of Master
Documentary…what part of “A long time ago” did you not get.
Hahahahha
I mean, many people don’t consider it sci-fi anyway, so,
Use a unit of time based on universal constants, like seconds, an earth year is roughly 31.5Ms.
Was about to mention this.
One would believe an atomic clock to show the same time in seconds despite the celestial body it orbits. Though, that appears to be a fallacy and begs the question, what about relativity? Two identical atomic clocks would show different times depending on the influence of gravity (like near-lightspeed travel), so does everyone carry a clock around with them?
Or, at least that’s what I remember from physics class.
You don’t need to move. An atomic clock on the moon ticks faster than one on earth. 56 microseconds per day.
https://www.engadget.com/science/space/nasa-confirms-its-developing-the-moons-new-time-zone-165345568.html?guccounter=1
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You count time in semi-arbitrary “stardates” instead.
You could pick a neutral thing and then denote that as the galactic ‘clock’. We do it as humans to an extent. We use Pulsars to measure distance and time because of the extremely precise rotation times.
Gotta warp space-time to get a few minutes more sleep
I feel like i have heart some form of standard time has been mentioned during clone wars.
UTC, duh.
Id assume they would have a standardised time system. Its an issue we will hopfully run into if we become a multiplanetary spiecies.
We can’t even leave this solar system. I doubt it.
I mean, sure, we can’t. But we also couldn’t fly, leave the planet, walk on the moon, send robots to a different planet, send probes outside of the Solar system… The list could go on.
It is human nature to spit in the face of insurmountable ods and overcome.
Get a galactic calendar or gtfo of this galaxy
You’d convert both of their ages.
Either that, or we’d just use UTC, still. Like on the ISS or Mars. Bet you computers in that timeframe would be hard built on earth’s and society’s system.
Just how is time handled.
We just need yo hand waive things like time being relative.
There’s no universal clock keeping time.
Think Interstellar, but that it would apply to an entire galaxy since people move at different speeds and live in different places and time runs differently.