Ale może ktoś jeszcze będzie poszukiwał "oficjalnej opdowiedzi" dotyczącej problemu parseków i Trasy na Kessel...
(Note - jak dla mnie - niezbyt przekonująca...)
Q. Han claims that the Falcon made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs -- but a parsec is a unit of distance, not time. What`s the deal?
A. While Captain Solo is known to make boastful claims that seem to defy the basic laws of space-time physics, in this particular case, an understanding of the mechanics of the Kessel Run illuminates this statistic.
The Kessel Run is a contest of speed and endurance for smugglers. Those who undertake it must deliver specified cargos (usually illicit in nature) to a series of divergently moving transport vessels. The smuggler must deliver the cargo before the transports wander out of the free trade lanes into restricted Imperial space.
Solo`s record is impressive, since the transport vessels covered less than 12 parsecs of distance during his hurried run between them, a testament to his piloting and the speed of the Millennium Falcon.
There is more than one way to smuggle spice out of Kessel. According to one tale, Solo left out the middleman and ferried the stolen goods himself, skirting dangerously close to the Maw Cluster, a baffling congregation of black holes. In doing so, he shortened the distance for the run, achieving an impressive record of under 12 parsecs.
Using either methodology allows Solo`s claim to stand, but there are many, including the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi, who felt that the Corellian captain was just blowing hot air.
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Definicja parseka:
(...) Inną jednostką używaną w astronomii do pomiaru odległości jest parsek (w skrócie pc). Jego nazwa pochodzi od dwu słów: paralaksa i sekunda. Jeden parsek to taka sama odległość jak 3,26 roku świetlnego. Istnieją też jednostki wyższe: kiloparsek (l kpc = 1000 pc) i megaparsek (l Mpc = 1000000 pc).
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