Holographic map of the Pegasus Galaxy.

The Pegasus Galaxy is a dwarf galaxy in the fictional Stargate universe. The science fiction series Stargate Atlantis takes place in this galaxy. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1000x576, 58 KB) A screenshot of an Atlantis episode made by me from a DVD I own. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1000x576, 58 KB) A screenshot of an Atlantis episode made by me from a DVD I own. ... A dwarf galaxy is a small galaxy composed of up to several billion stars, a small number compared to our own Milky Ways 200-400 billion stars. ... An activated Stargate, the central object of the fictional Stargate universe, here depicted in the SG-1 television series. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American science fiction television program, part of the Stargate franchise. ...

In reality, there are two galaxies in the Local Group called Pegasus Dwarf; the Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy and the Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy. It has not been explicitly stated which of these is the galaxy in the Stargate universe. However, in this discussion regarding the new McKay-Carter Intergalactic Gate Bridge, General Hank Landry states that the distance between the Pegasus and Milky Way galaxies is "three million light-years," suggesting that the series takes place in the Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy. ^[1] A member of the Local Group of galaxies, irregular galaxy Sextans A is 4. ... The Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal (also known as Andromeda VI or Peg dSph for short) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2. ... The Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (also known as UGC 12613, DDO 216, A2304, Peg DIG, or the Pegasus Dwarf) is an irregular galaxy and a dwarf galaxy in the Pegasus constellation. ... A typical depiction of a Stargate in SG-1. ... Major General Hank Landry is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 played by Beau Bridges. ... The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Galaxia Kuklos; or simply the Galaxy) is a barred spiral galaxy in the Local Group, and has special significance to humanity as the location of the solar system, which is located near the Orion...

History

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Several million years ago, The Ancients, the builders of the Stargate network, fled Earth to settle in the Pegasus Galaxy in the Ancient City Ship Atlantis. The exact reasons for this have yet to be revealed, but Daniel Jackson has speculated the Ancients fled to escape a devastating plague that was destroying their race. ^[2] This plague was remarkably similar to the so-called Prior plague, which may suggest the Ori were responsible. ^[3] Image File history File links Information. ... The Ancients, also known as the Alterans and Lanteans, sometimes calling themselves Anqueetas in their language, are a humaniod race in the fictional Stargate universe. ... A typical depiction of a Stargate in SG-1. ... The Asuran variant of an Ancient city ship in hyperspace. ... Aerial view of Atlantis. ... Daniel Jackson (b. ... A Prior is a follower of the Ori who has been modified by the Ori to be superhuman, in the television science fiction series, Stargate SG-1. ... The Ori (pronounced OR-eye) are characters on the fictional Stargate SG-1 television program. ...

For millions of years the Ancients, or "the Ancestors" as they became known in the Pegasus Galaxy, spread human life and prosperity throughout Pegasus, just like they had previously done in the Milky Way. They also established a vast network of Stargates on over a thousand planets, similar to the ones in the Milky Way. ^[2] However, the two gate systems were incompatible, and thus unable to dial between each other without a specific control crystal interfaced with the DHD. This was apparently done by the Ancients deliberately to try and isolate the Wraith in Pegasus and prevent them from spreading into other galaxies. ^[4] It has been suggested that Andromeda-Milky Way collision be merged into this article or section. ... In the science fiction television Stargate universe, a DHD (for Dial-Home Device) is an Ancient machine used to control a stargate. ...

For some time, their empire flourished, until they stumbled upon the Iratus bug. These mutated from contact with humans, to form Wraith. The Wraith moved as a great scourge across the galaxy, feeding upon the life-force of the human populated worlds. The Ancients tried to fight the scourge (including creating the first Asurans as an attempt to oppose the Wraith) and although the Ancients' technology was significantly more advanced, the sheer numbers of the Wraith forced the Ancients into submission. ^[2] Iratus bug attached to a neck (specifically, that of then-Maj. ... In the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis, the Wraith are the original antagonistic alien species, first introduced in the pilot episode Rising. In the early seasons of the show they dominated the Pegasus Galaxy, the shows setting, and were an almost unstoppable and fatal threat. ... The Asurans are a fictional race in the science fiction series Stargate Atlantis that bear many similarities to the Replicators of Stargate SG-1. ...

After a war that lasted several centuries, the Ancients had lost most of their empire to the Wraith, and were forced to retreat back to their great city of Atlantis. There, they remained besieged for many years, submerged in the ocean to protect the city from the Wraith. ^[2] At that point, all other Ancients in the Pegasus Galaxy had already been killed or had ascended. ^[5] Eventually the Ancients in Atlantis realised the war with the Wraith had been lost, and returned to Earth via the single Stargate in the Pegasus Galaxy capable of making the connection. ^[2] However, they had hopes that their descendants would eventually discover Atlantis. ^[6] Aerial view of Atlantis. ... Daniel Jackson and a Zen Monk meditate on the complexities of Ascension. ... In the science fiction universe Stargate SG-1 the Tauri (Terran in Ancient) (Midgard in Asgard) Homo sapiens sapiens [tɔːɹi] or [taʊːɹi] (sometimes spelled Tauri, and often spoken as People of the Tauri) is a widespread term used to refer to humans of Earth (Milky Way...

For the next 10,000 years the Wraith plundered the Pegasus Galaxy, feeding off the humans originally seeded by the Ancients, and periodically taking intervals for hibernation. Many planets were totally wiped out, while others were used like breeding pens, being periodically revisited by the Wraith, on feeding expeditions (cullings). ^[2] This article refers to the process of hibernation in biology. ...

Recent history

After Daniel Jackson found the gate address to the lost city of the Ancients at the Ancient outpost in Antarctica, on Earth, the Tau'ri sent an expedition to the Pegasus Galaxy, where they discovered the city of Atlantis in near perfect condition. Unable to return to their own Galaxy, the expedition was forced to take up residence in the city. However, during an attempt to discover new ZPM's to replace the depleted ones on Atlantis, the expedition came in contact with the Wraith, accidentally interrupting their hibernation cycle prematurely. A Zero Point Module, abbreviated ZPM (or ZedPM for Commonwealth countries), is a fictional power device in the Stargate universe capable of generating immense amounts of energy utilizing zero point energy which derives from a phenomenon known as the quantum foam (subatomic wormholes opening and closing constantly in and out...

Hive by hive began to awaken, again feeding on the human worlds, without sufficient "live stock" to sustain the entire species.^[2] During the first encounter between the Wraith and the Atlantis expedition, the Wraith had learned about the existence of Earth and the Milky Way, a rich new feeding ground with countless billions of humans. However, without Intergalactic hyperdrive technology as the Ancients, Asgard, Tau'ri and other advanced races possessed and the Pegasus Stargate network unable to dial outside their Galaxy, the Wraith were unable to deduce the exact location or any way to get there...leaving to a situation with the entire Wraith species awake and too little food to sustain them. ^[7]

With the galaxy's inadequate amount of humans to sustain their entire population, Wraith factions began to form to gain access to the sparse feeding grounds. ^[8] Eventually, the factions began to fight each other over the inadequate food supply, with stronger groups attacking the weak. Soon, the conflict erupted into a full-scale civil war, offering hope to the humans living in the Pegasus Galaxy. ^[7] A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the control of political power. ...

References

1. ^ "The Return" (Stargate Atlantis)
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Rising" (Stargate Atlantis)
3. ^ "The Powers That Be" (Stargate SG-1)
4. ^ "Home" (Stargate Atlantis)
5. ^ "Sanctuary" (Stargate Atlantis)
6. ^ "Before I Sleep" (Stargate Atlantis)
7. ^ ^{a b} "Allies" (Stargate Atlantis)
8. ^ "The Lost Boys" (Stargate Atlantis)

The Return (Parts 1 and 2) are episodes from Season 3 of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. ... Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American science fiction television program, part of the Stargate franchise. ... Rising (Parts 1 and 2) are the pilot episodes of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. ... Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American science fiction television program, part of the Stargate franchise. ... The Powers That Be is an episode from the ninth season of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... Home is an episode from the first season of the television show Stargate Atlantis. ... Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American science fiction television program, part of the Stargate franchise. ... Sanctuary is an episode from Season 1 of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. ... Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American science fiction television program, part of the Stargate franchise. ... Before I Sleep is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. ... Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American science fiction television program, part of the Stargate franchise. ... Allies (Part 1 of 2) is the season 2 finale episode of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. ... Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American science fiction television program, part of the Stargate franchise. ... The Lost Boys is an episode from Season Two of the science-fiction TV series Stargate Atlantis. ... Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American science fiction television program, part of the Stargate franchise. ...

External links

• "Pegasus Galaxy" at GateWorld Omnipedia.

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