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iconoclast
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 Thu Jan 05, 2006 2:48 pm *Argus Array* |
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Does the Federation use this subspace telescope to spy on the Cardassians?
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Voyager2004
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| Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:04 pm |
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I recognize the word...like I've heard it on Star Trek before...but...I'm not familiar with the technology...do tell please.
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| Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:17 pm |
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| Quote: | The Argus Array is a Federation subspace telescope operating in the 24th century. The Array was located three lightyears from Cardassian space.
The Argus Array malfunctioned in 2368, following contact with a Cytherian probe, which disrupted the Array's computer systems. The problem was fixed by the USS Enterprise-D (TNG: "The Nth Degree")
The Enterprise-D visited the Argus Array again in 2370 after it stopped sending data for the third time in a year.
In a series of parallel universes encountered by Lieutenant Worf, the cause of the Array's shutdown was varied. In one, the Cardassians had reprogrammed the Array to spy on Federation outposts; in another, it had suffered a simple mechanical failure. The outcome of the malfunction also varied - in one universe, the Cardassians destroyed the Array; in another, the Bajorans did so. (TNG: "Parallels") |
Source: http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Argus_Array
I don't think the Federation uses the array to spy on the Cardassians. It isn't something they would do.
Now S31 on the other hand...
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Voyager2004
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| Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:40 pm |
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Ya, I thought I had remembered hearing it on TNG, but wasn't certain. Thanks for the info.
Maybe in the Dominion war they used it, but then again I'm not a buffer of knowledge when it comes to DS9 like I am Voyager.
I haven't seen the episode "Parallels," but have heard of it. I have wanted to see it forever!
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iconoclast
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| Sat Jan 07, 2006 9:29 pm |
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Parallels is a weird episode. Quite disorienting, actually.
Weirder still, is "Eye of the Beholder".
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PrankishSmart
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| Sat Jan 07, 2006 9:42 pm |
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I don't really like the word spy, but the federation does gather intelligence via means of the array, or long range scans, or undercover operatives, etc.
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Voyager2004
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| Sun Jan 08, 2006 8:24 pm |
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^^^All of which relate back to spying. 
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Sonic74205
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| Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:33 pm |
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I would say the federation does not use it to spy on the Cardassians. Its more likely used for scientific purposes
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