Talk:Stargate/@comment-36978610-20180921223633

It seems to me that the stargate used on Destiny would have to use, as stated here, mathematical equasions. There is nothing relaly complex about it. We use them ourelves in our mathmatics. A three dimentional grid that uses X, Y, and Z axises. This can really only be used on Destiny as it needs to come to a stop to use it. So the points drawn on the grid extended out from the ship would be constant.

The stargates used in the Milky Way and Pegasus galaxies cannot use a simple X, Y, Z grid system extending from the planet. Even if it is one that is in orbit of a planet and not on it. This is becasue with a planet's rotation, it's moving around it's own star and the star's movement within the galaxy itself there is too much movement to keep a point on an X, Y, Z grid system locked in for any length of time. This is why they need to use the constellation system. Even with stellar drift locking into specific constellations to set up the destination would be much more stable from a moving point as the X, Y, and Z points would actually keep moving.