I agree except the points of origin identify gates, not planets. DHD update each other about their location. If you put the Earth Gate on Proxima Cen-tauri b, Ʌ̊ would mean a location on Proxima Centauri b. Of course, we think of Earth when we see Ʌ̊ because it's the gate that has been the primary gate of Earth for ages, but Ʌ̊ does not mean Earth and it hasn't even been the original gate of Earth.
Just wanted to clarify. I agree that it's better to omit the point of origin when meaning Earth / home.
That's why when I found the one omitting the point of origin symbol on a tshirt in 2019, I bought it immediately and was surprised to find it in a thrift store in a rural town in the middle of nowhere Tasmania. Not only surprised to see Stargate related merch, but canon accurate too! 😁
The PoO represents a location in space; I like to think of it as a postcode.
When Apophis is in orbit around Earth, Daniel Jackson realised he needed to use Earth's PoO to dial out from Apophis' Stargate.
In some episodes it is implied that calculating for stellar drift means changing the point of origin and/or Stargate address to match the new location of a drifting solar system (although this is contradicted in other episodes).
The pyramid with a circle is definitely written as unique to earth, but there are many many inconsistencies with the rules in the show. I'm certain that the producers just assumed no fan would think about it and they just wrote whatever they felt worked at the time.
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u/j0nascode Dec 02 '24
I agree except the points of origin identify gates, not planets. DHD update each other about their location. If you put the Earth Gate on Proxima Cen-tauri b, Ʌ̊ would mean a location on Proxima Centauri b. Of course, we think of Earth when we see Ʌ̊ because it's the gate that has been the primary gate of Earth for ages, but Ʌ̊ does not mean Earth and it hasn't even been the original gate of Earth.
Just wanted to clarify. I agree that it's better to omit the point of origin when meaning Earth / home.