Nah, I just mean canon has nothing to do with Vulcan having a moon. STMP is part of the canon, as is the episode where Spock says Vulcan has no moon. They can contradict each other and be part of the canon.
Delta Vega
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Ok, here goes, im now entering another Delta Vega debate, hi, Tachyon, nice to see you again. 
So, two Delta Vegas, one at the end of the galaxy, the other near the orbit of vulcan.
Ok, so yeah, two versions of TMP had a moon and then didnt. Two Delta Vegas, one near Vulcan one not.
So heres the question...
Why wasnt it made clear in either the Countdown comic or the movie by the writers to differentiate between the two.
Havnt got that far in the novel yet, so can anyone shed some light on it.
I get that the writers put it in there for us fans as a nod and to differntiate between the two just makes things complicated and adds minutes to the movie.
Unless...
When Scotty beams himself and Kirk to the Enterprise, he inadvertently transwarp beams Delta Vega to the edge of the milky way galaxy = Problem solved.
So, two Delta Vegas, one at the end of the galaxy, the other near the orbit of vulcan.
Ok, so yeah, two versions of TMP had a moon and then didnt. Two Delta Vegas, one near Vulcan one not.
So heres the question...
Why wasnt it made clear in either the Countdown comic or the movie by the writers to differentiate between the two.
Havnt got that far in the novel yet, so can anyone shed some light on it.
I get that the writers put it in there for us fans as a nod and to differntiate between the two just makes things complicated and adds minutes to the movie.
Unless...
When Scotty beams himself and Kirk to the Enterprise, he inadvertently transwarp beams Delta Vega to the edge of the milky way galaxy = Problem solved.
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It's impossible for Delta Vega to be in a place where it could view Vulcan crumbling and not pull in Delta Vega. Our nearest planets are Venus and Mars and unless you know what they are you can't tell them from any other star. Even if our closest planet were something like Jupiter(which is probably not even possible as much gravity as it has, it would destroy the earth if it were close enough) you probably would only see it as a dot if it were closer to earth then it is. If Delta Vega is a moon it would be sucked in with Vulcan anyway. It would be too close. The showing of Vulcan had to be for strictly cinematic purposes. And it worked for me.
The directors edition of TMP which makes it almost watchable does get rid of the moons.
A considerable amount of movie time takes place bewtween vulcan being detroyed and the scene of the ejection.
so, after setting a course for Earth, exactly how much time has gone by since the log entry to the scene of Kirk being ejected from the Enterprise?
So, in theory this Delta Vega may not be in the Vulcan system afterall, but another Delta Vega in a different system thats not the same from the galactic barrier, on the way to the Sol system.
so, is this Delta Vega in a neighboring system between Vulcan and Earth? Did Spock deliberately deposit Kirk there knowing of a starfleet outpost and not a desolate world, therefore planning to come back anyway or expecting Kirk to find his way off via the outpost?
so, after setting a course for Earth, exactly how much time has gone by since the log entry to the scene of Kirk being ejected from the Enterprise?
So, in theory this Delta Vega may not be in the Vulcan system afterall, but another Delta Vega in a different system thats not the same from the galactic barrier, on the way to the Sol system.
so, is this Delta Vega in a neighboring system between Vulcan and Earth? Did Spock deliberately deposit Kirk there knowing of a starfleet outpost and not a desolate world, therefore planning to come back anyway or expecting Kirk to find his way off via the outpost?
All Seeing Eye
Admiral
You dont understand how Blackholes work. The blackhole would have a similar gravitational pull of the planet Vulcan, not more.
I prefer to think of it as just a different camera angle, pointing north instead of south.
If the camera in the Director's Cut had panned around 180 degrees ... hey look! The moons are still there!
Just wait for the 50th Anniversary 3-D Surround-O-Vision™ edition of "The Motion Picture." You'll see I'm right.
I also watched the special on that movie, they said that they took the moons out because of Spock's quote that there are no moons on Vulcan.
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