The Murasaki Effect (2267)
Murasaki 312 or Murasaki Effect is a quasar-like electromagnetic phenomon located in or near Federation space. In 2267, it ionized an entire sector, including four solar systems.
Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise was under standing orders to investigate formations similar to Murasaki 312, consequently delaying the Enterprise from a medical supply mission to Makus III, and sending the shuttlecraft Galileo to survey the formation.
Sensor readings from the Enterprise attempted to describe Murasaki 312: (TOS: "The Galileo Seven")
- Negative ionic concentration - 1.64 x 109 meters
- Radiation wavelength - 370 ångströms
- Harmonics - upward along entire spectrum
In 2367, around stardate 44390,1, the USS Enterprise-D conducted a long-range sensor scan of the Murasaki Quasar. (TNG: "Data's Day")
- In TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise," in an alternate timeline, a tactical situation monitor showing progress of the Klingons in their war with the Federation depicted Murasaki 312.