I thought it was more just a Landmark that people navigate using, like sailors using the stars.

 

the astranomican is lke a galaxy spanning phone line with loades of holes in.& why do they say the emperor controles it? to scare the citesens into obedeence(I no I cant spell)

 

I control it. I keep it in my pants and let it out on special occassions.

 

lol:goodpost:maybe the emp focuses the astranomican so its more defined at longer distances

 

This morning, when my astranomican was fully extended, my wife was in control of it!:wink:

 

I htink it was said once that the Emp took over control of it to lessen the burden on the Psykers but was put into the GHolden Throne before he could let go control so he is kinda stuck with it now. I know they feed him 1,000 psykers a day to keep him alive and also to keep the Astronomicon active.

It is a device, a homing beacon if you will that allows Astropaths to guide Imperial ships while they are in the warp, so they are able to stay on course and not wonder, lost in the chaos. So yeah you could say it is a light at the end of the tunnel.

 

I think the Adeptus Terra could, but that's a guess.

 

The Emperor controls the astronomicon. A choir of 10000 psykers provides the power and the Emperor channels it. BRB 4th edition page 122

 

Good answer. I stand corrected.

 

most definitely, even though the people who are most likely to be offended won't get it. But then, I don't think there are any 6-10 year olds here.

 

Well if you guys really want it then go ahead I aint stoppin ya

 

this means slaaneshy's wife is the emperor:shok:

 

Just don't tell her - she has enough power at home already!!:laugh:

 

thats a wierd thought..... On another note, I read in the chaos daemons codex that screamers skulk around ships and when they see a weakening in the defenses they can tear the armoured hull open. cool eh?

 

I don't have an answer really but to add to Djinn's post I thought he was fed 1000 psychers and each group lasted 7 months or so? I read it somewhere maybe in the Lexicanium under Emperor or in a Codex.

 

Yes but did the fluff for it change in the Editions which came in after the second.

 

So the emperors a cannibal..... lmao?

 

nope, just a soul sucking god on a golden toilet :3

 

Here's a thought.
From different sources I found out that the large concentration of Navigators is on earth. Is there a possibility that it's not the emperor but the large concetration of navigators in 1 places which provides the beacon?

And a more dangerous question arises from this of course. is the emperor still alive?