Space is dark. Very dark. Unless your close to a star, there is no light.
In the dark, it's very easy to hit another ship, or even land at sea.....the same is true in space.
The view screen just shows a 'virtual picture' of what the sensors detect.
And lights look nice.
Ships need lights for shuttles and other EVA craft. You don't want people hitting the ship.
Take DS9. When a ship comes in to dock, people want to see the station, not just a 'black patch' of space. And you don't want people hitting the station.
The lights also allow you to read the stuff on the ship, like the ships name. Or the air lock number. Or 'danger antimatter exhaust'.Why did the Star Trek Ships on the shows and Movies have navigation lights and Logo lights?They viewed their 'driving' through the view screens. The view screens provide a view to the outside of the ship and if there were no lights it would be completely dark and they wouldn't be able to see to navigate. Most of the time they are on automatic but a few times SULU had to actually steer the Enterprise and it would've been impossible without the Navigation lights. Logos have always had lights shine on them. The 23rd Century will be no different logos will still provide the first point of recognition for any product or service; as it does now. The real question is 'Why have they never shown a McDonald's or a Coke? lol' You KNOW they gonna have a Big Mac, Coke %26amp; Fries in the 23rd Century and I'm sure Deep Space Nine has a McDonald's. Wal-mart does! LOL!Why did the Star Trek Ships on the shows and Movies have navigation lights and Logo lights?The two reasons that come to mind are nautical tradition and more importantly, dramatic license.Why did the Star Trek Ships on the shows and Movies have navigation lights and Logo lights?
I have to concur with Hayden. It certainly does give it a more dramatic appearance.
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