What does a Manifold look like?
A Manifold is an immense torus made of highly-advanced materials. It looks like a giant hoop in space. When activated, a point of energy appears in the center of the torus and energy begins arching outward from the center to the torus itself. Eventually an image appears on the solar side of the Manifold, showing the destination system as it appears from the center of the destination Manifold. It is as if looking through a window in the space-time continuum at the other star system. On the “back” side of the Manifold, the center of the torus is filled with energy radiating from the central point.
