Voyager is trapped in orbit over a planet where time passes rapidly.
Voyager becomes trapped in orbit around a planet where time passes much faster than it does aboard the ship, and the crew watches a civilization develop at an astonishing speed. The people of the planet begin to regard the ship as a god in the sky.
The episode is a science-fiction story about the effects of time and the way that a culture's beliefs can develop. It is a celebrated story that shows the crew's challenge in the face of an unusual problem, and it is told in a very distinctive manner.