Humans will have to travel a long way from the Solar System before our night sky starts to really change.

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REB — 5/1/2007 7:22:01 PM (archived)

From Mars our night sky will be identical to Earth.

From Alpha Centauri, it will be very similar. Most of the constellations will be the same.

Just imagine Orion rising in the night sky of some world orbiting one of the Alpha Centaur stars.

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The Sun as seen from Alpha Centauri. - REB - 5/1/2007 4:32:20 PM
- Record for fastest spacecraft - Daniel - 5/1/2007 6:03:48 PM
- It's in the middle of Cassiopeia (n/t) - Raoul - 5/1/2007 5:57:51 PM
  - Looks like you are right, Raoul. - REB - 5/1/2007 6:02:13 PM
    - The Sun from Alpha Centauri or Rigil Kentaurus - Raoul - 5/1/2007 7:10:08 PM
      - Humans will have to travel a long way from the Solar System before our night sky starts to really change. - REB - 5/1/2007 7:22:01 PM

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