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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 2984048" data-attributes="member: 11760"><p>Well, it could be made to be more confusing, even within the same galaxy.</p><p></p><p>If Sol was swapped with a star on the exact opposite side of the Milky Way, we'd be in the same galaxy, but it'd be a long time before we could spot any reference points, if we ever could, since everything that was familiar to us would be too far away to see through all the other crap in the way, or just too faint to see.</p><p></p><p>Our landmarks would be things near the galactic core, which is the densest portion of the galaxy and the area most likely to block landmarks, or they'd be outside the galaxy. It would likely take the computers quite a bit of time to figure out where we were now based on the new position of the Magellanic Clouds.</p><p></p><p>That said, I think astronomers would figure out we were within the same galaxy within the same year. Beyond that, it'd mostly be guesses for them, I think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 2984048, member: 11760"] Well, it could be made to be more confusing, even within the same galaxy. If Sol was swapped with a star on the exact opposite side of the Milky Way, we'd be in the same galaxy, but it'd be a long time before we could spot any reference points, if we ever could, since everything that was familiar to us would be too far away to see through all the other crap in the way, or just too faint to see. Our landmarks would be things near the galactic core, which is the densest portion of the galaxy and the area most likely to block landmarks, or they'd be outside the galaxy. It would likely take the computers quite a bit of time to figure out where we were now based on the new position of the Magellanic Clouds. That said, I think astronomers would figure out we were within the same galaxy within the same year. Beyond that, it'd mostly be guesses for them, I think. [/QUOTE]
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