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Old 22-01-2009, 07:18 AM
Dog Star (Phil)
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Originally Posted by rally View Post
Since Orion is in our Galaxy and the constellation would only be recognisable if it was viewed from Earth or very nearby our solar system - they should be able to see earth if they looked out the window !
Wonder what the odds are of finding another random configuration of stars somewhere in the universe that would display a "duplicate" Orion, if seen from the appropriate angle?
I'm thinking that it would have to be an odds-on favorite, wouldn't it?
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