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Gayle · 11-02-2007, 10:29

Very pretty.

I have a star related question.

When you watch and sci-fi like star trek they have windows in the space ship. Clearly when the space ship is stood still the stars are like dots in the distance yet when the space ship is moving the stars are like flashing lines whizzing past. Surely any stars would be so far away in the distance that even if the space ship was moving at great speed the stars wouldn't appear to be whizzing past that fast.

Anyone able to explain please?

11-02-2007, 10:29	#10
Gayle God Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Relaxville Posts: 6,866 Blog Entries: 69 Liked: 13 times Rep Power: 2867	Re: Pictures from NASA Very pretty. I have a star related question. When you watch and sci-fi like star trek they have windows in the space ship. Clearly when the space ship is stood still the stars are like dots in the distance yet when the space ship is moving the stars are like flashing lines whizzing past. Surely any stars would be so far away in the distance that even if the space ship was moving at great speed the stars wouldn't appear to be whizzing past that fast. Anyone able to explain please? __________________ The views expressed within this post are mine and mine alone.