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    Polaris in Star Wars
    From: Frank Reed
    Date: 2022 Oct 1, 20:40 -0700

    Well, I've done it again. Previously I demonstrated that Star Trek isn't real because the stars in one episode clearly match the view from Earth or very near Earth. Now I have discovered that Star Wars isn't real either. The label on the package says it takes place "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....". That's how it all started back in 1977. But the truth has been revealed in the latest offering. The navigation stars don't lie.

    The opening credits of Andor, a new series in the Star Wars universe begins with a starry animation during the opening credits. It reveals the truth. Star Wars isn't real! It doesn't really take place a long time ago in a galaxy far far away because those star patterns are an exact depiction of the northern constellations around the Big Dipper and Little Dipper (including the North Star) as they can appear only within an area less than about a quarter of a lightyear wide centered on the Earth and at a date within a few thousand years of the present day. The appearance of these star patterns allows us to "fix" our location within nearby space, thanks to the variable parallaxes of the stars, and also within nearby history, thanks to the proper motions of the stars. One little bit of artwork goes a long way.

    Frank Reed

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