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    Relativistic speeds - what do astronauts actually see?

    This is exactly what I was after, so thank you, both of you! (Yes, PeroK, I was over-thinking the "acceleration" part! Thank you for putting me straight! ) Excellent animations, m4r35n357! They raise a number of issues for me, however. Not sure if I should make another thread or...? Well, for...
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    Relativistic speeds - what do astronauts actually see?

    Hi! I'm trying to wrap my head around the idea of a spaceship - [let's just say it is "fusion-powered" very very efficiently :wink:] - under constant thrust, accelerating towards a distant star. It accelerates for the first half of the journey, then cuts its engines & turns around 180-degrees...
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