What Would You See on a Relativistic Journey to a Distant Star?

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Hi does anyone know where I can find a video that shows what one would see if one went on a relativistic journey from Earth, accelerating at 1g to a distant star?

I have some idea for example length contraction when looking perpendicular from the direction of travel, and things in front would become blue and things behind red; and the shapes would be distorted.

I have read that objects the ship has recently passed would still be visible from the front for some time, why does this happen?
 
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If you use Google you should be able to find a number of videos on the net showing relativistic effects, for instance [1].

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