Just started watching. Starting Ep 6. Where are they?
That might seem like an odd title but I've noticed really really weird things and I am trying to figure out if it is not caring about how the universe works or am I missing something?
In the first episode it sound like like they were about 4 years into a 5 years trip to ProxB which I am assuming is Proxima Centauri B which orbits Proxima Centauri.That means the ship as to be moving somewhere between 75% and 90% of the speed of light. Yet out the window there is parallax from stars. Which even at that speed should be nearly non existent during the few seconds of the shot.
Then a few minutes into episode 6 they are talking about scanning planets, plantoids and moons along their way. .... suggesting these were common. There are no Stars between Earth and Proxima Centauri. It is the closest star. Rogue planets aren't something that you just find regularly along the way. The Comet was one thing... but suggesting there are lots of things to "scan" and even stop at is silly.
So the question is of course... where are they? are they heading to Proxima Centauri or not?
Proxima Centauri B almost certainly can't support life. However given the suggested speed it is the only ProxB in range.
So did the show that is trying to have a "Science" base just go into full on fantasy? Rather than just write the plot element to be something actually believable? (Or not add that issue into the plot at all)
EDIT I didn't realize this basic exact question was asked just a few posts down. That is my bad.
