The Celestial View From A Relativistic Starship

R. W. Stimets, E. Sheldon. (1981), JBIS, 34, pp.83-99

Refcode: 1981.34.83

Abstract:

ANTICIPATING THAT MANNED interstellar flight at requisite relativistic speeds will ultimately be realised, an enticing exercise lies in deducing, with the aid of recently acquired infra-red (IR) and ultra-violet (UV) celestial data, the detailed appearance of the “starscape” that would confront spacecraft navigators.