ViperSRT3g Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 I had a quick chat about this on the shoutbox, and decided to post about it here. But has anyone noticed that the stars in the background of the final Halo 3 Cinematics, and the first Halo 4 trailer look like the Pleiades star cluster? Here's an image from the cinematic, and a link to a picture of the star cluster. Cinematic Image: Pleiades Star cluster: http://www.skyfactory.org/m45/m45_fullview.jpg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Their are 4 bright stars in like a square. Isee 4 bright stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Boo Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Now that I look at it, I think that's also the star cluster we see in the halo reach intro scene. Could that mean anything of significance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drizzy_Dan Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Wow this is a very interesting find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderWombat Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Now that I look at it, I think that's also the star cluster we see in the halo reach intro scene. Could that mean anything of significance? It's close to Reach maybe. If it is that start cluster than Requiem is about 424 light years away from Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallgeese Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 I wonder if the location of requiem appearing to be near Reach will tie into the ending scene of Reach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperSRT3g Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Also note, that the planet could lie behind the cluster, and we could be seeing them from the far side looking towards Earth. It could potentially be much further away than just the 391-456ly that we know of. It could also be why not every single star seen in telescopic images appears in the nebula. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryu♥Hayabusa Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Also note, that the planet could lie behind the cluster, and we could be seeing them from the far side looking towards Earth. It could potentially be much further away than just the 391-456ly that we know of. It could also be why not every single star seen in telescopic images appears in the nebula. That's what I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderWombat Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Also note, that the planet could lie behind the cluster, and we could be seeing them from the far side looking towards Earth. It could potentially be much further away than just the 391-456ly that we know of. It could also be why not every single star seen in telescopic images appears in the nebula. Or we could be on the side! Mind=Blown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Director Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Well, it would have to be near human-controlled space for the Infinity to arrive there, so it's possible (but unlikely) that it's near Reach. If it was IN human-controlled space, however, it would have been discovered by now. Also, the Infinity was constructed in the Oort cloud, so that further supports the theory that it is near human-controlled space. Whether that is actually the Pleiades Star cluster or not depends on whether it is in Human-Controlled space or not. Bear in mind as well, video games aren't always as intricate as you may think. They may have just picked some stars at random to feature there, or they may have used real stars for added realism. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SykoWolf Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Requiem CANT be close to UNSC space, wouldn't make sense if it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Element Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Requiem CANT be close to UNSC space, wouldn't make sense if it was. i agree. the Ark was definately not in human space, and thats where Chief originally went into his cryo sleep. But, he did float around space for 4 years. If the UNSC did not recognize the remains of the ship that he was in, then hes probably not in human space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperSRT3g Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) i agree. the Ark was definately not in human space, and thats where Chief originally went into his cryo sleep. But, he did float around space for 4 years. If the UNSC did not recognize the remains of the ship that he was in, then hes probably not in human space The front half of the ship made it through the portal back to Earth. The back half, the side Chief and Cortana were stranded on, was cut off, but still made it through the portal. They simply didn't travel all the way back to Earth. Because of the Ark's location, it has no background stars to be near. If the ship were even remotely close to the Ark, these stars we are looking at wouldn't be there. And they most certainly are stars as they are surrounded by nebulous gas. Because of the presence of stars, this shows that the ship did travel back within the galactic disc. However, it did not make it all the way back to Earth. This makes me wonder if a straight line distance from Earth through the Pleiades cluster and out a few hundred thousand light years would send us back to the Ark's location outside of our Galaxy. For additional information about the Pleiades Cluster, click here. EDIT: I just found another interesting source of information located here. It talks about the distances of Human-controlled space. Edited August 10, 2012 by ViperSRT3g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMartin58 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 It is not near Reach at all. Here are sources. "Reach was a human colony world in the Epsilon Eridani System, located within the Inner colonies." -http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Reach This is the location of the Pleiades Star Cluster. It is the bunch of stars with a crosshair over it. Ignore the second image, they're connected. This is the location of Epsilon Eridani System, in which Planet Reach is in. Here is how far apart they are from eachother. The Pleiades star cluster is close to the Auriga constellation, hence the first picture. Epsilon Eridani is located in the Eridanus Constellation. Planet Reach/ The Epsilon Eridani system is about 10.4 light years from Earth. The Pleiades Star cluster is 391-456 Light Years from Earth. Reach and the Pleiades Star cluster probably have nothing to do with eachother. The game MIGHT DEFINATELY have something to do with the one or the other. It might have nothing to do with either. It just doesnt seem logical to have it revolved around both since they seem so far away from eachother, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryu♥Hayabusa Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 There are stars and Nebulae outside of Galaxies... And Director, where a ship was constructed doesn't seem to explain where it ended up. That cunfuzzles me. :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperSRT3g Posted August 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 There are stars and Nebulae outside of Galaxies... And Director, where a ship was constructed doesn't seem to explain where it ended up. That cunfuzzles me. :S And they are few and far between, mostly in globular clusters, but these clusters are mostly devoid of gas and dust as they are used up by the stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Pilot Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 This is reminding me of Aurora...KILL IT WITH FIRE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorB77 Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 Wow this is a very interesting find The last time I compared star clusters i found it meant completly nothing. Not meaning to burst your bubble but I dont think it has any relevance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperSRT3g Posted August 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 The last time I compared star clusters i found it meant completly nothing. Not meaning to burst your bubble but I dont think it has any relevance. This may always be the case. I just noticed the similarity, and found that no one has brought it up in the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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