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For other uses, see Cyrannus.

In "The Long Patrol", Starbuck refers to the Twelve Colonies of Man as being in the "Cyrannus Galaxy".

Opinion is divided whether the Colonies lie in the same galaxy as Earth, which - given numerous references (particularly in "Greetings from Earth") that the Earth sought after by the Colonials is our Earth - would have to be identical to our "Milky Way galaxy".

Opponents of such an identity can point to Commander Adama's clear statement in "Saga of a Star World", that Earth is located "In a galaxy similar to our own".

Proponents of the identity of the two galaxies argue that it is less improbable that the Fleet could traverse a large span of several thousand light-years within the Milky Way galaxy (which is approximately 100,000 light-years in diameter) than to make a journey from one galaxy to another (with distances in hundreds of millions of light-years). In the spin-off series Galactica 1980, the Fleet reaches 30 years after the Battle of Cimtar. The Original Series does not define the nature of propulsion nor does it provide sufficient information to determine if intergalactic travel is in use.

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-In "[[The Long Patrol]]", [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] refers to the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Colonies]] as being in the "Cyranus Galaxy". This may be an error on the part of the series writers on the grounds that:
+:''For other uses, see [[Cyrannus]].''
+In "[[The Long Patrol]]", [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] refers to the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Colonies of Man]] as being in the "Cyrannus Galaxy".
-* The Colonials are seeking [[Earth]], and so must be travelling within the Milky Way Galaxy
+Opinion is divided whether the Colonies lie in the same galaxy as [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]], which - given numerous references (particularly in "[[Greetings from Earth]]") that the Earth sought after by the Colonials is our Earth - would have to be identical to our "Milky Way galaxy".
-* The [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] neither shows nor implies any inter-galactic travel.
-Counterpoints:
+Opponents of such an identity can point to Commander [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]]'s clear statement in "[[Saga of a Star World]]", that Earth is located "In a galaxy similar to our own".
-*Earth in the Original Series does not have to be the Earth of the Milky Way Galaxy.
+Proponents of the identity of the two galaxies argue that it is less improbable that the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] could traverse a large span of several thousand light-years within the Milky Way galaxy (which is approximately 100,000 light-years in diameter) than to make a journey from one galaxy to another (with distances in hundreds of millions of light-years).  In the [[spin-off]] series ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', the Fleet reaches 30 years after the [[Battle of Cimtar]]. The [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] does not define the [[Propulsion (TOS)|nature of propulsion]] nor does it provide sufficient information to determine if intergalactic travel is in use.
-*The Original Series may use a different name for our galaxy, so inter-galatic travel is not necessarily implied.
-*The Original Series may use a different definition for the word galaxy to mean solar system or sector. There are several examples in the series that appear to bear this out.
-**The lead Centurion in "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]" orders their Raiders on patrol deeper into the galaxy.
-**The episode "[[Saga of a Star World]]" makes clear that a [[Raider]] needed to refuel to reach the Colonies from [[Cylons (TOS)|the Cylon Empire]].
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