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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 of Man]] as being in the "Cyrannus Galaxy". This name created confusion to viewers since:
+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 (TOS)|Earth]].
+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]] does not provide sufficient information to determine if intergalactic travel is in use by the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]].
-Given that the series gives numerous references (particularly in one episode, "[[Greetings from Earth]]") that the Earth sought after by the Colonials is the same Earth in what is known by its inhabitants as the "Milky Way Galaxy", it is probable that the Colonials have a different name for this galaxy that is common to both Earth and the [[Battle of Cimtar|shattered worlds]] of the Colonies.{{fact}}
+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".
-The notion that the "Cyrannus galaxy" and "Milky Way galaxy" are the same galaxy is further supported{{fact}} by the [[spin-off]] series ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', in which the Fleet finds Earth some 30 years after the [[Battle of Cimtar]]. Given that the [[Propulsion (TOS)|nature of propulsion]] in the Original Series was never defined, it is more logical (and perhaps 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).
+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.
-However, [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] clearly states that Earth is located "In a galaxy similar to our own" in "[[Saga of a Star World]]".
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