At this late hour, a group of Japanese fellow tourists are swimming together in the darkness. A lot of laughing is coming from that direction. They may or may not be naked. So it is as we’re enjoying a healthy dose of goofy in our current location, a seaside resort off the western coast...

So I think it’s right that your view of the stars depends on where you are in our world. That would mean that the night sky in Virginia, say, is different than the night sky in Malaysia. If true, it would explain why Orion’s Belt is directly above us … when it’s...