: To answer Tiger's statment/question: It's well known Ambrosia Software
: includes the occasional tribute to Bungie's games within their own. A less
: obvious tribute is one of their ads for "Ferazel's Wand", and a
: chapter screen in the game. Both bear similar staging to two Marathon
: chapter screens.
Indeed, here are some Ferazel's Wand pics, hosted right there on the Story page itself: http://marathon.bungie.org/story/FerazelWandpics.html
And about Tau Ceti -- nononono, that ain't no galaxy. It's a star system, or the star itself, which is approximately 11.9 ly away. Check out a google search or one of the results for more info on it.
Lunair