Originally Posted by PR_Tom

Maybe they just couldnt figure out what happens beyond the alignment, so they ended it there.
If the poles flipped, we could survive. As long as the field stayed strong anyway. Better than a world-killing asteroid anyway!

I also think it's a stretch to call the sun blocking the "center" of the galaxy an "eclipse" like some people do. They stretch all kinds of shit to fit the ideal/cool/weirdest possible explanation.

Poles have flipped before, thats proven in shocked quartz. It might fuck up technology, but as long as the magnetic field stays strong, it'll be survivable.