But it's 2008 now ( or is it 2368 now, 1 year after Capella ? )... Anyway, we see the planet as clear as... as... Whatever. We just can see that planet now.
If seriously, if the GTVA looked at the Ancient homeworld from some far away system using a telescope or something, and they'd see it clearly, the view they'd see would be from a long time ago. Depending on the distance.
EDIT:
It is my sad duty to report, that this planet will not be used on a skybox, or as the Ancient homeworld. Either I converted it badly, or something else, but it looks bad on the skybox ( low quality ). I might use it as a background bitmap for certain missions, or as a moon to the Ancient homeworld, unless FreeSpaceFreak minds. If anyone wants to see how it turned out on a skybox, I can post up a screenshot.