Battlestar galactica fans...how many planets were the 12 colonies situated on?

Question

I am confused about something....I thought the 12 colonies all lived on Caprica before the cylons took it over,but recently Baltar and other clues have led me to beleive they actually lived on 12 worlds, caprica, Sagitarus,etc..etc...We only saw the cylons take over Caprica forcing them to leave.....Were there 12 worlds? Were all 12 taken over by cylons? OR...did all the colonies live on Caprica prior to the cylon invasion?

Answer 1

"Caprica has been shown as an Earth-like world, similar to Kobol and New Caprica. No other colonies have been shown to-date. The military base seen in Kara Thrace's flashbacks in "Act of Contrition" may have been part of the facilities on Picon, the location of Fleet Headquarters, but this cannot be substantiated.

Likewise, it remains unknown whether all of the 12 Colonies are Earth-like, and whether or not Caprica's Earth-like ecosystems are the product of environmental modification or whether they occur naturally, as some sort of parallel evolution.

No descriptions are available of the other colonies in terms of their celestial type: Minor planet, moon, or major planet. However, Elosha states in the miniseries that the tribes settle onto "12 worlds." While the use of "worlds" is ambiguous, the colonies are noted as independent celestial bodies.

Although Commander Adama and President Laura Roslin mention leaving the star system, it is unclear whether all twelve colonies are in this star system. However, Caprica, Virgon, and Ragnar (based on tactical data gathered by Lt. Felix Gaeta in the miniseries) are located within the same star system (Miniseries)."

The link shows the names of the different colonies and a brief description....
http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Colonies_(RDM)

Answer 2

I was a little confused on that subject too. I was under the impression that there was only one "home" world of Caprica. Maybe somewhere earlier in the series they talked about it. I would imagine that all the worlds were attacked as well. Interesting episode last night. Been wondering how they were going to keep Baltar active while awaiting trial.
PS the comic book that is out right now based on the series is very interesting too

Answer 3

Supposedly, the 12 colonies originated from a mythical place they referred to as Earth. each and every of the colonies had settled on separate planets. they're style of like the states in the U. S..

Answer 4

The 12 colonies were on 12 different planets in the same solar system. You kinda have to infer it, gathering all the information the give you, because they don't come right out and tell you.

Answer 5

i just started watching it I assumed there were 12 planets or colonies!