Yeah the AMA seemed to suggest a lack of attention to detail, aside from Howey's qualms about how the screen was depicted.
But, and this is a big but, if the production knows where the story takes place and if they paid enough attention to detail to the extent that they wanted to make sure that the constellations would match up with the location, then it could still be a hint even if Howey doesn't agree with how clear and unobstructed they made the view on the screen.
But like I said, the AMA didn't suggest they'd go through the trouble of noodling out which stars are supposed to go where.
Yeah that’s how I read it as well.
But it’s nice to get official confirmation I suppose.