Somewhere in Orion
17 Sep 2016Valorin
Writing this I have landed on an exoplanet between Orion Nebula and Barnard's Loop. The sky is a bright red dawn bathing the surface in a dim twilight.I passed the black-inked Witch Head Nebula on my journey to the Loop and flew through the dense star cluster that impales the Orion Nebula. The sight was marvelous. I don't have words for how it felt. It was a humbling experience to soar among these monumental remnants of Supernovas and birthplaces of stars. So gigantic they fill the non-existent horizon.
I continued towards Horsehead Nebula into the Flame Nebula, when I noticed that I couldn't go on. The systems surrounding the Horsehead Nebula simply weren't accessible. I sat there for a while, wondering why. I was able to see it from afar, a somewhat threatening sight like a black smokefront within a hemisphere of fiery dust.
Inaccessible. What's inside, I wonder? What's preventing my FSD to target those systems? I need to find out more about that once back in the Bubble. For now I made my way through the Loop, back towards Orion Nebula, where I found a suitably calm planet to land on and rest.