Going Walkabout: Going Ever Further Out
25 Oct 2020Seth Bradwell
Having reached the "summit" of the galaxy, I concentrated on my ultimate goal of Salomé's Reach, but not content with just endless jumping, where the resultant boredom would put me at risk of a lapse in concentration, which could lead to yet another rebuy and several days of exploration wasted, I looked for notable landmarks en route. My first destination of note on my way "down" was Quemie RH-M d7-6, aka "Up Above", known for having the highest silicon vapour geysers in the galaxy on body 8 C A:
A view of the Phipoea Nebula, appearing as a massive inky blot against the millions of stars in the galactic centre:
One of the many extensive canyons of Phipoea WK-E d12-1374 4 B - the "Crown of Ice":
The inner ring system Phipoea HJ-D c27-5254 3 and the 3 A ice moon, which orbits between the inner and outer ring systems, and gives the inner ring appearance of a million lane highway, which gives the inner ring system the nickname of the "Silver Highway":
A shot from the sole star inside the Briar Patch Nebula, with its distinctive green hue:
The Magnus Nebula:
Then, finally, to conclude a day of exploration, I set up camp at a pretty special spot, somewhere truly beautiful, the iron magma vents of Fachoae XZ-I c24-0 1 A - which has been bestowed upon it the far more romantic title of the "Storyteller's Fire". I will link to EDSM's entry on it, because it describes perfectly the magic of this place. I myself can imagine lonely explores basking in the serene beauty of this place, far from the endless strife of the Bubble.
