Reaching the Core #4
05 Oct 2019Glaivas
Boewnst KS-S c20-959, Polo Harbour
I locked the ship's hatch behind me after saying goodbye to the maintenance man. After telling him where I was headed, he reminded me that his would be the last human face I would see live for a long time. In fact, from that point on, there are no more stations until Sagittarius A*.
The trip from Llyn Tegid Nebula was quiet and, at the same time, full of interesting things to see.
In the Floalt GO-G d11-9 system located inside the Amaethon nebula is the planet with the highest concentration of Polonium of the whole known galaxy.
However, the best view of this itinerary was surely the Blaa Phoe NC-D d12-230 system better known as Death Spiral: the system is composed of a class V gas giant orbitting around a White Dwarf even crossing its cone. A few ls away there is also a class M star that helps to offer a unique spectacle. The system is also an unresolved mystery because (a) the planet is within the Roche limit and should be torn apart into a ring of debris and (b) how these orbits can exist are still under investigation by scientists.
Surely, thanks to the data collected, I can help them to unravel the mystery.
The last system that impressed me very much was Boewnst AA-A h33, Michell's Legacy. The system contains 6 black holes and is currently the system with the highest concentration of these celestial bodies known. The system is named after the first astronomer who theorized the existence of black holes.
Then, before arriving at my destination, I visited Byaa Ain QA-J c11-144 with its two planets with rings perpendicular to each other and the Crayfish Nebula (Byaa Ain XK-R c7-65) with its beautiful red color.
I can't hide the fact that I'm scared and at the same time excited to confront myself with the space and its dangers from now on. The routes will have to be calculated more carefully because even a small error can leave you without energy waiting for death.
I am not going to turn this diary into my memories.