Getting into Exploration
22 Apr 2016SotosSW
Started my first exploration trip on 19th of April 3302 with the powerful ASP Explorer, with a target course set to VY Canis Majoris. The route was pretty interesting, with 85% of the stars being main-sequence and unfortunately an average of K class. Discovered hot and cold planets, distant and close stellar bodies. Had an interesting contact around 1000Ly from Sol with a shipwreck carrying a large data survey.
200Ly further I find another shipwreck on a 100% metal content planet of a temperature of around a thousand kelvins, carrying 4 canisters of gold (Pretty weird, where could he carry all that gold to? Probably an old hyperdrive mis-jump?).
Arriving on VY Canis Majoris I find myself astounded by the enormous size of the main star, having exited Hyperspace at a vast distance of around 5000Ls away from it and still seeing it like it was just a few Ls in-front of me. It's definitely a sight worth seeing once in a lifetime.
The way home was calm and silent, around 60 jumps from Synteini, my home, carrying precious data from all the observations and discoveries, as well those 4 canisters of gold!
I discovered around 30 planetary bodies on the trip along with a 2-rank promotion as an Explorer! This trip was sure a great experience as a first trip!
Next on, Eskimo Nebula.
Here I come!