Exploration - 3.3 - Week 50 3307
19 Dec 2021Sumurai8
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[ 13 12 3307 | Inferred location: Phaa Ain XC-F b39-6 ]
I have plotted a route to Ridgoo NM-W e1-30. It's a system with a B9 IIIAB star, or in other words: A B-class regular giant that is cooler (temperature! And I guess that other thing too) than the fast majority of stars, and fairly luminous. It's a target as good as any other. It's also 10k light years and 158 jumps out, so I will likely spend the entire week getting there.
While scanning the route I will be taking I made note of several other interesting stars on the way, including some giants, subgiants, sub-dwarfs and TTS'es. The first half has quite a few IIAB stars, while in the second half the star density will increase substantially, making it much more likely to randomly find a star on the galaxy map that looks interesting to visit. One of those IIAB stars looks interesting in particularly, considering there are 7 stars in total in that system.
My final waypoint will be Ridgoo NM-W e1-30, but my immediate next waypoint will be Hegoi FA-A e2, a B8 IIIAB star.
[ 13 12 3307 | Inferred location: Hegoi KF-A d27 ]
I scanned a planet with 4 different lifeforms on it. With that number of different species I usually find it worth my time to go out to the planet, and land. There are plenty of 1, or 2 signal planets out there, but you just end up with bacteria that are sometimes impossible to spot. This gives me at least a decent chance of finding 3 out of 4 species.
When I touched down I immediately found Tussock and Bacteria type species, but the scanner refused to operate on both. I can't go on with the trip like this. Sure I can land on planets without the scanner working, but it just adds risk without any rewards. And without planets to land on, and just jump after jump after jump after jump... you get the idea. Space madness would be setting in even more than it does now.
I have decided to park my ship on this planet for now. I should still be in range for updates on the firmware. Maybe a patch will come. I will enjoy myself on my ship for a while. Away from everything.
[ 17 12 3307 | Inferred location: Same location ]
A patch did come in. No word on why it broke, but I guess I should be grateful they bothered to fix it in any reasonable timeframe. I scanned the Tussock plants this morning, and the scanner does actually seem to hold up. I'll get the ship ready to fly again and see if my luck holds up.
[ 17 12 3307 | Inferred location: Hegoi FA-A e2 ]
Waypoint reached. Despite the classification as IIIAB, it is not that much bigger than the secondary star (a B VB) in this system. With how much time I lost staying on the planet a few systems back, I won't make it to my intended final waypoint this week. I will be skipping a few of the waypoints I previously considered though, or I will never get anywhere.
[ 17 12 3307 | Inferred location: Hegoi PX-U d2-28 ]
Giant stars are... huge. I guess to no-ones surprise. This K7 IIAB is average in every aspect, but it still dwarfs the few planets that surround it. Next up is a system with 5 T-Tauri stars. The record according to my navigation computer is a whopping 23 of them, but the chances of me finding such a system are astrinomically small. These 5 in one system is already fairly unique from what I have seen, so I will visit it.
[ 17 12 3307 | Inferred location: Hegoea OW-N d6-31 ]
Hmmm... just the 5 TTS's. That's a shame. I sometimes wonder what exploration must have been like in the old days. Back then you would have a decent chance of finding a record star. Since then many rare systems have already been found, and my nav computer has records of 86.1m stars. All nebulas have already been scanned insofar they are accessible. Still, finding the rare gem makes an entire trip, and I have every intention to find a few, and document them.
[ 17 12 3307 | Inferred location: Hegoea UB-T b31-5 ]
I set down on an icy planet for the night. It is the moon of a rather pretty gas giant with rings. From my parking spot I overlook both the bubble nebula and the gas giant, as well as some Fonticuluae. It could be worse.
FONTICULUAE OVERLOOKING GAS GIANT AND BUBBLE NEBULA on Inara Gallery |
CLASS I GAS GIANT WITH BEAUTIFUL LIGHTING on Inara Gallery |
[ 18 12 3307 | Inferred location: Hegoea ZU-G d10-38 ]
Waypoint reached. Another K giant. Plenty of rocky bodies. Not much special in this system. The star is average as far as giants go.
[ 18 12 3307 | Location: Hegoea EG-Y g0 ]
I got to my next waypoint. It is a system with 4 B-class stars and 1 O-class stars. These stars turn out to already been discovered, but it is still beautiful. So bright. I am glad I came here.
SETS OF BLUE BALLS on Inara Gallery
[ 18 12 3307 | Inferred location: Hegoea AH-D d12-39 ]
Lots of interesting systems in this region. This is the largest number of stars in a system I have visited. I think the largest number I have seen before was 6. It is an experience, especially with a giant K-class star as the primary star, and especially with another giant star just one jump away.
[ 18 12 3307 | Location: Hegoea HT-Z d13-7 ]
Looks like this system was already discovered. I am probably not the first one to seek out giant stars.
[ 18 12 3307 | Inferred location: Hegoea CR-N e6-1 ]
I randomly saw a system with a couple of B-class stars. Decided to hop in. Nothing interesting planet-wise, but one TTS in a ring around two B-class stars and the usual bright combo's of stars. I like it.
HEGOEA AH-D D12-39 SYSTEM MAP on Imgur
[ 18 12 3307 | Inferred location: Pro Thaa LF-A d18 ]
I have a long journey ahead of me. Over 50 jumps. Last I checked there was unfortunately not many interesting systems between my last system and my next target. Luckily there are always planets with life on the way. The planet I chose to rest for the night has 6 biological signals. Of the three species in this crater, there are two new ones I haven't seen before I think. It's a bit sandy here, but I like colour of the sky.
CACTOIDA VERMIS UNDER WATER ATMOSPHERE on Inara Gallery |
CLYPEUS LACRIMAM UNDER WATER ATMOSPHERE on Inara Gallery |
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