FGE Sagittarius-Carina Mission
20 Oct 2016Matt Kowalsky
**** 20 October 3302 **** Sagittarius A*Haven't updated this log in quite a while, but I've kept going all this time, although at a very slow pace.
After a loooooong trek, tonight I finally arrive at Sag A*
A rite of passage....
**** 10 September **** Blau Eur Li-R C18-41 - Basecamp2
Finally arrived at Basecamp2 after a last 954 LY stage through the Blo EUrl and Blau Eur sectors
Highlight of the stage was the Blau Eur DH-M d7-30 system which contained my first claimed Earth-like world
Places of notable interest were:
- Blo Eurl GV-P d5-35: a Water world
- Blo Eurl LJ-G b25-4: Gas giant with ammonia based life
- Blo Eurl RB-E c12-10: One Metal-rich planet
- Blo Eurl MB-O d6-41: One Terraformable planet
- Blo Eurl RX-U e2-15: A triple B-class star system
- Blau Eur YA-O d6-99: A ringed Water world
- Blau Eur DH-M d7-30: My first Earth-like world
- Blau Eur EH-M d7-104: A ringed Terraformable Water world orbiting a Gas Giant
- Blau Eur XI-V b30-9: Gas giant with water based life
- Blau Eur YV-U c16-15: One Terraformable planet
- Blau Eur SO-I d9-162: 3x Terraformable planets
- Blau Eur TO-I d9-59: 2x Terraformable planets
**** 8 September **** Blo EURL OB-E C12-2
Travelled 681LY across the Blo Eurl sector
Highlight was Blo Eurl AA-G c11-18 a system with 4x Terraformable Planets, 2x Terraformable Water worlds one of which had an ammonia atmosphere!
Notable systems:
- Blo Eurl WZ-P d5-8: 2x Terraformable planets, 1x Gas giant with water based life, 1x Water world
- Blo Eurl NY-H c10-4: Class II Giant
- Blo Eurl ST-R d4-54: Gas giant with water based life
- Blo Eurl JO-M b22-0: System with 76 bodies including 2x Gas giant with ammonia based life
- Blo Eurl UT-R d4-27: 2 Terraformable planets
- Blo Eurl NX-U e2-18: B-class star
- Blo Eurl AA-G c11-18: 4x Terraformable Planets, 2x Terraformable Water worlds (one with ammonia atmosphere!)
- Blo Eurl BA-G c11-13: Gas giant with water based life
- Blo Eurl OX-U e2-4: B-class star
- Blo Eurl DV-P d5-111: Gas giant with ammonia based life
- Blo Eurl EV-P d5-24: Gas giant with water based life
- Blo Eurl NB-E c12-19: System with 85 bodies! 1x Gas giant with water based life, 1x Class II Giant, 1x Gas giant with ammonia based life
**** 7 September **** Blo EURL LY-H C10-12
Travelled 339 LY, finally leaving the Traikee sector into the Blo Eurl sector
Highlight of the stage was the Blo Eurl DV-R b19-2 system sporting a large number of life forms (should be interesting place in a few millions years!): 2x Gas giants with water based life, 1x Class II Gas Giant, 1x Gas Giant with Ammonia based life
Other places of interest:
- Blo Eurl DV-R b19-2: 2x Gas giants with water based life, 1x Class II Gas Giant, 1x Gas Giant with Ammonia based life
- Blo Eurl GR-W e1-9: B-class star
- Blo Eurl HR-W e1-9: B-class star
- Blo Eurl HD-I c10-1: B-class star and a Gas Giant with Ammonia based life
**** 6 September **** Traikee NR-W E1-17
Travelled 560 LY across the Traikee sector
Highlight of the trip was Traikee SC-V d2-1
Places of interest:
- Traikee SC-V d2-1: Gas giant with ammonia based life
- Traikee TC-V d2-45: Class II Giant
- Traikee TB-N c7-2: Gas giant with water based life
**** 5 September **** Traikee GL-Y E4
Travelled 274 LY across the Traikee sector
Highlight of the stage was the Traikee DM-O b6-4 system:
My first Double-Triple system containing one Ammonia World and one Gas Giant with ammonia life form
Notable systems were:
- Traikee GL-Y e4: B-class star with one Metal-Rich planet
- Traikee DM-O b6-4: Double-Triple system containing one Ammonia World and one Gas Giant with ammonia life form
**** 3 September **** Thailae PI-B E6
Travelled 646 LY leaving NGC 6231 (the Scorpii cluster) across the Smoje, Traikee, NGC 6188 and Thailae sectors
Highlight of the segment was the NGC 6188 nebula and its Neutron star in NGC 6188 Sector IR-W d1-44
Notable findings were:
- Smoje QS-X c28-1: 2x Terraformable planets
- Traikee CA-A c22: 1x Gas Giant with ammonia based life
- Traikee CA-A d113: Class II Giant
- Traikee FA-A c9: Class II Giant plus 1x Gas Giant with ammonia based life
- Thailae NI-B e4: B class star
- NGC 6188 Sector EG-Y e24: B class star
- NGC 6188 Sector EG-Y e23: B class star
- NGC 6188 Sector HR-W d1-103: One water world and 2x Terraformable planets
- NGC 6188 Sector FG-Y e15: B class star
- NGC 6188 Sector FG-Y e20: Triple system with 2x B-class stars and 1x A-class star
- NGC 6188 Sector FG-Y e21: B-class star and a nice view of the Nebula
- NGC 6188 Sector IR-W d1-60: Gas giant with water based life
- NGC 6188 Sector IR-W d1-44: Neutron star
- Thailae PI-B e6: B-class star
**** 2 September **** V1208 Scorpii
Over the last few days, visited all the bright stars in the V945 Scorpii cluster.
From NGC 6231 MG 220 to V1208 Scorpii, the cluster spans almost 198 LY and contains:
8 O-class star systems
24 B-class star systems
10 Black-Holes
4 Neutron stars
1 F-class supergiant
32 Metal-Rich planets
Some noteworthy systems:
- HD 152314: O & O binary star system with 5x Metal-Rich planets and 14x T Tauri stars
- V947 Scorpii: B-class star system with 1x Black Hole and a F-class white supergiant scanned at 56K Ls
- V1292 Scorpii: O-class star system with 3x black-holes
- HIP 82691: O-class star system with 1x Black Hole, 6x Metal-rich planets (moons orbiting a gas giant) plus a 7th orbiting another gas giant
- CD-41 1103: B-class star system with 1x Neutron star
- NGC 6231 BVF 56: B-class star system with 1x Neutron star
- NGC 6231 Sector CQ-Y d38: Neutron star
- NGC 6231 MG 220: B-class star system with 1x Neutron star
- HD 152233: O-class star system with 9 stars in total, 1x Helium rich gas giant, 1x Black hole
Other places of interest:
- CPD-41 7727: B & B binary star, 1x Black-Hole
- V1034 Scorpii: 1x Metal-Rich planet
- NGC 6231 SBL 32: 4x Metal-Rich planets
- NGC 6231 Sector KC-V d2-35: 1x Terraformable planet
- NGC 6231 BVF 50: O-star, 2x Black-holes
- CPD-41 7755: 4x Metal-Rich planets
- NGC 6231 BVF 77: Black-hole
- CPD-41 7712: 3x Metal-Rich planet
- CD-41 11037: 1x Metal-rich planet
- NGC 6231 BVF 45: 3x Metal Rich planets
- V964 Scorpii: 2x Metal Rich worlds
- V963 Scorpii: 1x Terraformable Planet
- V963 Scorpii: 1x Terraformable Planet
- NGC 6231 Sector GW-W d1-28: Gas Giant with ammonia based life
- V945 Scorpii: 2x Metal Rich planet
**** 30 August **** V945 Scorpii
Travelled 348 LY through the TR24 and NGC 6231 sectors to V945 Scorpii, the first of a cluster of very bright B stars
That system sported 2x Metal Rich planets
On the way, found a system (Tr 24 Sector JH-K b38-0) with 11 Class I Gas Giants, which is apparently a record
Also found 1x Water world in Tr 24 Sector LT-H d10-5
**** 28 August **** TR 24 Sector UZ-P E5-9
Travelled 1295 LY through the Traikaae, Blue Euq, Smojai and TR24 sectors
Tr 24 Sector JT-H d10-58: Found an Earth Like World, unfortunately already claimed. Also in that same system were 1x Terraformable water world and 1x Terraformable planet
Traikaae RJ-V b2-0: 3x Terraformable planets
Blu Euq BK-Z b1: 1x Gas giant with water based life
Smojai KT-Z d13-51: 1x Terraformable planet
Smojai XX-X c28-13: 1x Class II Giant
Smojai KY-Z d13-1: 1x Ammonia world
Smojai KY-Z d13-25: 1x Terraformable planet
Smojai OS-B b55-1: 1x Water world
**** 27 August **** Thor's Eye
Finally back in the cockpit after a couple of weeks hiatus, but just for a short spell of a mere 271 LY from Basecamp to Thor's Eye a glorious black hole.
Even if it meant going backwards 200 LY I just couldn't pass this opportunity of a little sight-seeing:
**** 13 August **** Herschel 36 - Basecamp 1
Finally, after 11 days and 5,620 Ly in 10 stages I finally arrive to Basecamp 1 - Herschel 36
**** 11 August **** M21 Sector BB-U b4-1
Travelled 879 Ly
**** 10 August **** Red Spider Sector IR-W d1-59
Travelled 417 Ly through the Droju sector to reach the Red Spider planetary nebula
- Droju ZY-H b1-0 : One Terraformable planet and one Gas Giant with ammonia based life
- Droju WD-I b1-2 : One Gas giant with ammonia based life
- Droju AF-D c1-1 : One Waterworld and two Terraformable planets
- Droju AV-B c2-1 : One Gas giant with water based life
- Droju MX-A d1-39 : One Gas giant with water based life, One Terraformable planet
- Red Spider Sector IR-W d1-27 : One Terraformable planet
**** 9 August **** Droju NH-C D16
Travelled 495 Ly to finally see the Bleia Eohn Sector out, and to find a superb system
- Bleia Eohn WQ-H c25-0 : Very nice system with 2 Terraformable planets and one Water world
- Bleia Eohn UU-E d12-18 : Impressive system with 8 Gas giants including three Class II Giants
- Bleia Eohn CJ-B c29-5 : One Terraformable planet
- Bleia Eohn BN-B b59-1 : Two Gas giants with water based life
- Bleia Eohn XS-B c29-1 : One Terraformable planet
- Bleia Eohn XS-B c29-2 : One Terraformable planet
- Droju NH-C d16 : Superb system with two Metal rich planets, one Class II Giant, one Gas giant with ammonia based life and one Gas giant with water based life.
**** 8 August **** Bleia Eohn VE-G D11-13
Travelled 218 Ly through the Bleia Eohn Sector to A star Bleia Eohn VE-G d11-13
- Bleia Eohn QI-P c20-1 : 1x Terraformable planet
- Bleia Eohn TE-M c22-2 : 2x Terraformable planets
- Bleia Eohn QF-V b46-0 : A Class II Giant and a Giant with water based life
**** 7 August **** RY Sagittari
Travelled 710 Ly to a huge Carbon star supergiant, RY Sagittarii.
On the way through the Bleia Eohn sector I saw:
- Bleia Eohn WE-Q b35-0 with a huge Class IV Giant only 8 Ls from its star
- Several gas giants with water based life and Class II giants
**** 6 August **** 36 Xi-1 Sagittari
Travelled just 375 LY to another A Blue SuperGiant. Absolutely enormous with the entry point in the system at 114 Ls
Previous visitor had overlooked two Terrormable planets which I claimed for myself
On the way through the Bleia Eohn sector I saw:
- Bleia Eohn QI-A d1-12 with 2 terraformable waterworlds and another terraformable planet
- Bleia Eohn DB-V d3-18 - An A star with 1 waterworld and a Class II giant
- Some gas giants with ammonia based life and Class II giants
Am now 2000LY away from Sol
**** 5 August **** 46 Upsilon Sagittarii
Travelled 800 LY to 46 Upsilon Sagittarii , a Blue Supergiant (A-star), through the Swoiwns and then Bleia Eohn sectors
Saw on the way:
- a Water world in Swoiwns EX-W c17-0
- An Ammonia world, as well as a Terraformable planet in Swoiwns IS-I d10-35
- a Water world in Swoiwns IK-I c25-5, as well as a Class II Giant
- Several interesting Giants: Class II, with water based life and with ammonia based life
**** 4 August **** HD 186911
Steered back towards the Laguna Nebula. Can't afford to stray too much away from the objective if I want to make the trip to the first basecamp within the 2 weeks.
Travelled 528 LY from 68 Aquilae to HD 186911 across sectors Col 359 and SWoiwns
Saw on the way:
- several Gas Giants with water and ammonia based life.
- Col 359 Sector IW-N d6-2: a 6 star system with 1x Terraformable planet
- Swoiwns TT-P d6-34: A very nice system with an A star and a Water World
**** 3 August **** 68 Aquilae
Missed the FGE sending-off but I was never going to be able to make it.
So, left a bit later than the others, and decided to first get out of the bubble from low end deep
in Empire space.
Headed towards Keiadiras and then set my sights on 68 Aquilae
On the way there, I found my first unclaimed system a mere 366 ly from Sol (just 188ly from Keiadiras).
That system, SWOIWNS NE-I B1-3 is totally uninteresting with 7 icy planets and 1 jovian
Found a few other Terraformable planets.
Finished the day at 68 Aquilae, a system containing 8 stars including a very bright B star and a Neutron star.
Total travelled distance: 497LY
**** 31 July ****
Edited stats from the first post.
Still undecided whether I go with a 3A Shield, a 3D Shield, or no shields at all...
**** 29 July ****
Turns out I jumped the gun on the trip. So back to HIP 83716 for a restart on Saturday
Explorer stats after short round-trip
Profit: 3,077,072 CR
Explorer Rank is Pathfinder (72%) +24
Systems Visited: 149
L2 Detailed Scans: 0
L3 Detailed Scans: 437
**** 26 July 3301 ****
Setting off from Dianguandri, deep in Li Yong-Rui's space, for FGE's months long Sagittatrius-Carina Mission.
First stop, where my fellows explorers and I will regroup is the Lagoon Nebula
My Asp Loadout for this exploration trip is
[Asp]
U: 0I Heat Sink Launcher
U: 0I Heat Sink Launcher
BH: 1I Lightweight Alloy
RB: 4A Power Plant
TM: 4D Thrusters
FH: 5A Frame Shift Drive
EC: 4D Life Support
PC: 4A Power Distributor
SS: 5D Sensors
FS: 5C Fuel Tank (Capacity: 32)
6: 6D Fuel Scoop
5: 5B Auto Field-Maintenance Unit
3: 3E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 8) + 8 Fuel Limpets
3: 3D Shield Generator
3: 3B Auto Field-Maintenance Unit
2: 1C Detailed Surface Scanner
2: 1C Advanced Discovery Scanner
Explorer stats before trip
Balance: 77,205,045 CR
Explorer Rank is Pathfinder (73%)
Systems Visited: 1601
Profits from Exploration: 14,587,736 CR
L2 Detailed Scans: 46
L3 Detailed Scans: 1,915
Nothing much to report on this first leg.
Travelled from Diaguandri to HIP 91051across Col 359 Sector, B92 Sector and again Col 359 Sector
Found an un-claimed system a mere 400 LY from Sol
Claimed a Gas Giant with water based life in Col 359 Sector PI-Z c14-18