My first long deep space exploration trip
24 Mar 2019Kondiq
8th March 3305 - 24th March 3305 - Journey LogOn 8th March 3305 my first long exploration expedition began. I left my home system - LTT 4961 and took a course in random direction, with intention to turn to Colonia later.
I started the trip by enjoying some views in nearby systems. I was looking for planets with minerals that could help in case of repairs. Synthesis can save life.
I found some useful minerals on icy planet.
And on a rocky one.
I enjoyed some more rings and started the real exploration.
On 10th March 3305 I made my first jump with Neutron Star. I figured it'll help get to more interesting places faster, so since this moment I started to check the map once in a while and bookmark Neutron Stars ahead of me. It saved me some time and I discovered some stars never visited by anyone.
On 11th March 3305 I found some geysers on planet surface for the first time. I decided that I want to see some more and gather some more minerals in the process. I searched for more worlds like this on my way on.
In the process, I found two planets orbiting each other really close. You could see the other planet from the surface.
As well as the nearby gas giant.
The other planet was really close.
On 12th March 3305 I found some fumaroles in a canyon.
I also found this undiscovered Water World.
On 14th March 3305 I took some nice photos on the way to my next destination...
...a Carbon Star!
It's so big! It looks great from nearby planet surface.
On 16th March 3305 I changed direction and started heading to Colonia.
On 19th March 3305 I took some more photos.
Water World with rings.
On 21st March 3305 I saw the Herbig Ae/Be Star for the first time.
I also found another Carbon Star.
Later this day I found this beauty. Ammonia World with rings.
On 23rd March 3305 I found amazing system for colonization. **Double Binary system with 3 Water Worlds and 5 Terraformable High Metal Content Worlds**. I mapped the entire system - every single planet.
https://www.edsm.net/en/system/bodies/id/36426788/name/Flyue+Eaescs+JS-T+d3-0
Then i took even more photos. It was a long day.
On the way to Colonia I found 2 Water Giants in the same system. I didn't even know they exist. I mapped them both.
I was getting closer and closer to Colonia.
On 24th March 3305 I was already pretty close to Colonia, so I kept going.
I stopped by a Wolf-Rayet Star. Already discovered by someone else, but it's the first I saw, so that's ok
I also found stars orbiting another star. That was the first time I noticed this, or at least that many of them.
Colonia was just a few thousand light years away.
So I kept going...
...until I got to the Jaques Station
It feels really good to dock on a station again
Before I sold the exploration data, I had 20 millions Credits.
I got over 320 millions from selling the data.
This way I earned my first Elite rank.
Next stop? Saggitarius A*. But that's for another story
