NYND 3308: Entry 1
10 Jan 2022Bampeanut
i've decided to start writing my logs for this expedition incase anything happens to me during it, this expedition is a long trip taking us to several waypoints on our way to the galactic center. Currently i am just past the lagoon nebula and on my way to our next waypoint, the PW2010 star cluster. On my way there i plan to stop at the trifid nebula as it is only a slight detour.
As i continue my trip i spot a gas giant with water based life and decide to do a flyby. Seeing planets like this make me wonder how anything can live in an environment this hostile, even if it is the most simple form of life it is still amazing that anything can exist like this.
While doing my routine system scan i spot an undiscovered terraformable water world, I decide i should map it, as i pull into a stable orbit and begin my scan i spot the Trifid nebula in the background.
Inching closer and closer to the nebula I decided to risk a neutron star boost, I have done plenty of these but they always scare me, as they would anyone. You are willingly flying into the ejection stream of a star that is the second most dense thing in the universe. I suppose this wouldn't scare a seasoned explorer but this being my first long range expedition going through this makes me nervous.
As i approach my last jump before entering the nebula I spend a few minutes admiring the view. The sheer distance we have come during this expedition is mind boggling, we have explored millions of lightyears and thousands of planets and systems. Some explorers travel to Colonia never to return, among other things the galactic collective is working together to build the Colonia bridge project, a series of stations positioned strategically in-between The Bubble and Colonia.
As i enter the nebula i pick up 2 signals of notable stellar phenomena, as i approach the signal and disengage my FSD i am greeted by a field of strange crystals. Approaching one of them I activate my composition scanner. After a brief scan it reveals to me that these are huge collections of primordial microorganisms.
I spent a few minutes here scanning and admiring the view before moving on to the next signal source.
Arriving at the second signal i am shocked by the completely different color of gas in this region apparently it is a lagrange cloud, approaching the crystals i do the same as before.
turns out that these are a different color of crystals compared to the last one, but they are still almost identical.
i also happen to spot a different form of life, it appears to be almost leaf like, in the way that it absorbs energy from the collar around its edge. i spend a bit longer here compared to the last area just admiring the view and colors. After a while i set out again, i find a nearby moon to land on and decide to rest there for the night, i will continue the journey towards the supercluster after some rest. CMDR Bampeanut signing off.