I returned from my Sag A* pilgrimage yesterday (okay, let's get the bragging out of the way: I made Elite 
), and on my way home I dipped my toe in the neutron fields. I find neutron star systems fascinating, not least because you can sit and wonder about what they looked like before the star imploded. I scanned roughly 90 neutron stars during this trip, and much to my amazement I found 3 that had ELWs:
Aside from the fact that I find ELWs around neutrons stars kind of odd (neutron stars primarily give off energy in the form of x-rays, which is incredibly hostile to oxygen-breathing life, and would hence break down most eco-systems), I was amazed at the observed frequency of them. If only I could find an ELW around every 30 M-class stars!
As I said, my sample size was rather small - was I encredibly lucky, or do neutron stars have a high likelihood of ELWs?
I found this system in the neutron fields as well:
It might be kind of hard to see, but that binary M-class has 5 WW orbiting it, 4 of which were terraformable
And I also bagged my first ringed ELW on the way home:
And when it rains...:
Also found this rather large ringed AW, quite pretty too:
As well as an ELW moon and an AW moon:
Promised myself I'd try to enjoy civilization a bit when I got back from this trip - I wonder how long I'll last
), and on my way home I dipped my toe in the neutron fields. I find neutron star systems fascinating, not least because you can sit and wonder about what they looked like before the star imploded. I scanned roughly 90 neutron stars during this trip, and much to my amazement I found 3 that had ELWs:Aside from the fact that I find ELWs around neutrons stars kind of odd (neutron stars primarily give off energy in the form of x-rays, which is incredibly hostile to oxygen-breathing life, and would hence break down most eco-systems), I was amazed at the observed frequency of them. If only I could find an ELW around every 30 M-class stars!
As I said, my sample size was rather small - was I encredibly lucky, or do neutron stars have a high likelihood of ELWs?
I found this system in the neutron fields as well:
It might be kind of hard to see, but that binary M-class has 5 WW orbiting it, 4 of which were terraformable
And I also bagged my first ringed ELW on the way home:
And when it rains...:
Also found this rather large ringed AW, quite pretty too:
As well as an ELW moon and an AW moon:
Promised myself I'd try to enjoy civilization a bit when I got back from this trip - I wonder how long I'll last
