Trips to the Galactic Limits

[Ziggy Stardust]

Just reached the as far as I can go point south-ward, found an ELW 18.255 Ly south west from Sol.

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In an asp with 33.5 Ly range. With some searching I might find a way past that, but I'm tired of having 2 or 3 lanes to choose from, so I'm turning back

 

[Zefod]

Yes it is, but the furthest from Sol I got to was a different system some 600 LY further west, MYEIA THAA JI-B D13-0. And, yes, it does get confusing when the names are so similar!

JI instead of RI, check! Indeed i was too focused on the last bit after the first dash. Space madness apparently also incites dyslexia

 

[Alex Traut]

I doubt even the best of the Fuel Rats would be prepared to travel that far to help either!

I'm a little late to the party here, and b0rg9 already commented to this effect, but: the rescue he mentions was 18kly from my position at the time, and another Rat just finished a 30kly rescue. Not long ago we had back-to-back rescues 13kly out, and one at 2800LY directly above SagA.

Doesn't matter where you are--chances are there's a deep-space Explo-Rat who's either close by or willing to make the trip.

 

[Witzo]

Allitnil, I just wanted to say that your work is noticeable: I have come across your name on stars at the roof above the core and elsewhere!

 

[Allitnil]

I'm a little late to the party here, and b0rg9 already commented to this effect, but: the rescue he mentions was 18kly from my position at the time, and another Rat just finished a 30kly rescue. Not long ago we had back-to-back rescues 13kly out, and one at 2800LY directly above SagA.

Doesn't matter where you are--chances are there's a deep-space Explo-Rat who's either close by or willing to make the trip.

Such rescues were just fantasies when I set out and not much more than that when I wrote the post. Besides which, if you've jumped somewhere wrong on minimal fuel in a max range Anaconda then you could only ever be saved by someone prepared to commit suicide...

But, yeah, maximum respect to the Fuel Rats. Their desire to help others no matter the circumstances goes beyond legendary

 

[Alex Traut]

Besides which, if you've jumped somewhere wrong on minimal fuel in a max range Anaconda then you could only ever be saved by someone prepared to commit suicide...

Interestingly, that was precisely the circumstance for that +2800 over SagA rescue. XD Someone was going for the record for highest system above the galactic plane or some such, and they had a Conda outfitted for max jump range--but they'd gotten themselves stuck in a series of unscoopables. We sent two Conda Rats who were similarly equipped; I was just in the area as backup in case we needed to relay fuel to them, but it went off without a hitch. Mission accomplished.

That reminds me, after that op I continued on my way down to SagA, and the very first "tagged" system I encountered in many kylie was one of yours!

 

[Erimus Kamzel]

I've only just got around to catching up with some of the recent adventures fellow explorers have been on, and this one is epic!

A belated congratulations commander

I always thought the galaxy was 100,000 LYs across, but 80K isn't so bad. I wonder if the Buckyballer's would be interested in the ultimate challenge;

Shackleton's Star to Beagle Point in 80 hours

 

[Allitnil]

Now there's a thought...

 

[Agony_Aunt]

Awesome, now accept my friend request which i sent you a week or so back!

If i sent to the wrong person, hit me up, CMDR Agony Aunt

 

[Allitnil]

(a) I've hardly fired up ED recently
(b) I accepted it yesterday
(c) I've now rescinded it because making such a comment on the forum is not acceptable

 

[Agony_Aunt]

(a) I've hardly fired up ED recently
(b) I accepted it yesterday
(c) I've now rescinded it because making such a comment on the forum is not acceptable

a) I can understand after that trip.
b) Woo hoo!
c) Doh!

 

[GregMalcolm]

Part 2d - East
There wasn't much else of interest until I reached the eastern rim on the 16th and the next day I found my furthest east system. Actually, I found two of them only about 12 LY apart. Dryeou Fleau SS-U D2-1 might be fractionally further out but I'm going for this one as my record:

Dryeou Fleau SS-U D2-0 at 40,096 LY East of Sol (point O)

I'm just been going through my records form my Perseus Arm trip and can confirm that the point Dryeou Fleau SS-U d2-1 slightly extends your record a little by being 44110.93Ly from Sol. The full details can now be found in the EDSM database:
http://www.edsm.net/index.php/show-system/index/id/177758/name/Dryeou+Fleau+SS-U+d2-1

I didn't make it any further east than that, so congrats on retaining that record!

EDIT: Never mind, misread your original distance comment. d2-1 is about the same distance as d2-0 after all. my exact reading is 40096.53125.

 

[Corbin Moran]

I have long wanted to add these record sites to the Galactic Mapping Project.

I have however been unable to reach Allitnil about this for quite some time, so I have taken the liberty to add them myself and provide them with what I hope is suitable names.

Point C (furthest south) was allready on the map (named Shackleton's Star).

Point D (furthest from Sag A*) was allready on the map (named Distant Angosk).


(rest of this post is now obsolete )

Spoiler

Point G (furthest west) has been added as Erikson's Star.

Point J (furthest from Sol, prior to jumponium and engineering) has been added as Nansen's Star.

Point L (highest above the galactic plane) has been added as Summit.

Point M (deepest below the galactic plane) has been added as Mariana.

Point O (furthest east) has been added as Magellan's Star.

As far as I know, most of these (with the exception of point D and J) has not been broken as of today, even though they were reached prior to jumponium and engineering.

 

[Allitnil]

Sorry for not responding to your requests, much of which is down to simply not being able to think of suitable names! But for the record, all of the distances achieved during the trip from this thread have been beaten. The current records are:

Furthest from Sol / North: Oevasy SG-Y d0 (CMDR Sam Ishum)
Furthest from Sag A*: Angosk OM-W d1-0 (CMDR Turambar)
Furthest South: Lyed YJ-I d9-0 (me)
Furthest East: Ood Fleau ZJ-I d9-0 (me)
Furthest West: Sphiesi HX-L d7-0 (me)

The above are 'absolute' records in that they represent the extremes of the contiguous body of the procedurally generated galaxy. There are at least a couple of hand placed systems further south and there may be others beyond the other extremes. It is also possible that there are other proc-gen systems further out but they would have to be at least a few hundred LY outside the main part of the galaxy.

Highest & lowest reached aren't absolutes and it will definitely be possible to break them once 2.3 drops:

Highest: Systeia Aub BA-A g12 (me)
Lowest: Syrumbi YE-A g4 (me)


Anyway, given that the systems in this thread are no longer records, I don't think they should now be given names. I would suggest giving Lyed YJ-I d9-0 the name Amundsen's Star as it follows on from Shackleton's Star - Shackleton was important in getting close to the South Pole but it was (obviously) Amundsen who made it all the way first. Your names for the other ones look good to me.

 

[Corbin Moran]

Sorry for not responding to your requests, much of which is down to simply not being able to think of suitable names! But for the record, all of the distances achieved during the trip from this thread have been beaten. The current records are:

Furthest from Sol / North: Oevasy SG-Y d0 (CMDR Sam Ishum)
Furthest from Sag A*: Angosk OM-W d1-0 (CMDR Turambar)
Furthest South: Lyed YJ-I d9-0 (me)
Furthest East: Ood Fleau ZJ-I d9-0 (me)
Furthest West: Sphiesi HX-L d7-0 (me)

The above are 'absolute' records in that they represent the extremes of the contiguous body of the procedurally generated galaxy. There are at least a couple of hand placed systems further south and there may be others beyond the other extremes. It is also possible that there are other proc-gen systems further out but they would have to be at least a few hundred LY outside the main part of the galaxy.

Highest & lowest reached aren't absolutes and it will definitely be possible to break them once 2.3 drops:

Highest: Systeia Aub BA-A g12 (me)
Lowest: Syrumbi YE-A g4 (me)


Anyway, given that the systems in this thread are no longer records, I don't think they should now be given names. I would suggest giving Lyed YJ-I d9-0 the name Amundsen's Star as it follows on from Shackleton's Star - Shackleton was important in getting close to the South Pole but it was (obviously) Amundsen who made it all the way first. Your names for the other ones look good to me.

In a sense id like to retain some of the pre-jumponium records on the map. Especially since this trip you made at the time was so insane it deserves to be remembered. Im not at home right now, but will look into it tomorrow. The new records will be added to the map and the name of Amundsens Star will be used for the system you suggested.

EDIT:

Map has been updated with these changes. Pre-jumponium record for furthest from Sol has been retained under the name Nansen's Star - because Nansen came further north than anyone before him even though he was traveling only using skis.

 

[Heavy Johnson]

In a sense id like to retain some of the pre-jumponium records on the map. Especially since this trip you made at the time was so insane it deserves to be remembered. Im not at home right now, but will look into it tomorrow. The new records will be added to the map and the name of Amundsens Star will be used for the system you suggested.

EDIT:

Map has been updated with these changes. Pre-jumponium record for furthest from Sol has been retained under the name Nansen's Star - because Nansen came further north than anyone before him even though he was traveling only using skis.

Corbin, you should also change the description for the following POI:

Eminentem Sidus
GalMap Ref: Syroomeou FG-Y g10

Previous Desc: " Syroomeou FG-Y g10 is a system that was reached with a single jumponium jump in an 53 ly Asp. It is situated at 2872 ly above the galactic plane, supposedly the highest system above the galactic plane that has been reached. The system itself cannot be reached without prior use of Jumponium. "

 

[Corbin Moran]

Corbin, you should also change the description for the following POI:

Eminentem Sidus
GalMap Ref: Syroomeou FG-Y g10

Previous Desc: " Syroomeou FG-Y g10 is a system that was reached with a single jumponium jump in an 53 ly Asp. It is situated at 2872 ly above the galactic plane, supposedly the highest system above the galactic plane that has been reached. The system itself cannot be reached without prior use of Jumponium. "

Sorry - I missed that one. It has now been updated.

 

[mtt9999 [Parabolus]]

Sorry - I missed that one. It has now been updated.

I'm surprised that 'Z' direction limits such as the 'top of galaxy' and 'bottom of galaxy' are not nearly as covered and revered in the larger ED Community as the distances in the X,Y direction from certain points... perhaps because they are so fluid. That being said, as part of the SHEPARD Mission we tried to push these limits to new boundaries of exploration at Waypoint 22. As such, 2872ly above the plane is no longer a record holder. In fact, a few cmdrs on the mission were able to break this record. I was able to reach at least ten systems beyond 2872ly above the plane. Another Shepard Cmdr Taen actually reached 3048.75ly above the plane. His trip, however was one way and had to self-destruct. Please note that these new limits were achieved before the launch of 2.3.

Would you like the system name for 3048.75 above plane and a description for a new POI for galactic mapping?

As such, might I also suggest changing the previous to the following description:

Eminentem Sidus
GalMap Ref: Syroomeou FG-Y g10

Desc. " Syroomeou FG-Y g10 is a system that was reached with a single jumponium jump in an 53 ly Asp. It is situated at 2872 ly above the galactic plane, and was once thought to be the highest system visited above the galactic plane before this limit was breached during the SHEPARD Mission in 3303. The system itself cannot be reached without prior use of Jumponium. "

It is also worth mentioning that I am currently exploring a sector that I believe will also shatter the record for lowest below the plane. I am actually hoping to beat 3,100ly below the plane... I should know if I can get this within this week or next.

- Cmdr Parabolus

***NOTE: I have cross-posted this in the Galactic Mapping thread***

 

[dr.negativo]

POI type: limit of galaxy.

SYSTEM: Thaae Pruae CL-Y g7 ( if i can select NAME OF POI : CYJ )

Dears friends:

I have managed to reach below the point known as ''Colonia point'' and returned to tell:

''COLONIA POINT''
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THE NEW SYSTEM
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''COLONIA POINT''
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THE NEW SYSTEM
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THE NEW SYSTEM, IN
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( I could not upload this image by weight)

Getting to this site was not easy, you can only with a neutron star that is just above colony point, and you need the fuel back, I must admit that I perished on the first attempt; And because of the great suffering and great cry of my wife, I want to request, in the case of a POI being created, that its name be CYJ, in honor of my wife, thank you all.

***NOTE: I have cross-posted this in the Galactic Mapping thread***





Need Fuel? https://www.fuelrats.com/i-need-fuel/

 

[Heavy Johnson]

POI type: limit of galaxy.

SYSTEM: Thaae Pruae CL-Y g7 ( if i can select NAME OF POI : CYJ )

Hi dr. negativo,

I'm afraid this doesn't work as a "limit of galaxy" or "most below plane" point; the system known as "Mariana" (Syrumbi YE-A g4) is farther below the plane and has been reached. But thanks for your ongoing explorations!