Thanks for checking out this rumored location of an asteroid base. The entry has been removed from the map.
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And awesome image from Medusa's Rock
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The Galactic Mapping Project & Historical Archive of Exploration
Thanks for checking out this rumored location of an asteroid base. The entry has been removed from the map.
EDIT:
And awesome image from Medusa's Rock
New POI:
POI Name: Mu Cephei
POI Type: Stellar features
GalMap search reference: Mu Cephei
Description: Mu Cephei is a red supergiant with a visible luminosity 100,000 times that of Sol. Its radius is 1260 times that of Sol, and is one of the brightest and largest red supergiants in the galaxy. It is 19.2 solar masses, and has neared the end of its evolution, beginning to fuse helium into carbon. Mu Cephei is likely to end its life as a black hole after a type II supernova.
Mu Cephei was noted by William Herschel and is also known as Herschel's Garnet Star. The star was first visited by CMDR Exocett and first logged for EDSM by CMDR unrealization.
Photo reference (both taken from a distance of 4534 light seconds (~9.1 AU):
POI Name: Mu Cephei
POI Type: Stellar features
GalMap search reference: Mu Cephei
Description: Mu Cephei is a red supergiant with a visible luminosity 100,000 times that of Sol. Its radius is 1260 times that of Sol, and is one of the brightest and largest red supergiants in the galaxy. It is 19.2 solar masses, and has neared the end of its evolution, beginning to fuse helium into carbon. Mu Cephei is likely to end its life as a black hole after a type II supernova.
Mu Cephei was noted by William Herschel and is also known as Herschel's Garnet Star. The star was first visited by CMDR Exocett and first logged for EDSM by CMDR unrealization.
Photo reference (both taken from a distance of 4534 light seconds (~9.1 AU):
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POI Update:
POI Name: V4641 Sagittarii
GalMap Ref: V4641 Sagittarii
Desc: "V4641 Sagittarii is a variable X-ray binary star system in the constellation Sagittarius. It is the source of one of the fastest superluminal jets in the Milky Way galaxy. Amateur astronomer Rod Stubbings made a visual observation of a dramatic outburst during earth year 1999. This observation helped to confirm the source was a black hole with a close binary star.
Survey in 3304 confirmed the black hole of 7 sol masses was closely orbited by a class-A super-giant of 7 solar masses and 11.7 solar radius. The extreme x-ray bursts and jets are caused by matter in-falling to the black hole from the surface of the supergiant."
POI Name: V4641 Sagittarii
GalMap Ref: V4641 Sagittarii
Desc: "V4641 Sagittarii is a variable X-ray binary star system in the constellation Sagittarius. It is the source of one of the fastest superluminal jets in the Milky Way galaxy. Amateur astronomer Rod Stubbings made a visual observation of a dramatic outburst during earth year 1999. This observation helped to confirm the source was a black hole with a close binary star.
Survey in 3304 confirmed the black hole of 7 sol masses was closely orbited by a class-A super-giant of 7 solar masses and 11.7 solar radius. The extreme x-ray bursts and jets are caused by matter in-falling to the black hole from the surface of the supergiant."
New POI:
POI Name: The Mysterious Light
POI Type: Planetary Feature
GalMap Ref: Fleasi MS-U e2-301
Desc: "This neutron star is orbited by a class-V gas giant at an astonishingly close 8 light-seconds. The intense radiation of the neutron star has increased the surface temperature of the gas giant so high that it emits a blinding white glow and no surface features can be determined. Commanders who approach the object closely will find their visual systems overloaded and controls reduced to nothing but a pure white blur. What allows the gas giant to remain intact is not understood, as the extremely hot gas should have been dispersed off into space or pulled into the neutron star long ago. This is truly an unexplained mystery of our galaxy.
This object was originally discovered by Cmdr Allitnil."
POI Name: The Mysterious Light
POI Type: Planetary Feature
GalMap Ref: Fleasi MS-U e2-301
Desc: "This neutron star is orbited by a class-V gas giant at an astonishingly close 8 light-seconds. The intense radiation of the neutron star has increased the surface temperature of the gas giant so high that it emits a blinding white glow and no surface features can be determined. Commanders who approach the object closely will find their visual systems overloaded and controls reduced to nothing but a pure white blur. What allows the gas giant to remain intact is not understood, as the extremely hot gas should have been dispersed off into space or pulled into the neutron star long ago. This is truly an unexplained mystery of our galaxy.
This object was originally discovered by Cmdr Allitnil."
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Name: De machinis exspiravit
POI type: Minor POI
Game map search ref: SMOORAEI AR-T D4-49, Planet 1A
Description: 'De machinis exspiravit', Ghosts of the machines in the latin language of Old Earth.
In April of the year 3303, the Mercury 7 Expedition encountered bizzare occurances on the moon of the first planet of the system. They encountered ships and SRVs that were identical in every way to those of several Commanders. These 'Ghost Ships', as the were dubbed, were apparently unmanned...seemingly abandonded there on the Moon. The Mercury 7 concluded that these 'Ghosts' were ships from a parallel universe, that ended up in our reality through a dimensional fissure. Although what happened to those Commanders from that parallel universe was never discovered, and remains an disturbing mystery to this day. It confirms the thoughts of many Commanders, that the Ishtar region is indeed haunted...
POI type: Minor POI
Game map search ref: SMOORAEI AR-T D4-49, Planet 1A
Description: 'De machinis exspiravit', Ghosts of the machines in the latin language of Old Earth.
In April of the year 3303, the Mercury 7 Expedition encountered bizzare occurances on the moon of the first planet of the system. They encountered ships and SRVs that were identical in every way to those of several Commanders. These 'Ghost Ships', as the were dubbed, were apparently unmanned...seemingly abandonded there on the Moon. The Mercury 7 concluded that these 'Ghosts' were ships from a parallel universe, that ended up in our reality through a dimensional fissure. Although what happened to those Commanders from that parallel universe was never discovered, and remains an disturbing mystery to this day. It confirms the thoughts of many Commanders, that the Ishtar region is indeed haunted...
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Name: D'artagnan And The 3 Musketeers
Game map search ref: SPOIHAAE MD-Z D1-384
Description: When you jump into this system you are greeted by 4 stars. One neutron star, 3 class M and one class K star. This is quite a sight.
Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/GcG85Nu.jpg
Fly/land safe.
Cmdr Steyla
Game map search ref: SPOIHAAE MD-Z D1-384
Description: When you jump into this system you are greeted by 4 stars. One neutron star, 3 class M and one class K star. This is quite a sight.
Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/GcG85Nu.jpg
Fly/land safe.
Cmdr Steyla
Um, not according to its edsm.net page ( https://www.edsm.net/en/system/bodies/id/1350519/name/Fleasi+MS-U+e2-301 ). The GG is at 11,150K (still ridiculously hot, particularly as they have the neutron star luminosities all wrong in ED - but not 11 million kelvin)
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New POI:
POI Name: Eorld Grie Nebula
POI Type: Nebula
GalMap Ref: Eorld Grie JT-G C27-139
Desc: "A large diffuse red and green nebula in the middle of the Far 3kpc Arm."
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Thank you, you're correct; I misread it as "11,150k Kelvin". Description fixed.
POI Name: Eorld Grie Nebula
POI Type: Nebula
GalMap Ref: Eorld Grie JT-G C27-139
Desc: "A large diffuse red and green nebula in the middle of the Far 3kpc Arm."
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Thank you, you're correct; I misread it as "11,150k Kelvin". Description fixed.
Is it really "blinding white" though? I've never seen a planet do that before.
Nokon and Konsho
New POI:
POI Name: Nokon and Konsho
POI Type: Planetary Features
GalMap Ref: Splojoea BI-I d10-2174
Desc: "Two terraformable water-worlds in a close binary pair. These worlds are a stunning deep blue, due to the water-rich atmospheres and the color of the A-class star. They are named after shades of blue in the Japanese language. "
New POI:
POI Name: Nokon and Konsho
POI Type: Planetary Features
GalMap Ref: Splojoea BI-I d10-2174
Desc: "Two terraformable water-worlds in a close binary pair. These worlds are a stunning deep blue, due to the water-rich atmospheres and the color of the A-class star. They are named after shades of blue in the Japanese language. "
Huh. Very odd. I wonder if its a "graphics card going crazy" thing - has anyone else been to that system? Or seen anything like that elsewhere? Whereabouts is the Fleasi sector?
EDIT: Nope, it's real alright - that's insane!: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...Destinations?p=4106985&viewfull=1#post4106985 (open the spoiler box there)
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Little Brother
New POI:
POI Name: Little Brother
POI Type: Planetary Feature
GalMap Ref: Bleethai XM-V c18-148
Desc: "A class IV gas giant in this system is orbited by a tiny gas giant of just 6.2 earth masses. The smaller object orbits just beyond the ring system of the larger gas giant, zooming around it every 21 hours. The tiny gas giant also has water-based life - perhaps surviving on the magnetic and radiation fields from its larger brother."
New POI:
POI Name: Little Brother
POI Type: Planetary Feature
GalMap Ref: Bleethai XM-V c18-148
Desc: "A class IV gas giant in this system is orbited by a tiny gas giant of just 6.2 earth masses. The smaller object orbits just beyond the ring system of the larger gas giant, zooming around it every 21 hours. The tiny gas giant also has water-based life - perhaps surviving on the magnetic and radiation fields from its larger brother."
Zurara - megaship discovered in the Formidine Rift
**Preliminary entry... Incomming data...**
A megaship from the Dynasty Expedition was found deep within the Formidine Rift on April 17th 3303.
**Preliminary entry... Incomming data...**
A megaship from the Dynasty Expedition was found deep within the Formidine Rift on April 17th 3303.
- Drew Wagar - Deep in the Formidine Rift…
- Children of Raxxla - Intelligence Team Discovery Report
- Shabooka - Formidine Rift Mysterious Data Logs
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I activated the POI visitor list for that system:
https://www.edsm.net/en/poi-visitors-list/index/id/11351065/name/Syreadiae+JX-F+c0
Yes it is, but it's not surprising you've not come across one as they may be the rarest objects in the ED galaxy. I've come across two of them to date (the first was https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/131543-The-Ultimate-Hot-Gas-Giant which is actually closer to the NS but it is a cooler star so the GG isn't as hot). Apart from that I've seen one other confirmed sighting and one claimed (but without screenshots).
The visual effects haven't substantially changed in the 2 years since I came across that first one, at least they were the same in 2.2 as per Ibanix's screenshot and this one from February:
Well now I'm going to have to go visit that one too, and get photos for another POI entry
Perhaps it might be worth mentioning this object then (although I would need to go back and get closer, I think it might be something similar): Phoi Aim DJ-W b43-2 B1. This is not a gas giant but I was heading for the Rift after visiting Colonia in my Asp, testing my loadout for Distant Stars, when I passed through this system and saw that the planet of the secondary star was shining brighter than the star itself! I was in a hurry, so I only captured a screenshot of the system view (I didn't even stop to scan! I am in too much of a hurry at times...). It is a 'lava world' 147.45 ls from the jump-in point. If you're heading towards the Rift it is only a little out of the way, roughly in the direction of NGC 281 iirc. I want to visit the Zurara after the event on 29th April (busy until then) so I can capture some screenshots then if no one else has paid it a visit in that time.
I say they're all worth mentioning. More we learn the better, and more we can visit the better.
Some interesting with yours though, it shows on the galmap as a red dwarf system with 3 M stars and a T. If there is no NS there then we've learned that these objects can happen without a close NS.
