Trip to the Zurara

Ashnak · May 20, 2017

20. May 3303

I'm continuing along the outer arm. Nothing much to see here - a lot of water planets, and a neutron star every 1000 ly or so. Decided to visit the Spongou Nebula. Unfortunately, that dropped me right on top of the Black Hole at its core. If you ever wondered what a Black Hole looks like from the inside (well, almost - 24 km distance), take a look.

Yanick · May 21, 2017

I have just arrived at the Zurara. And yes it certainly is errie.

The planet of the Zurara

o7
Yanick

darkwolf79 · May 22, 2017

Ashnak said:
At 45 ly range, you shouldn't need to boost at all if you stick to one of the established routes.

Nice pictures, though.

Excuse my ignorance but I had no idea that there's established routes.

I literally took the straight line route from my last position when I decided to visit.
That and I wasn't willing to do massive detours when I can just force my way straight ahead.

Ashnak · May 22, 2017

darkwolf79 said:
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That and I wasn't willing to do massive detours when I can just force my way straight ahead.

Looking at your Avatar, I can understand that

. ACME jumponium?

Googling for formidine rift bridge on Elite Dangerous or looking at the EDSM should give you two or three routes - admittedly, none of which come out exactly close to the Zurara. But then again, "close" is a somewhat flexible concept out here...

On the other hand, those routes were established when 30+ ly jump range were exceptional. Back in ye olden days, when we had to trudge through a meter of snow 5 miles to school every day, and back home again, uphill either way. The current crop of FSDs with jump ranges over 60 ly certainly has shifted these goalposts.

Ashnak · May 26, 2017

26. May 3303

Quiet trip up the outer edge of the Outer Arm. Reched Deuteros today - 30.000 ly due west of Sol. On the way some old stars, some young stars. More Ammonia Worlds than Earthlikes, and more snowballs than either.

The sky is dominated by the band of the Milky Way on one side, and by pretty much nothing on the other. I'm trying not to stare into the abyss, in case it stares back.

Ashnak · Jun 5, 2017

5. June 3303

Still making my way north along the -30,000 line. Nothing much to see here - no supergiants, a few Neutron Stars, some Earth-likes and Ammonia Worlds.