Well, the Crab Pulsar is NOT the portal to Raxxla
Still, no gain, no pain, and I managed to survive. From a distance of 600 km I started approaching the star carefully at sub supercruise speed, until I reached the exclusion zone at 270 km. From there I couldn't get any further. It was actually not very dramatic, even though it felt that way. The heat build up towards the exclusion zone, but only reached ~55%. You need to approach the star at a 90 deg angle to the jets, as the jets become rather violent once you get close.
As a bonus I managed to image the actual neutron star. I think that is the first time that has been done. At least a google search and a forum search didn't find anything. I haven't looked through all the images I took yet, but here is one showing the star:
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(Edit: Better version)
Not the prettiest picture, but it proves that there is really something in there beneath all the light and harsh radiation. The attention to detail in this game keeps surprising me.
On my way I also passed the Rosette Nebula and found this beautiful "stellar sunrise":
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All in all it has been a very content rich day so far, and it ain't over.