My apologies in advance for the quick succession of "thank you" posts but I feel the only way to express my gratitude is to explain how much Observatory changed the way I play Elite Dangerous.
Before discovering this tool, I was just following the routes I created, jumping from waypoint to waypoint. When I arrived at a system, I honked, checked FSS for Water, Ammonia and Earth-like worlds and, if close, scanned those for profit. Now I find myself scanning everything, spending hours looking, not only for the profitable, but also for the interesting, the beautiful and, because I tend to find quite a bit of unvisited systems, the unseen.
The point of jumping from waypoint to waypoint was to record shots for a roleplay Youtube channel I've been having fun with. With Observatory, I started exploring the possibility of doing summaries of interesting systems. This is
the first of such system summaries, and it only exists because of this tool and everyone in this thread.
Most of the things I'd like to add to Observatory, mostly custom criteria are already here. As soon as I compile all the things I'm looking for exploration wise, I'll share here. But until then, please accept my thank you for enriching an already rich experience and making me a happier player and a better explorer.