2.2 mio km ring

Found this:

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Yup, that outer ring extends to 2.2 million kilometers. All three moons orbit between the two rings.

The ring was distinctly visible from where you jump in the system, 1000 light seconds distant (!!!). Didn't take a screenshot of that, unfortunately. But:

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This does give a sense of scale.

As a bonus, the gas giant rotates on its side, i.e. the pole points towards the sun.

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Thank you! It is these moments I play Elite Dangerous for. 100 "samey" systems are easily worth it for these awesome "WOW" moments.
 
Nice find, congratulations!

You were lucky you could see the big ring at all. For some reason the biggest rings tend to be invisible. Few days ago i found a gas giant with 7 000 000+km ring system - but completely invisible.
 
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