Neutron star at Synauloo AA-A H0
and the black hone in this system
The galaxy above, total darkness below
Greetings!
After months of planning and mapping the vicinity of this system, I was finally able to reach it with a conventional starship, the Victoria, on April 7, 2022 (or 3308 in ED lore)
At 3301 LY below the galactic plane, it’s one of the deepest systems that can be reached by a conventional starship. It is by no means the deepest of the 3300ers, but this does not take away the fact that it is extremely remote and extremely difficult to reach and come back alive from-if you use a conventional starship, that is. I wanted the challenge of being able to reach it without the aid of a fleet carrier.
Even though the system has a neutron star, it poses unique challenges:
- Unlike other deeper systems that are neutron star partners (i.e. the deepest system is reachable via another system that also has a neutron star, like Trieneou DL-Y g3 and Trieneou AA-A h2) , Synauloo AA-A h0 cannot be accessed via another neutron star. The closest such system is 368 LY away, beyond the range of any fully engineered exploration starship.
- A specially built Anaconda is required to perform the trip. A base range of 90.5 LY laden is required. A G5 lightweight 1D rail gun with the plasma slug experimental as well as the G5 lightweight life support is also needed. The jump range needed is obtained by the use of the double engineered Class 6 FSD that was available for those who participated in the Brewer Corporation Colonia Bridge Community Goal. Hence, I call this system “Brewer’s Reach”
- The utmost precision is needed to manage your fuel tank so you don’t go either beyond the minimum or above the maximum needed fuel to perform some of the jumps. This is where the rail gun plays such a crucial role in visiting this system. Without the rail gun, it will be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to precisely manage your fuel. There is very little margin of error.
- You cannot use Synauloo AA-A h0’s neutron star to exit the Death Zone (anything 3000 LY above or below the galactic plane). You will need to use a “bridge system” to escape into the Safe Zone of the galactic plane (0 to 2899 LY above or below the galactic plane).
The thrusters have grade 1 clean drives with the drive distributor experimental. This was the only way to get the lighter thrusters that were powerful enough to move the Conda, even if there is no ability to boost.
All of this will be explained below.
The trip took months of planning.
Starting last year, while exploring the galactic cellar, I encountered the Synauloo sector, located near the galactic center. I noted that there is a system, Synauloo AA-A h0, that:
- Is a 3300er (one 3300 LY above or below the plane)
- Has a neutron star to be able to leave the system
- Was undiscovered, according to EDSM-in other words, it was not yet listed in the EDSM database.
- Synauloo AA-A h0 could not be reached directly. The nearest neutron star system is 368 LY away.
- It was necessary to identify possible candidates to reach this system.
After weeks of studying the area, the following info was obtained:
- The nearest star to it is Synauloo ZE-A g1 (3194 LY below the plane). By applying the 3D distance formula, I found out that a jump of 173 LY was going to be needed to reach Synauloo AA-A h0 so premium jumponium would be needed. So, ZE-A g1 would be system that would be used to bridge the two systems.
- Now that the bridge system had been identified, it was also necessary to identify a neutron star system that would act as Base Camp, inside the Safe Zone. This was Synauloo DQ-X e1-7, a system that had already been visited by another explorer, probably in the quest to reach AA-A h0. DQ X is 2898 LY below the plane and is 308.99 LY from Synauloo ZE-A g1. So both the Base Camp star and Camp 1 star (ZE-A g1) were now identified.
- Now it was necessary to find the return stars. After weeks of exploration, it was concluded that the following route was needed:
- Synauloo AA-A h0
- Neutron jump to Synauloo ZE-A g13 (3070 LY below the plane), 323. 64 LY jump
- Premium jumponium jump of 181. 59 LY to Synauloo DQ-X e1-7
181.59 LY puts the fuel capacity of the Anaconda just below the maximum laden jump range. So if you have extra fuel, you must use the rail gun to precisely empty your tank until you have the capacity to jump 181.59 LY with your premium jumponium. If you go below, you can use the O star in this system to add just enough fuel to achieve the required jump range. This is extremely hard to do if not impossible without a rail gun. Again, you need to be very precise regarding how much fuel you dump.
Synauloo ZE-A g13 is the only system that can be used as a bridge to escape from the Death Zone. There are some nearby systems that are reachable from AA-A H0 but are dead ends-they are more than 3000 LY below the plane, don't have a neutron star, and don't connect anywhere even with the use of premium jumponium . You can perform the neutron jump into these systems but you will not get out alive from them unless you ask your friendly Fleet Carrier for help so be very careful. ZE-A g13 is the only one that gives you the chance to return alive but, as I mentioned, needs extremely careful fuel management and a premium jumponium boost that is virtually at the limits of the Anaconda used in this trip in order to connect to DQ-X e1-7. Once in this system, you are now able to return to continue your journey across the galaxy. Just make sure you have plenty of jumponium mats to cross the -2900s LY region, where distances are still large but perfectly manageable provided you have some jumponium.
So, with all the needed systems identified, it was time to perform the trip,
So, this was the route used:
Synauloo DQ-X e1-7 (-2898 LY) 308.99 Neutron jump to
Synauloo ZE-A g1 (-3194 LY) 173.69 LY Premium jumponium to
Synauloo AA-A h0 (-3301 LY) 323.64 Neutron jump to
Synauloo ZE-A g13 (-3070 LY) 181.59 LY premium jumponium jump to
Synauloo DQ-X e1-7
When I reached AA-A h0, another system came within reach: Trie Bluae YE-A g5, 3135 LY below the plane and 179.49 LY away. From there, I found that a neutron system, Synauloo VD-B e0 (264 LY from Trie Bluae YE-A g5) could be used to plot an alternate entry route.
So the alternate route to reach AA-A h0 is as follows:
Synauloo VD-B e0 (-2884 LY) Neutron jump of 264. 77 LY to
Trie Bluae YE-A g5 (-3135 LY) 179.49 LY premium jumponium jump to
Synauloo AA-A h0
The escape route is the same as the mentioned route. There is no other way to reach the Safe Zone.
Here are the two routes, visually explained:
1) The one via Synauloo ZE-A G13
2. The one via Trie Bluae YE-A G5
At Synauloo ZE-A g13, there are 2 landable bodies, but given the fact that the required Anaconda build calls for no shields, landing is risky because the bodies have 2Gs or more. Yes, landing is possible but must be done extremely carefully.
So, there are systems 3300 LY that are deeper than Synauloo AA-A h0, but are relatively easier to reach via conventional means. Just as on Earth, there are mountains shorter than Everest, but are harder to summit (i.e. K2).
CMDR Janet
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