So in honor of my newly purchased Imperial Cutter I decided to christen her with a voyage to the Lagoon Nebula, stopping off at Thor's Eye.
The first major stop en route was to get out, stretch our 'legs', and do a bit of 'hiking' - http://imgur.com/a/0n2Q6
It took about 90 minutes to drive to the top of the mountain, but the view was definitely worth it.
This was followed by setting up camp on a cool set of moons orbiting a small Orange Giant. There was a.. minor.. mishap parking the SRV, but the insurance company doesnt need to know.. http://imgur.com/a/1Kn3T
The next stop was a a very brief lay-over with a stunning view of the Milky Way and a lovely sunrise, before heading on to Thor's Eye http://imgur.com/a/GajHj
Incidentally, Thor's Eye itself actually freaked me out a bit.. Beautiful to behold, but deeply unsettling - also angers easily; do not shoot. http://imgur.com/a/x8ROq
Our first stop in the Lagoon Nebula actually had very little view of the colours of the nebula itself due to the brightness and proximity to a Red Dwarf, but still made for some lovely pictures http://imgur.com/a/lbcaO
Moving further into the Nebula proper, there was an array of stunning views on lots of different worlds, including one blindingly brilliant white one and one with a large canyon I totally didn't back into by mistake and take an hour and a lot of mocking by the autopilot to get out of.. http://imgur.com/a/eqQ5Y
After three days jumping from world to world within the Nebula itself, enjoying the splendor it had to offer, the last port of call was a dark Moon orbiting a binary star system in the very centre of the nebula. Despite being in close proximity to two stars, the view of the nebula from the darkside was frankly stunning and gave me a chance to try crafting some panoramas - check out the link for the full image http://i.imgur.com/O8v1aG7.jpg
The first major stop en route was to get out, stretch our 'legs', and do a bit of 'hiking' - http://imgur.com/a/0n2Q6
It took about 90 minutes to drive to the top of the mountain, but the view was definitely worth it.
This was followed by setting up camp on a cool set of moons orbiting a small Orange Giant. There was a.. minor.. mishap parking the SRV, but the insurance company doesnt need to know.. http://imgur.com/a/1Kn3T
The next stop was a a very brief lay-over with a stunning view of the Milky Way and a lovely sunrise, before heading on to Thor's Eye http://imgur.com/a/GajHj
Incidentally, Thor's Eye itself actually freaked me out a bit.. Beautiful to behold, but deeply unsettling - also angers easily; do not shoot. http://imgur.com/a/x8ROq
Our first stop in the Lagoon Nebula actually had very little view of the colours of the nebula itself due to the brightness and proximity to a Red Dwarf, but still made for some lovely pictures http://imgur.com/a/lbcaO
Moving further into the Nebula proper, there was an array of stunning views on lots of different worlds, including one blindingly brilliant white one and one with a large canyon I totally didn't back into by mistake and take an hour and a lot of mocking by the autopilot to get out of.. http://imgur.com/a/eqQ5Y
After three days jumping from world to world within the Nebula itself, enjoying the splendor it had to offer, the last port of call was a dark Moon orbiting a binary star system in the very centre of the nebula. Despite being in close proximity to two stars, the view of the nebula from the darkside was frankly stunning and gave me a chance to try crafting some panoramas - check out the link for the full image http://i.imgur.com/O8v1aG7.jpg
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