Eagle Nebula Stellar Nursery

[Capricos]

Hello all.
I'm Commander Capricos. I've been playing since launch (since C-64 actually), and rarely come across people or others to talk to. I'm combat and trader elite, and 39% Ranger. So, I'm hammering out my exploration. I'm making the pilgrimage to Grand Annihilator. In a Clipper because I have class. I'm not in a hurry, can use all the scans I can get, and I have it at 23 ly jump. Standard D set up, no weapons, 2 heat sinks (one inactive), A7 scoop, c4 fuel tank because the Clipper has a crapper fuel tank, two auto-repairs, scanners. no weapons. c3 bi-weave shields... just in case.
So, on my way to GA, I stopped by the Eagle Nebula and noticed the mass of White Stars there. In stead of just willy nilly, or going back to the gal map everytime, I took the time to plot out a jump route for the entire cluster. All 204. For those that have been there, you know that the cluster is kind of in walls, or columns. Eleven of them. I basically started at one end and snaked up one column to the top, jumped to the next column over, snaked down, etc. All eleven columns. The vast majority of the systems have a long, similar identifier, so I used the last six digits to log everything (####.##). It worked perfectly. While scanning the star, the next system was easily located in your panel for the next jump. It might it *much easier to just go down a list. All that said... is this the place to post this helpful list? I would think it would save some folks time. I'd have no problems typing in what I got for everyone with some notes to follow it. I'm basically asking before I take all the time to type this out and it not be the place for it to be noticed or used.

Edit: My brother just told me these walls of stars in the Eagle Nebula are actually the Pillars of Creation. I love the accuracy of this game!

 

[Arnoldo]

If it involves exploration in any way, this is the right place....

Post away Cmdr, we'll enjoy the fruits of your labours...

Fly safe,
Cmdr A

 

[Capricos]

Okay. I apologize if this seems unrefined. Basically, what I have here is 11 Lists. To see what is being talked about, go in your Gal Map to Eagle Sector IR-W D1-105. What is being talked about is obvious. A giant cluster of 204 white stars. Contained in like an 8 ly square block. They are set up in 11 Walls or Columns. I called them columns. I made these lists just because I really feel I saved an enormous amount of time by plotting it out over an hour or so, and then running through it. It snakes up and down the walls from one end to the other. Each Star has a very long identifier. They all end with ####.##. That is what I have listed. It works fine. The only exceptions are a few systems that start with 2Mass..., or NGC... They are easy to find. Once you find which end Column 1 is, the guide is very easy to follow. On occasion, when you have to jump more than 2 ly for the pattern, you do have to go back into the Gal Map. Easy to find in your wall though. It's just because they are all so packed, that something more than 2 ly away won't be on your panel list. I did not do much more besides detail scan the main star, and do a system scan. Only if I saw something close, or juicy, did I take the time to scan other bodies. There are no black holes in this mass. It's tedious, and probably neurotic, but if you print, or copy this list, it helps a lot. I did the first wall by just bouncing between the panel to see what was unexplored, and then checking in the gal map and it took me an hour to do the first 15 systems. I took an hour to plot it out, and it took me about 2 hours to go down the list I made and knock our the other 189 systems. So, for what it's worth:

Column 1 (15 systems): 4715.23, 4710.13, 4712.66, 4731.10, 4806.93, 2Mass...1348137, NGC...GMD 990, 4734.96, 4719.27, 2Mass...1347063, 4704.40, 4700.33, 4657.84, 4700.37, 4825.00
Column 2 (18 systems): 4817.58, 4809.69, 4800.52, 4804.38, 4802.22, 4754.60, 2Mass...1348010, 4746.78, 4748.88, 4741.35, 4710.22, 4723.07, 4718.17, 4730.38, 4820.05, 4742.27, 4734.29, 4721.57
Column 3 (18 systems): 4708.51, NGC...1039, 4728.65, 4737.94, 4802.43, 4819.19, 4808.07, 4757.78, 4731.69, 4709.27, 4717.85, 4723.99, 4734.34, 4740.40, 4810.90, 4825.46, 4820.89, 4831.83
Column 4 (17 systems): 4823.73, 4753.20, 4749.37, 4745.56, 4739.61, 4742.62, 4746.66, 4751.65, NGC...1098, 4822.50, 4815.56, 4757.25, 4701.52, 4713.81, 4709.62, 4708.47, 4713.40
Column 5 (16 systems): 4728.43, 4732.49, 4714.26, 4709.89, 4741.21, 4800.81, 4753.02, 4731.42, 4712.77, 4701.14, 4717.67, 4737.26, 4815.92, 4811.00, 4832.31, 4840.60
Column 6 (15 systems): 4829.74, 4806.30, 4822.03, 4800.43, 4754.73, 4748.01, 4750.71, 4743.04, 4714.23, 4704.75, 4713.40, 4721.47, 4721.70, 4727.06, 4722.42
Column 7 (17 systems): 4822.39, 4751.65, 4733.92, 4707.66, 4701.19, 4710.60, 4723.23, 4736.62, 4743.56, 4753.37, 4750.63, 4808.06, 4822.16, 4809.17, 4759.05, 4811.81, 4828.04
Column 8 (13 systems): 4816.97, 4805.60, 4730.93, 4706.36, NGC...1040, 4725.40, 4800.20, 4755.04, 4744.64, 4728.21, 4720.59, 4717.01, 4704.76
Column 9 (28 systems): 4728.54, 4727.01, 4727.67, 4734.89, 4715.23, 4700.25, 4704.88, 4719.14, 4729.34, 4744.85, 4754.93, 4806.46, 2Mass...1348157, 4822.99, 4806.63, 4811.34, 4803.32, 4750.21, 4759.06, 4801.05, 4806.21,
4810.74, 4815.28, 4833.77, 4811.10, 4820.98, 4828.08, 4824.48
Column 10 (21 systems): NGC...1123, 4814.06, 4824.70, 4829.52, 4828.45, 4811.02, 4757.69, 4730.23, 4746.87, 4756.59, 4736.23, 4731.69, 4728.60, 4720.08, 4709.48, 4713.69, 4720.09, 4723.81, 4720.50, 4719.66, 4731.45
Column 11 (25 systems): 4705.78, NGC...1160, 4717.20, 4721.21, 4715.86, 4701.11, 4703.80, 4718.28, 4716.29, 4716.03, 2Mass...1347362, 4730.56, 4736.62, 4734.77, 4727.07, 4752.80, 4758.86, 4812.33, NGC...1084,
4810.88, 4808.86, 4804.49, 4811.39, NGC...1073, 4826.24

I apologize if there are any typo's in there. If you haven't been there, these lists will make perfect sense once you do get there. I hope it helps. Fly safe. Anyone feel free to add me to their friends list. Nice to have someone to talk to in-game occasionally.