Fun systems for an explorer newbie

Cromosone

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Are there any fun or interesting systems for a newbie to explore within 1000 ly of civilized space? I'm still on the fence about heading boldly out there into the unknown, and I figure a test run to interesting systems close by would help me get a feel for what to expect.

So far, I have heard of two systems worth going to: HIP 47296 and HIP 63835.

Do you have a system to recommend? Please let me know the name, and why you like it!
 

Zieman

Zieman
Betelgeuse - the star's HUGE!

Word of warning: have A-rated powerplant and a heat-sink launcher if you're going to scan the innermost planet...
 
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Allitnil

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Nebula are always worth visiting. Pleiades nebula is close by, only around 500 LY from Sol. The Maia system within it has a black hole.

Planetary nebula (single system stellar remnants) have some of the best visuals. Both the Spirograph and Dumbbell nebulae are around 1,000 LY from Sol.
 

Cromosone

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Thank you, thank you for all the great tips folks!! I finally have a bunch of goals to push me out the door!

And somehow I was thinking there wouldn't be anything worth checking out close to home... :)

Thanks again!
 

CMDR DoubleSkulls

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One thing I would say is that the view changes a lot as you approach the core. Although the individual systems may not be that different, the backdrop is always changing.
 

Cromosone

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First Black Hole

So I swung by Betelgeuse, and then on to Maia. And here is my first black hole in Elite Dangerous! :)

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I figure I will stay a while in the Pleiades to see what other sites it has to offer... And then I'll move down the list, perhaps on to 4 Cygni!

Thanks again for all the suggestions!

/Cromo
 

j.lynx

j.lynx
Nice thread Cromo and thanks for the suggestions everyone.
I'm gonna go for sightseeing very soon. I'll start with with Maia system. I've never flown in a nebula before.

See you around space cowboys!!!
 

CMDR Pantsu

CMDR Pantsu
My first exploration trip went to Pleiades. Thought Maia sounded cool and a nice name for a girl, so of course that was my first destination. Little did I know that there was a black hole there and I got confused with all the distorted light passing through my canopy. My tools? Poorly outfitted Cobra(600K maybe) with a basic discovery scanner. Took me hours to locate the black hole(BDC was useless so I had to rely on watching the heat go up or down).

That was an amazing trip. Not worth much money, but I had never seen black holes in Elite before, finding it was a big challenge. This was when you could only plot 100ly and I could only make 19ly jumps lol. Memories~
 
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