I finally managed to earn enough credits to get my first Asp and have it fitted for a solid 33.4Ly jump range, so I think I'm now ready to go explore the galaxy and see the sights. I already have Sgr A*, VY Canis Majoris, and the Orion Nebula on my list of must-sees. Are there any other spots of interest I should visit on my voyage throughout the galaxy?
Must-see places in the Milky Way?
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Eagle Nebula is one.
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be sure to always have just over half fuel in case you need double back. I'll get around to this too one day. Not that bored yet.
While it has been "discovered" already (see this thread https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=104497), it is worth the travel time to visit!
One sees this weird little cluster of very bright stars from a long way away. I saw them first time when mucking about in the Horsehead Nebula region. They will still be visible even when facing a star coming out of a jump, that's how bright them O-types are. And when there, it is quite the wonder to behold.
So guess where I am now! Sniffing round NGC7822, wondering if I should head over to the Bubble Nebula or just draw a straight line towards nothing in particular and go there.
SBarnard's Loop is near home and spectacular when you get closer.
Going up and up and up! (or down and down and down)
The higher you go, the better the view!
Around the bubble, you can only get like 1.7kly up, but at the core, you can get nearly 3kly up. The view is stunning
Also, don't forget local space - lots of cool things to see.
Check out my Nebula List (it's the item of the month in the dognosh's Lists sticky) - the fine ring nebula is particularly stunning and pretty close
The higher you go, the better the view!
Around the bubble, you can only get like 1.7kly up, but at the core, you can get nearly 3kly up. The view is stunning
Also, don't forget local space - lots of cool things to see.
Check out my Nebula List (it's the item of the month in the dognosh's Lists sticky) - the fine ring nebula is particularly stunning and pretty close
The Edge. Doesn't really matter which one. Might involve some risky flying to reach the max possible distance, but worth it. It should be easy enough to visit a few of the other spots on the way out or back, too. Didn't have the range to make it all the way myself, but looking out and seeing almost nothing but black, then turning 'round and thinking "that's the whole galaxy there, isn't it", well...
Plugging my own threads a bit but some of the nebula are really worth a visit. I'd also advise the edge and top/bottom of the galaxy for that feeling of being as far away from everyone as possible. As above the big stars are worth a visit to make you feel insignificant
Other than that its really a case of what you come across. Some systems will surprise you with their beauty when you find 2 earth likes in a binary orbit or a giant water-world but they can't really be pointed out to you.
Some spoilers of Nebula if you don't want to see them in advance then don't look
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=142301
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=156931
Other than that its really a case of what you come across. Some systems will surprise you with their beauty when you find 2 earth likes in a binary orbit or a giant water-world but they can't really be pointed out to you.
Some spoilers of Nebula if you don't want to see them in advance then don't look
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=142301
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=156931
You might want to check the Galactic Map put together by explorers.
Lots of interesting points and sights to pick from.
Besides that, if you go to a place that no one has reported, you could collaborate with the initiative.
Safe travels CMDR!
Lots of interesting points and sights to pick from.
Besides that, if you go to a place that no one has reported, you could collaborate with the initiative.
Safe travels CMDR!
While it has been "discovered" already (see this thread https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=104497), it is worth the travel time to visit!
One sees this weird little cluster of very bright stars from a long way away. I saw them first time when mucking about in the Horsehead Nebula region. They will still be visible even when facing a star coming out of a jump, that's how bright them O-types are. And when there, it is quite the wonder to behold.
So guess where I am now! Sniffing round NGC7822, wondering if I should head over to the Bubble Nebula or just draw a straight line towards nothing in particular and go there.
Yeah I would definitely recommend NGC 7822. It's well worth a visit.
I was actually on my way to the Bubble Nebula when, like others, I noticed that odd rectangular strip of very bright stars in the far distance. I didn't know what it was at the time and for many jumps afterwards I still didn't know but it was driving me crazy - every jump I was thinking "what the hell is that!?".
I eventually managed to locate it in the galaxy map and immediately changed course to check it out. It was well worth the course change! Lots and lots of very tightly packed O, A and B class star systems with LOADS of black holes, too. Very pretty systems and worth a few credits too, yes it's all already been discovered but it's still well worth a look.
I've still not made it to the Bubble Nebula because of diverting to NGC 7822.
It's still on my list of must visits though because it does look awesome on the galaxy map.
EDIT: One thing to bear in mind if you do head out to NGC 7822 is that it's located quite near the outer edge of its galactic arm, and therefore as you get closer to it, there fewer and fewer stars so unless you have a ship with a decent jump range you might have trouble reaching it. As I got closer in my Asp, I was having to plot shorter and shorter jumps in various directions to get a round about way towards the nebula as the stars were so sparse it was just too far out to plot a long straight line jump into it. Made it eventually though, and once you're there all the systems in the nebula are only a few LY apart as the nebula itself is pretty dense.
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Sacrilegious A, of course, and some of the nebulae on the way, such as the Cat's Paw and NGC 6357, if you're taking more of a direct route.
Hmm... someone should put together a galactic tour route to Sgr A and back, or even to the far side of the galaxy and back again, if they haven't already.
Hmm... someone should put together a galactic tour route to Sgr A and back, or even to the far side of the galaxy and back again, if they haven't already.