Small Potatoes Exploration Inbound!

KaizoMK

KaizoMK
I've decided to go in on some exploration, all wide-eyed with childlike curiosity and a thirst for adventure. Plus, I'm bored with mining and bounty hunting. So after I top off my rank 4 pp I'm going off into the wild black yonder. I intend to head out to Heart and Soul and the Bubble, hitting nebulae to and from civilization.

I'm also giving powerful consideration to making a video, recording the journey and perhaps making a scrapbook of sorts. I've read nutter's guide and I have some experience, know what not to scan, that sort of thing. Any advice, general or specific, on things to look out for, danger or excitement is welcome. Otherwise, wish me luck on my not so grand expedition!

Day 1: Flew through Pleiades and found a pretty awesome black hole, and loved the look in general (especially the dinosaur.) Then went to LBN 623 and was far less impressed, oh well. I'm more entertained by nebula that are fun to be in, and the darker ones don't do it for me...shrug.

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Day 2: Flew through Iris...pretty on approach, not very fun from the inside. Made it through Pelican and North America, which was a blast in and out. I really liked the swirl of colors, and even enjoyed the patch of sparse blackness. Also a shark.

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thehairymob

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Keep an eye out for aliens. Their out there and waiting for you, probe in hand :D
Hehehe.
Seriously though remember KGBFOAM and to throttle back on jumping :)
 

Cmdr Raz

Cmdr Raz
Good luck on your expedition :) If you want those first discovery tags, it might be worth while to stay away from the nebulea, since most (at least between the bubble and Sag A) have been explored already. Oh, and a safety tip: that neutron star might look like it's far away, but it's just really really tiny, and you do not want to get too close :D
 

b0rg9

b0rg9
I always scan the potatoes no matter how little credits they're worth. At least the sweet potatoes are worth a bit more. I think it has something to do with the vitamin and mineral content.
 

iain666

iain666
The direct paths to those nebulae are well travelled. Once you get a few hundred light years out of the bubble if you don't start finding brand new systems just go up or down a bit until you do and then carry on.

Don't forget to bring a fuel scoop and always remember KGB FOAM.

Have fun and good luck!
 

KaizoMK

KaizoMK
Maybe I'll take advice and go upward for the sake of firsts, but it's more for the view. Thanks for that useful tidbit though.

b0rg9 said:
I always scan the potatoes no matter how little credits they're worth. At least the sweet potatoes are worth a bit more. I think it has something to do with the vitamin and mineral content.
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I scanned a tiny rocky moon way out of my way to be the first to scan it. :3
 

Oopsie Daisy

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iain666 said:
The direct paths to those nebulae are well travelled. Once you get a few hundred light years out of the bubble if you don't start finding brand new systems just go up or down a bit until you do and then carry on.

Don't forget to bring a fuel scoop and always remember KGB FOAM.

Have fun and good luck!
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Personally, I find FOG KABAM easier to remember.
 

KaizoMK

KaizoMK
So I found this hanging around the (not particularly impressive) Iris nebula. Any ideas as to what it is, or even how to locate such a beautiful thing on the map, or track it down while exploring? Randomly mapping directions didn't seem to help me narrow it down.
 

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iain666

iain666
Point at it. Target all the stars that are available in your left hand console until you find the closest one to the right direction. Keep that one targeted and go into the galaxy map then follow the direction of the line from your current system to that one and look for things that approximate what you can see.

You can target a distant system in the galmap and when you exit it will show up in your HUD even though a jump is impossible so when you think you've found it you can target a system and exit to see if the target is centred over your object of interest.

All that said, in this case that does look a lot like the NGC 7822 nebula which has a string of O class stars through it that are obvious for several kylies in every direction and look just like that.
 
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KaizoMK

KaizoMK
iain666 said:
Point at it. Target all the stars that are available in your left hand console until you find the closest one to the right direction. Keep that one targeted and go into the galaxy map then follow the direction of the line from your current system to that one and look for things that approximate what you can see.

You can target a distant system in the galmap and when you exit it will show up in your HUD even though a jump is impossible so when you think you've found it you can target a system and exit to see if the target is centred over your object of interest.

All that said, in this case that does look a lot like the NGC 7822 nebula which has a string of O class stars through it that are obvious for several kylies in every direction and look just like that.
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It was NGC 7822! And that's actually on my itinerary, so fantastic! Guessing from the side panel to get a direction was a smart idea, I'll remember it for the future.
 
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