Yes, that would be cool.I see you chasing the sun. Well done CMDR. you almost there.. I hope you find the tracks in the sand from wehere you left off
The Circumnavigation of Mercury
- Thread starter Andrew Linton
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Less than 900km to go.
^^ I hope the streaming meets with approval rather than my weak puns and attempts at pseudo-science. Any suggestions about improving the quality of the video (as opposed to the content) would be appreciated.
I hope CMDR Alec Turner can see that I've learnt a good few of the techniques he showed me. I do like the feeling of being almost, but quite completely, in control.
Several days ago the Mauve Adder became extinct; either St. Patrick banished them all or The Simpsons had a whacking day on Mercury. Whoever it was, I'm grateful.
Been offline a few days. Will check these our. Great job, nearly there Commander.
Thanks! Yes, a few more days should see it done. It’s been a long six weeks.
(0,-130)
12 degrees travelled today - you can see I'm keen to get home; that's 511km. Driving and flying in the daylight, along with my new flying skills, has speeded up the journey. The project is now 94% complete with 851km remaining.
Here are the stats for the current location. Two days should be enough to complete the mission (oops, I shouldn't have said there was a mission). If I rest tomorrow that will bring me to (0,-110) on Saturday.
At this time and location, the altitude of Sol was 10 degrees. Twenty degrees to the East, Sol has an altitude of 30 degrees compared with about zero degrees when I started 37.5 days ago. So, the terminator has moved approximately 1 degree per day to the West - rather less than expected.
As this is a ten-degree waypoint, here's the sysmap view.
12 degrees travelled today - you can see I'm keen to get home; that's 511km. Driving and flying in the daylight, along with my new flying skills, has speeded up the journey. The project is now 94% complete with 851km remaining.
Here are the stats for the current location. Two days should be enough to complete the mission (oops, I shouldn't have said there was a mission). If I rest tomorrow that will bring me to (0,-110) on Saturday.
At this time and location, the altitude of Sol was 10 degrees. Twenty degrees to the East, Sol has an altitude of 30 degrees compared with about zero degrees when I started 37.5 days ago. So, the terminator has moved approximately 1 degree per day to the West - rather less than expected.
As this is a ten-degree waypoint, here's the sysmap view.
I'm afraid that my plans to join you will not materialize. I've just got too much RL stuff to do at the moment. I managed to get my Orca to Mercury over the last week but that was about it, unfortunately... I wish you many good hops and jumps for the remainder of the journey!
Streaming to (0,-129)
that's my least favourite kind of terrain - moving across a slope.
that's my least favourite kind of terrain - moving across a slope.
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(0,-129)
(0,-128)
Finally out of that seemingly endless crater and pressing on with Sol at an altitude of 12.5 degrees.
Finally out of that seemingly endless crater and pressing on with Sol at an altitude of 12.5 degrees.
Sorry you won't be able to join me
However, thanks for the support and good wishes throughout.
Heading for (0,-127)
Have fun!
(0,-127)
Did I say I was taking a break today? I can smell the end of the trip. For all you Jane Austen fans out there, I've been saving the postilion for the gate.
Did I say I was taking a break today? I can smell the end of the trip. For all you Jane Austen fans out there, I've been saving the postilion for the gate.
(0,-126)
Doing some mining on the way to (0,-125)
(0,-125)
15 degrees to go. Restocked the fenips: nickel, phosphorus, and sulphur maxed out, just some more iron wanted now.
15 degrees to go. Restocked the fenips: nickel, phosphorus, and sulphur maxed out, just some more iron wanted now.
To (0,-124)
(0,-124)
