The Galactic Mapping Project & Historical Archive of Exploration

[CMDR AKIRA MASAKARI]

Hi Erimus, keep up the good work!!!!

In the Perseus Arm of Map 02, the outer limit of the arm has some peculiar characteristics. There's a sort of line after wich star density drop drastically, but for few hundred ly it's still navigable. After that there's a chunk of void and rimward you can spot outer clouds of stars that are unreacheble for the moment.

I would call the outer limit of the perseus arm in map 02 the PERSEUS FADE, that name wouldn't conflict with names already given near the formidine rift, and does not indicate a border since there's other stuff outward.

5000ly ahead of me in the perseus fade there's the Skulls and Crossbones nebula, lol!!! I'm sure it's already explored, but i'm going there to see if there's the usual open cluster nearby. That would be 15000 from Sol, so it wouldn't clutter anything.

Edit, another show off of might photoshop ability

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[Murishani]

Well, Im sad to say after a rather extensive survey of the spots, there is not much to report regarding the pink spots.

They are areas of particularly dense dwarf(T and Y) population inside the layer of dwarves in the middle of the galactic plane. There's some speculation that they may be remnants of dead nebulas that burned out their blue stars or produced more dwarves. For the sake of practical mapping, they are just slightly more densely packed badlands in an already bad area.

That layer of dwarf stars seems nearly universal across the entire galaxy and may warrant a mention somewhere, you could mention that the pink spots are dense areas of dwarves inside this massive badland. If you want to throw me a huge bone, you could name that trio of pink spots on the end of the spur "Hunters Folly", for me spending so long out there to turn up nothing.

Basically the pink spots, like the layer they are suspended in are a graveyard. Dead stars and dead planets, just more of them. The beneficial takeaway is that things on the galactic map are NOT just artistic artifacts meant to pretty up the galmap, they correspond to real places and real things, that should be worth knowing to any explorer, even if its just to avoid getting lost in a graveyard.

 

[Zenith]

I have a candidate region I'd like to submit.


Map 11 - Galactic Core Regions
Near where The Far 3KPc Arm joins the Galactic Bar

The Scaulo-Systimbu Stellar Graveyard
A corridor of space where the VAST majority of non main-sequence stars are black holes.
This is part the neutron fields below the plane of the galaxy on the far side of the core. In this particular place, black holes outnumber neutron stars at least 10:1!
In terms of extent, it goes from:
-705 to -865 on the X axis (160ly wide)
-975 to -1295 on the Z axis (320ly deep)
27415 to 28695 on the Y axis (1280ly long)

65,536,000 light years cubed where black holes are packed in around 10ly-15ly apart
You can find many of black holes using the name format: Scaulo BA-A fxxxx , where x are digits.

It crosses over the boundary of Scaulo and Systimbu sectors and is full of the collapsed remains of stars that have exploded, hence the name Scaulo-Systimbu Stellar Graveyard
This is to contrast the names of other regions of star creation being called Stellar Nurseries.

Almost every star in this galaxy map shot is a black hole. Very few are neutron stars.

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A wider view of the location in the galaxy

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Yeah, I'm still out here and I know that I'm risking my first discovery bonus for the 75 or so black holes I surveyed.

 

[Erimus Kamzel]

These have been added :

• The Perseus Fade
• The Scaulo-Systimbu Stellar Graveyard
• "Explorer's End"
• NGC 7538
• The Dryman Ridge
• The Cygnus Corridor
• The Bleae Aewsy Nebula

Screenshot ref. for "Explorer's End"
Discovered by Allitnil, screenshot by Erimus.

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Need names submitting from the following posters so I can add their entries:

Thrawn29
Post #233

Traveller_GG
Post #231

Kancro Vantas
Post #229



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NEXT MINOR POI INDEX REF #20
(^^ ignore that, its just for my own benefit when updating the next round of entries)

 

[Crassus]

Owls Garden

Hi Erimus,

I'm not sure, if it fits into an already fully fitted map, but I have a name (at the moment only for my own) for sector BLO EURL: late at night after scanning for some hours, when the eyes get tired and the nebula of good wine befogs the mind, the letters began to move and reorder themselves. When home sickness let me zoom to Zende and my view turned back to the little peak that denoted my position, a faint gray writing appeared above the Sagittarius Arm. Like the words "Achenar" or "Sol" give the daring explorer the warmth of a domestic hearth fire, these words denoted the foreign mysteries I was chasing:

Owls Garden

So, do as you please - these words may have no meaning at all to anyone besides me.

Best regards
Crassus

 

[Erimus Kamzel]

Latest entries includes data incorporated from Kola2's Planetary Nebula thread (thanks Kola2).

Ghost of Jupiter
NGC 4463
Galactic Highway Nebula
Shrogaei Planetary Nebula
Zunuae'North' Planetary Nebula
Froarks Planetary Nebula
Hypiae Auscs Planetary Nebula
Aunairm Planetary Nebula
Eos Audst Planetary Nebula
Stranaei Planetary Nebula
Oephaird Planetary Nebula

Also...
NGC 1333 Reflection Nebula
NGC 1039 Open Cluster
Owls Garden
Great Annihilator Black Hole
Froarks Cloud Nebula

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Next Map Index #32

 

[Thanatos]

Guys - a quick question re rapidly spinning stars. I've come across plenty of Neutron stars - but they are too small it get up close to.
The best I came across was a Herbig Ae/Be star that was rotating pretty rapidly, maybe 3/4 times a second - you could get right up close and I sat in awe watching for a while.

Question is; are there actually pulsars you can observe spinning - has anyone else found really rapidly spinning stars that are worthy of note?

Apologies if this is the wrong place to pose the question!

 

[Erimus Kamzel]

Guys - a quick question re rapidly spinning stars. I've come across plenty of Neutron stars - but they are too small it get up close to.
The best I came across was a Herbig Ae/Be star that was rotating pretty rapidly, maybe 3/4 times a second - you could get right up close and I sat in awe watching for a while.

Question is; are there actually pulsars you can observe spinning - has anyone else found really rapidly spinning stars that are worthy of note?

Apologies if this is the wrong place to pose the question!

There are pulsars in the game but I'm not sure how FD have modeled them so they may not spin at insane speeds. Like yours, Herbig protostars are the fastest spinning stars I've noticed so far.

 

[Thrawn29]

Need names submitting from the following posters so I can add their entries:

Thrawn29
Post #233

Job done in MP.
I hope this will be ok.

 

[Viking2010]

Hi, I'm still on my journey of exploration and only a meager 1,400 LY away from Sol, but heading directly towards the Statue of Liberty and Eta Carina Nebulae. I'm traveling along on the underside of the galaxy (if you get what I mean!) several hundred LY below the center line, and so far, apart from the odd Carbon star (fairly rare here), there seems to be very little to report back in this region of space. Lots of scoopable stars which is handy, many of which have had brown dwarfs along side them. I've seen systems with as many as 5 suns but no planets, but also a handful of high metal content and water worlds suitable for Terraforming, which providing I make it home in one piece should sell for a good amount!

One observation I am picking up from threads on this forum is that black holes and neutron stars all seem to be closer to the central core of the galaxy. When selecting different star types to view in the region of space I'm in, there are no non-sequence, carbon stars etc within a 1000's of LY. Of course I'm not entirely sure of the protocol for dropping out of FSD in front of a black hole or neutron star (apart from I'll probably need a change of underwear!) but it would be good to spot a few of these steller object types. After I've jumped out to Eta Carina, I think I'll turn tail and head back towards the Cat's paw nebula. There's a few nebulae in that area to look at.

It also amazes me just how big the Barnards Loop is. It's growing slightly dimmer, but even a few 1000 LY out, it's still so prominent in space!

 

[Allitnil]

There are pulsars in the game but I'm not sure how FD have modeled them so they may not spin at insane speeds. Like yours, Herbig protostars are the fastest spinning stars I've noticed so far.

I've been to a couple of pulsars and they just look like any other neutron star, ie too small to see anything of them other than as a bright dot.

One observation I am picking up from threads on this forum is that black holes and neutron stars all seem to be closer to the central core of the galaxy. When selecting different star types to view in the region of space I'm in, there are no non-sequence, carbon stars etc within a 1000's of LY. Of course I'm not entirely sure of the protocol for dropping out of FSD in front of a black hole or neutron star (apart from I'll probably need a change of underwear!) but it would be good to spot a few of these steller object types. After I've jumped out to Eta Carina, I think I'll turn tail and head back towards the Cat's paw nebula. There's a few nebulae in that area to look at.

There are black holes & neutron stars throughout the galaxy, but they are certainly much more concentrated towards the core, predominantly in bands 1000 LY above and below the galactic plane. On my current trip I've found a neutron star just under 40,000 LY from Sagittarius A*.

As for approaching them, just make sure that your throttle is set to zero *before* dropping out of hyperspace!

 

[Erimus Kamzel]

Hi, I'm still on my journey of exploration and only a meager 1,400 LY away from Sol, but heading directly towards the Statue of Liberty and Eta Carina Nebulae. I'm traveling along on the underside of the galaxy (if you get what I mean!) several hundred LY below the center line, and so far, apart from the odd Carbon star (fairly rare here), there seems to be very little to report back in this region of space. Lots of scoopable stars which is handy, many of which have had brown dwarfs along side them. I've seen systems with as many as 5 suns but no planets, but also a handful of high metal content and water worlds suitable for Terraforming, which providing I make it home in one piece should sell for a good amount!

One observation I am picking up from threads on this forum is that black holes and neutron stars all seem to be closer to the central core of the galaxy. When selecting different star types to view in the region of space I'm in, there are no non-sequence, carbon stars etc within a 1000's of LY. Of course I'm not entirely sure of the protocol for dropping out of FSD in front of a black hole or neutron star (apart from I'll probably need a change of underwear!) but it would be good to spot a few of these steller object types. After I've jumped out to Eta Carina, I think I'll turn tail and head back towards the Cat's paw nebula. There's a few nebulae in that area to look at.

It also amazes me just how big the Barnards Loop is. It's growing slightly dimmer, but even a few 1000 LY out, it's still so prominent in space!

Barnard's Loop is a great navigational beacon, I think its still visible out as far as Eta Carina, I remember it vanishing from view when I went out that way in gamma and I finally got that feeling that I've now left all visual references of where home was, far behind me.

On the way back from the core I think it becomes visible (very small and faint obviously), when you begin to cross the Norma Expanse. Without looking at the map, its the first clue you're getting closer to home after being away for so long.

I wish there were more things as visually prominent as BL in the game, FD should have littered the galaxy with stuff like that, procedurally generated. Its a shame all the most stunning stuff is on our doorstep but I guess the permit sectors out there may be where they add some stunning visual features at some point.

 

[Erimus Kamzel]

Thanks to T.j. for inserting a few extra threads so I could split the growing data into quadrants and add an index

 

[CMDR AKIRA MASAKARI]

Hey fellow explorers, i found an interesting zone between the Perseus Arm and Orion Spur:

Perseus Hollow: it's a low density area, that is not dangerous becouse almost every star is scoopable, but poses some navigational headheace. Especially if you are up or down from n/0/n more than 150 ly, star density is that low that without a 20+Ly jump range would be difficult to set routes. Even if you have a 33ly jump range like me, routes become very convoluted zig zagging up and down, making you lose a lot of jump/distance ratio to your next destination.
Near the 0 height axis situation is much better and navigation is normal, routes go back stretching more straight and more often using max jump range, and any ship could travel there. So basically everyone that wants to navigate here is forced to go down in the hollow to navigate fast. Thus the name.

On top of the hollow there are many giant star (spotted a white giant) and an AeBe, but despite beeing just 800ly straight above me, i can't make routes there with 35ly jump range (tried to do with fuel fumes since scoop is always possible).

Before coming here i navigated along the Perseus Fade and can confirm it stretches a little bit further.

All of this is (hopefully) explained in fancy map:


Skull and Crossbones Nebula: i have been there, nothing is procedurally generated, star are of series present in the wiki. It's amazing, there are few black holes and weird (i suspect hand made) systems with water world orbiting gas giants, high metal with woter world moon, a whole lot of water giants. Also the nebula has beautifull colors and very bright stars in the vicinity, approching it i a feast for the eyes (and little grim when it really looks like a skull).

It's located 15000Ly from sol in the Perseus Fade, and the low star density makes it even more amazing experience.

Nothing to name, it exists for real, but would insert since there's nothig else of relevance in 10000ly up and down, and getting to the Perseus Fade is an experience itself. You can feel stranded just 15000Ly from home.
To find it, just type SKULL in the search box...

Here the wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2467

There's only an inconsinstency in the link:The field contains other early-type stars such as HD 64568 (annotated, upper right) whose relationship with the clusters is unclear.^{[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2467#cite_note-Gamen-9"][8][/URL]}
And in fact that star, IN GAME, is 10000ly away...

And to close this awfull wall of text, a picture of how the Milky Way looks from the Perseus Fade. Keep up the good work!!!!

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[DrNoesis]

Could I suggest the Abyssal Plane (as I've come to think of it) for a pretty vast, but thin sheet of uncoopable stars all the way along the new outer arm (maps 7 and 8)

The region runs from between -50 and -200 Ly south of the galactic plane and can reach up to around 100ly deep in places.



Due to its size, can absolutely understand if you feel its unsuitable for inclusion, though..

Take it easy commanders, and may you find yourselves flying in friendly skies

 

[Erimus Kamzel]

Thanks for the Perseus Hollow and Abyssal Plane entries. I'll update the maps early next week

 

[Kancro Vantas]

Master Elite CMDR Erimus Kamzel,

I am happy to report that the EES Orinoco has arrived to the Galactic Center System Sagittarius A*, safe and sound, thanks in no little part to the extremely diligent vigilance and safeguard of CMDR Anuranium who has been guarding the system against pillocks and crooks in the past few days.

I will be updating the details of the exploration in my Logbook in the following dates. For the time being, I will use this point to take a few days break, doing minor repairs to the ship, and surf through the data gathered so far to collaborate on CMDR Jackie Silver project on Terraformable Candidates, and to the Galactic Map Project that you lead.

With that being said, so far I have passed through some 2,100 systems that I am thinking in gather by groups, according to the incidence of notable discoveries made (e.g. ELP, WW, BH, Neutron, etc.) Looking at the Log, I can see a pattern of vast areas I passed with nothing memorable and then some areas where occurrences where more frequent.

I will locate those areas with a higher incidence of events in the map and name them. I also have recollection of specific and interesting system within each one, however and as you can imagine, data is still unregistered thus I will only share the attributes at but not their specific names yet.

Moving forward, after this data has been sorted and submitted to these projects, I will start planning my come back journey and route.

These are the key points I will be heading to:

-Neutron Field -extensive research on its limits according to all reports about it.
-Unclaimed system by a victim of the Sag A terrorist -on their request
-The Great Annihilator
-The Greae Phio Stellar Forge
-NGC 6357
-The Pillars of Creations in Eagle Nebula
-SANTJALAN(Martinez City) ETA: June 28th (?)


So, at this point the following guidance from you is required in order to help my submission to be helpful for this project:

-Would it be o.k. to send you area information and names, without the particular systems until registered? or would you like to have the systems information without names as place holders?

-A big chunk of my trip has been already covered by other CMDR's as I went Statue of Liberty and then ETA CARINA which has been extensively explored. Would you still be interested in getting more information -albeit redundant?

-Is there any region in the general direction and area of my current route you would like me to check? I could take a up to 2,000 ly detour in any direction if you need me to.

Let me know your insights on this!! Hope this can help!

Thanks!!

 

[Erimus Kamzel]

Thanks Kancro, and congratulations on reaching Sagittarius A* safe and sound.

There is no need to wait until you're back home to submit entries for the project so feel free to add your data anytime you like, if you have screenshots of what you discovered and what you are naming, then that's even better.

Eta Carina and the Liberty nebula are already on the maps now along with some other POI's out that way, so unless there is something really special or unique out there that you've found, its going to be a bit of a squeeze to get it labeled on the map (although whatever you want to add for that area could still be added as a numbered index).

If you check the central core region map you'll see great swathes of it remain unknown so any info you have of that particular map will be appreciated. Also the Great Galactic Neutron Field is quite well known about now but is yet to be added as I could do with some procedural reference points for it (and a screenshot of an explorer actually being there to stake a claim )

As for recommending places to check out on the way home, I think the best idea would be to have a look at the maps you'll be crossing and see where there are great empty patches with no marked POI's, and take your pick of routes to take on the way back.

Good luck CMDR

I'll update the maps sometime next week, so there is no rush for entries if you're taking a well earned break.

 

[who?]

I haven't found much unique/of interest on my trip thus far, but I'm just a few hundred LY now from NGC 281 (colloquially known as the "Pacman Nebula"), I don't think it's been mentioned. It's about 9,200LY from Sol on the Perseus Arm, not too far from the Heart and Soul nebulae, but VERY low (> 800LY) beneath the galactic plane. I haven't seen anything that far "down" before, so making a beeline towards it.

I'll post a screenshot once I reach it. IF I reach it, the stars are starting to get very sparse, with a ~29LY range I may come up short. I'm hoping the view from there should be immense.

 

[Erimus Kamzel]

I haven't found much unique/of interest on my trip thus far, but I'm just a few hundred LY now from NGC 281 (colloquially known as the "Pacman Nebula"), I don't think it's been mentioned. It's about 9,200LY from Sol on the Perseus Arm, not too far from the Heart and Soul nebulae, but VERY low (> 800LY) beneath the galactic plane. I haven't seen anything that far "down" before, so making a beeline towards it.

I'll post a screenshot once I reach it. IF I reach it, the stars are starting to get very sparse, with a ~29LY range I may come up short. I'm hoping the view from there should be immense.

Thanks, that's a new one and certainly hasn't cropped up before... nice find!