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Erimus Kamzel

Erimus Kamzel
I don't think there were any definitive rules written down that I can remember :S - I thought it was more an unwritten rule kind of thing?

As respected explorers of the community if you guys want to get together and iron out what they actually are, I'll be happy to add them to the OP [up]
 
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MadDogMurdock

MadDogMurdock
Hello happy mappy people.

I've had a thought about an alternate way to map the galaxy in terms of the sectors that may be useful.

Assuming that the sectors are cuboids, it should be possible to pull out the minimum and maximum values of the known x, y, z coordinates for a sector from EDSM/EDDB.
Then using those values, it would be possible to generate a 3D visualization of the galaxy in cuboid-sector form.

Anyone here got the programming skills to pull that together?
 
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Erimus Kamzel

Erimus Kamzel
I think 3d is the next step for the mapping project - not sure who could pull it off, or when - but it makes sense if the project is to keep evolving... and would be awesome!
 

MadDogMurdock

MadDogMurdock
Erimus said:
I think 3d is the next step for the mapping project - not sure who could pull it off, or when - but it makes sense if the project is to keep evolving... and would be awesome!
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In theory, an existing 3D Modelling Tool could be used.
Adding semi-transparent cuboids based on their coordinate boundaries would create the galactic representation.

Something like http://www.openscad.org/index.html

I've expanded on my thinking here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/286978-Galactic-Sector-Map
 
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Qohen Leth

Qohen Leth
The sectors are cubes. I had thought about that a few months ago and grabbed a few people on this project (initially for the Formidine Rift only), but we need a specific tool from Alot to pull it off properly. Then the rest should be ez-pz.
 

Eisen

Eisen
Qohen Leth said:
The sectors are cubes. I had thought about that a few months ago and grabbed a few people on this project (initially for the Formidine Rift only), but we need a specific tool from Alot to pull it off properly. Then the rest should be ez-pz.
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What could make it more complicated are the hand placed sectors (like Heart Sector), which according to Jackie Silver are spherical sometimes.
 

CMDR EfilOne

CMDR EfilOne
Allitnil said:
Doesn't this fail the 100 LY test as its co-ords are 101.5625 / -22.46875 / -16097.09375.
Hypuae Euq RY-S d3-0 at 92.09375 / 9.71875 / -16065.84375 would appear a better candidate if the rule is "no more than 100 LY away on the X or Y axes"
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Very good point ! I don't know if it is a rule in itself after all, but I personally considered such thing as an even more interesting challenge, not to go off too much along the meridian so that there would not be much deviation north to south.

Allitnil said:
If you want the north-south distance between the meridians then that would be 81,580.99875 using Hypuae Euq RY-S d3-0 and Oevaxy PA-A d0 (not sure if anyone has been to the latter though). OTOH, if you want the north-south distance between the most northerly and most southerly system then that would be 82,529.90625 LY between Oevasy SG-Y d0 and Lyed YJ-I d9-0.
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About that, I used the route tool, just pulled up SY-S d3-0 and Oevasy SG-Y d0 (I think), then EDD outputted that distance between them.

Stulli said:
Just to clarify that I did not only see these systems on EDSM and sniped them [...]

It's a shame for me that I still do not know how to submit my logs partially :(

And it is now also a shame for me that I got the tags for both systems, whereas it is "funny" that I only scanned the landable planets in Hypuae Euq WE-R d4-0, because I really needed Jumponium to continue.

But I think Master Erimus will create a suitable summary for this :)
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For the logs you can manually send them through EDSM, on your profile > Flight logs > +Import NetLog

Also, it looks like we experienced a very similar situation at the end ! I also went there on a headstart without worrying that much about jumponium, thinking everything could be found on the way ... Which was the case, until I got trapped when the SRV blew up unexpectedly hahah ! :D That's why I also pretty much scanned the landables only and nothing else.

By the way Stulli, if you want to be the one naming and submitting that system for the Mapping Project, I'm more than pleased to leave it to you, you were first to head back at the end.
I just wish we could have had a little meetup there, it's rare that such syncing happens in a region like that. Next time I guess !

o7
 

Lapsang Twobob

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Hello!

I've made a discovery of a large number of black holes and Neutrons, the vast majority of black holes seem to be populating an area of Colonia space about 700x200 lys

The amount of BH's really bowled me over considering on my way to BP (twice) and back I found 13 ;-)

Below is the list of system names, and what aditional stars where in the system too. Hope the info is useful.

System NameStars
Dryooe Prou AA-A f18191 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou ZE-A e23631 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f1271 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f10581 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f10511 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f7541 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou ZJ-A d7411 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f4471 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou ZE-A e6841 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f19921 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f24141 x Black Hole, 2 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f9261 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou ZE-A e9271 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f17331 x Black Hole, 2 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f11691 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f19281 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou ZE-A e11941 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f7291 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f20521 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f3421 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f15911 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f5491 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f3391 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f20951 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f531 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f3321 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f18801 x Black Hole, 2 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f16431 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f8611 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f21991 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f13231 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f3021 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f22901 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou RU-W b2-301 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f5111 x Black Hole, 2 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou YK-X c1-1411 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f15301 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f15721 x Black Hole, 2 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f15301 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou YK-X c1-1411 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f9291 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Kyloasly DA-A f19281 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f13511 x White Dwarf, 1 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Kyloasly DA-A f6491 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f221 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Kyloasly DA-A f18731 x Black Hole, 3 x Neutron Star,
Kyloasly DA-A f14611 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f17941 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f11091 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly BA-A g8671 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f10181 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f6321 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f17341 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Kyloasly DA-A f9791 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f17801 x Type T, 1 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f17751 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f9651 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly EF-A e1321 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly BA-A g2601 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Kyloasly DA-A f3651 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f1881 x Black Hole, 2 x Neutron Star,
Kyloasly DA-A f10361 x Black Hole,
 

Corbin Moran

Corbin Moran
Lapsang Twobob said:
Hello!

I've made a discovery of a large number of black holes and Neutrons, the vast majority of black holes seem to be populating an area of Colonia space about 700x200 lys
The amount of BH's really bowled me over considering on my way to BP (twice) and back I found 13 ;-)

Below is the list of system names, and what aditional stars where in the system too. Hope the info is useful.

System NameStars
Dryooe Prou AA-A f18191 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou ZE-A e23631 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f1271 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f10581 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f10511 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f7541 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou ZJ-A d7411 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f4471 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou ZE-A e6841 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f19921 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f24141 x Black Hole, 2 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f9261 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou ZE-A e9271 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f17331 x Black Hole, 2 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f11691 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f19281 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou ZE-A e11941 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f7291 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f20521 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f3421 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f15911 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f5491 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f3391 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f20951 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f531 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f3321 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f18801 x Black Hole, 2 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f16431 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f8611 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f21991 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f13231 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f3021 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f22901 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou RU-W b2-301 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f5111 x Black Hole, 2 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou YK-X c1-1411 x Black Hole,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f15301 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f15721 x Black Hole, 2 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou AA-A f15301 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Dryooe Prou YK-X c1-1411 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f9291 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Kyloasly DA-A f19281 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f13511 x White Dwarf, 1 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Kyloasly DA-A f6491 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f221 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Kyloasly DA-A f18731 x Black Hole, 3 x Neutron Star,
Kyloasly DA-A f14611 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f17941 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f11091 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly BA-A g8671 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f10181 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f6321 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f17341 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Kyloasly DA-A f9791 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f17801 x Type T, 1 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f17751 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f9651 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly EF-A e1321 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly BA-A g2601 x Black Hole, 1 x Neutron Star,
Kyloasly DA-A f3651 x Black Hole,
Kyloasly DA-A f1881 x Black Hole, 2 x Neutron Star,
Kyloasly DA-A f10361 x Black Hole,
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Congratulations on such a profitable find!

We are not gonna add all these black holes individually, as that would clutter the map, but if this is indeed an unusually large concentration of these in this part of the galaxy then we could add it as some type of star cluster :).

It would be really helpful if explorers with experience in black hole concentrations could verify that this patch stands out as specifically saturated.
 

Stulli

Stulli
CMDR EfilOne said:
For the logs you can manually send them through EDSM, on your profile > Flight logs > +Import NetLog
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Thanks, tried this with my trip before the last one and it works, but it is not very comfortable. I thought it was possible to use the function "Routes/Expeditions" in EDDiscovery itself, but I can't find out how. Does it work at all? I will ask this question better in the main-thread of EDDiscovery.

CMDR EfilOne said:
By the way Stulli, if you want to be the one naming and submitting that system for the Mapping Project, I'm more than pleased to leave it to you, you were first to head back at the end.
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No, I do not want to claim anything. It's your work and your suggestions. :) I just wanted to clarify, that I did not snipe and what Meridian is valid: SAG A*-Meridian or SOL-Meridian. Whatever, you chose it and in this case let Hypuae Euq SY-S d3-0 be the southern meridian, it's more far out than Hypuae Euq RY-S d3-0 and more interesting, because it has planets in contrast to the other one.

BTW: Hypuae Euq WE-R d4-0 was indeed very effective for me, too, I have found nowhere else 2 Poloniums in 1 stone until then :D
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Andrew Gaspurr

Andrew Gaspurr
Travelling along Route 33 I came across a Green System:

Distant View Depot

POI: Jumponium Depot
System ref.: Pyrie Eurk IQ-P d5-1

Description: This system lies beyond the 40.4 ly barrier of Pyrie Eurk NV-G c10-0 towards the Distant View in Blue nebula slightly off the main lane of Route 33. The Jumponium jewels lie on the moons of the Gas Giants 6 and 7 mostly. Arsenic is especially abundant on the moons of Gas Giant 7, whereas Cadmium is Gas Giant 6's domain. Explorers will only find one source of Polonium in the system, and that is on the b-moon of Gas Giant 6. All other materials are spread more or less evenly across the moons and they are easily scannable.

Please see attached screenshot for reference:

cMwBEbb.jpg
 
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Corbin Moran

Corbin Moran
The mapping team are currently working on finalizing the map of the galactic regions. Once that are done we will get these latest additions added to the map :)

I am currently working on redrawing the borders of the galactic neutron fields near the core. As a result you might notice a few temporary POI popping up from time to time.
 
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marx

marx
Name : 3 Geminorum
Game map search ref. : 3 Geminorum
Description : The southern-most non-procedural star, this blue-white supergiant shines as a beacon in an otherwise very sparse region of the galaxy. As it's off the galactic plane by nearly 600 ly-s, reaching it can be a challenge (FSD boosts are required). However, Commanders who do so will be rewarded with some spectacular sights in the system, especially when compared with the dimmer stars of the region it's in.
Screenshot Ref. Post : EDSM entry, and Vitamin Arrr's first-discovery thread.
 

Andrew Gaspurr

Andrew Gaspurr
I would like to propose the following:

The Seldowitch Nebula


POI type: Nebula
System reference: Thuecheae MT-Q e5-8

Description: A small emission nebula, appr. 2x3x3 ly in size, located in the Galactic Aphelion region. It holds a neutron star of 1.88 solar masses in its core. Unfortunately the system holds few other bodies, none of which are landable. The nebula glows in bright spectral lines of hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen, the glow coming from the intense radiation of the neutron star itself and also from several massive stars in the vicinity.

The nebula is named after White Russian physicist and astronomer Jakow Seldowitch, who studied on the effects of cosmic background radiation, a hot universe and the greater cosmic structures, including black holes.

First Discovered credits go to CMDR Gabriel Souto

Please see attached screenshot for reference:

jHQmomp.jpg

 

Andrew Gaspurr

Andrew Gaspurr
I'd like to propose the following:

Masefield's Ocean

POI: Region (Molecular Complex)
Coordinate Ref.: -3,500/-55,000 to -1,800/55,000 to -3,500/54,000 to -1,800/54,000 ; Z -250 to +50

Description: Masefield's Ocean is a Molecular Cloud Complex with active star formation. It lies nestled within the Galactic Aphelion region of the Scutum-Centaurus Arm and is embedded in an area of thick dust clouds. The Molecular Cloud holds multiple O/B associations with some pretty massive O type stars (reaching up to 30 Solar masses) and also groups of older stars that may once have been denser star clusters that spread from their place of birth. Explorers will also find many B IIIab type giants as well as several dozen Neutron Stars and Black Holes. For some reason that has yet to be discovered the complex has no nebulae or stellar remnants.

The region is named after John Edward Masefield, an early 20th century poet and author of the well-known poem "Sea Fever".

Please see attached reference map for region location:

8VpVjO0.jpg
 

jenos

J
Name :Buboes Star
Game map search ref. :Thailio AA-A H43
Description :While most Wolf-Rayet stars burn bright and hot, the Buboes Star, tucked well beneath the Orion-Cygnus Arm, is chilly, in comparison. In fact, the Buboes Star burns just 54 degrees Celcius hotter than the boiling point of water. With its purple hue, reminiscent of a Y-class dwarf, and the black Bubo-like splotches pockmarking its surface, this frigid star sits in solitude, accompanied only by a sparse asteroid belt. Yet, it serves as a stark reminder of what strange extremes can be found in the galaxy
Screenshot Ref. Post :http://i.imgur.com/HKtgi0l.jpg
 

Edelgard von Rhein

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In going from Jaques to the Formidine Rift, I decided to explore the Scutum-Sagittarius Conflux. This was motivated by a combination of factors: Salome's reference to the Conflux as harbouring a connection to the Rift; David Braben's mention of the possibility for archaeology and the Neutron Highway project. As such, my primary objective was to find sites with the potential for future archaeological investigations in the Conflux. I noticed a region on the edge of the Conflux on EDSM that seems devoid of POIs, even though there are a few nebulae present, so I decided to focus my search in that area and these POIs are the result:
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'The Corpselight Cluster'
Game map search ref. : GREAE HYPA AA-A H23 / BLAA HYPA AA-A H59 / BLAA HYPA AA-A H36 / BLAA HYPA AA-A H53
POI Type: Visual
Near the border of the Scutum-Sagittarius Conflux, well below the Galactic Plane, is a tight group of four nebulae. All of these nebulae contain stellar remnants, especially neutron stars, hence the name for the cluster. Three of these nebulae are in BLAA HYPA sector but the largest is GREAE HYPA AA-A H23 (170*140*155LY), which is also the farthest below the Galactic Plane (1230LY) and contains large numbers of neutron stars and white dwarfs. The most distant of the nebulae from this is BLAA HYPA AA-A H59, ~1300LY away, which is also the smallest and closest to the Galactic Plane (45*45*40LY, 355LY below the Galactic Plane). The other two nebulae are less than 700LY away from each other (BLAA HYPA AA-A H36 is 90*90*75LY, 1165LY below; BLAA HYPA AA-A H53 is 120*110*125LY, 740LY below). Visually, several of these nebulae share similar colours based on deep orange and red colours, but one (BLAA HYPA AA-A H36) has strong shades of purple.
http://imgur.com/a/cGz6A
'House of Hades'
Game map search ref: GREAE HYPA AA-A H23
POI Type: Visual
This vast nebula (170*140*155LY) lies 1230LY below the Galactic Plane and is home to many neutron stars and white dwarfs. Its flaming orange colours and the remains of many once-great stars that inspire its name nevertheless provide stunning scenery; sometimes eerie and dark and sometimes bright and blazing.
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'Siegfried's Pyre'
Game map search ref: BLAA HYPA AA-A H59
POI Type: Visual
This nebula is home to only two neutron stars, once massive bright stars that went supernova, and shares the fiery colours of most of the cluster, inspiring the name: in Wagner's Ring Cycle, Brunhilde threw herself onto Siegfried's funeral pyre. This nebula is smaller than its neighbours and closer to the Galactic Plane (45*45*40LY, 355LY below) and many other nebulae in the Conflux can be seen from its borders.
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'Proserpine's Garden'
Game map search ref: BLAA HYPA AA-A H36
POI Type: Visual
Unlike its neighbours, this nebula is rich in blue and purple colours but is still home to many neutron stars and white dwarfs, inspiring the name - Prosperpine being the wife of Hades who leaves once a year to bring spring to the outside world. It is very close (less than 700 LY) to the Pomegranate Nebula, fittingly, since it was the consumption of this fruit that condemned Proserpine to her stay in the Underworld. 90*90*75LY in size and 1165LY below the Galactic Plane, its has plenty of space for wandering with many stellar remnants.
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'The Pomegranate Nebula'
Game map search ref: BLAA HYPA AA-A H53
POI Type: Visual
Sharing the orange-red colours of two of its neighbours, this nebula is also filled with many neutron stars, resembling a pomegranate with its many seeds and located appropriately close to Proserpine's Garden (just 700LY away). At 120*110*125LY in size and with the stellar density to be expected 740LY below the Galactic Plane in the region, it may also entice many explorers to stay awhile.
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'The Cobweb Nebula'
Game map search ref: PLIO AIM AA-A H1
POI Type: Visual
Watching over the Conflux from its border and positioned high above the Galactic Plane like a beautiful cobweb, this nebula entices travellers with rich but subtle pink and blue colours. It is rather larger than a typical cobweb (105*85*90LY, 570LY above the Galactic Plane) and thankfully there does not appear to be a spider present: the star density in the region is low so there are few stars within the nebula itself. Its location gives it a clear view over the expanse of the Conflux and also looking back towards the other nebulae closer to the Core regions and across to the Gatehouse Nebula.
http://imgur.com/a/22EBn
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I'm reporting the other results of my expedition elsewhere but the main findings amongst these nebulae, from the point of view of archaeological interest, were two systems with Earth-like Worlds, three with Ammonia Worlds and two with landable terraformable worlds around the Corpselight Cluster. There was also one system of scenic interest near the Cobweb Nebula.
 
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