The Galactic Mapping Project & Historical Archive of Exploration

[Andrew Gaspurr]

I will review things when I'm back home on Jan 4th and post a list of what's missing and what needs to be done. As far as I know there are at least two other nebulae whose location is somewhat off. Maybe then we can jointly put all things in place.

Fly safe!
Andrew

 

[CMDR Gastone]

Hi, just stumbled upon the following nebula not that far away from Colonia.

Name: Braeburn Nebula
Game map search ref: Dryio Flyuae QZ-O e6-3133
Description: Small planetary nebula that resembles the color and shape of a Braeburn apple - an apple that used to be a world famous in New Zealand during the 21st century. It contains a single neutron star as its core.
Screenshot reference: http://imgur.com/a/RLNZ5

 

[Edelgard von Rhein]

Just a quick note to say that I have edited my description of the Looking Glass Nebula to include the exact jump range needed to reach it (104.13 LY). This jump is from Floagh EY-Z d13-1 to Floagh HT-Z d13-0, which is a neutron star - so watch your fuel! There is a shorter jump from Boepps XJ-A d0 (a system adjacent to Floagh EY-Z d13-1) to Boepps ZE-A d1 (71.32 LY) but that star is not in the nebula and is in one of the outlying clusters and I do not think it leads to a shorter jump in, though I was conserving my jumponium for Distant Stars and did not check.

 

[Yanick]

Name : Aphrodites' Temple
POI type: Nebula
System ref.:Hypua Flyoae LZ-F d11-26
Description: A mid sized pink and purple nebula. A beautiful view, but an otherwise ordinary collection of stars. This combination
of feminine colours, lead it to be named after the Greek Goddess of Love, Aphrodite.

 

[Heavy Johnson]

Requesting update for the description for Y Canum Venaticorum (#2704366).

..."with a solar radius of 215,000 and 3,000 solar masses" should be: "a solar radius 215 larger than Sol, but only 3 times the mass of Sol".

The game displays values as x.yyyy which makes "3.000" look like "3000" to many people.

Also suggested change for readability:

Before: "It is truly spectacular, however because of the low star density in this region it can only be reached by ships that have very large jump ranges."
After: "It is truly spectacular. However because of the low star density in this region it can only be reached by ships that have very large jump ranges."

 

[Heavy Johnson]

Name: RY Draconis
POI type: Stellar Feature
System ref.: RY Draconis
Description: An unusual carbon star located 1400 Ly from Sol. This object has an exceptionally low surface temperature of 1323K, making it as cool as most class L stars. Despite being 125 times larger than Sol, it has just 1.5 stellar masses. It is also difficult to reach, requiring a minimum jump range of 47.0 Ly.

 

[Karaya1]

Golden System (and also a Green System of course)

POI Name: The Golden Smuggler
POI Type: Golden system
Game map search ref.: Puwee WE-R c4-0
Description:

I found a golden system! Meaning it contains all materials existing.
Nevertheless, as I'm prospecting for jumponium the descripton only shows jumponium-worth materials.

1c - Arsenic (1,6%), Cadmium

2b - Yttrium, Niobium
2c - Germanium, Niobium
2d - Germanium (5,4%), Cadmium (1,5%)
2e - Arsenic (2,6%)

3a - Germanium (4,4%), Cadmium (1,2)
3b - Polonium (0,4%), Niobium (1,0%), Cadmium (1,2%), Germanium (4,4%)
3d - Yttrium (0,7%), Cadmium (1,0%), Vanadium (3,1%)

4a - Cadmium (0,9%), Vanadium (3,0%), Germanium (3,5%)
4c a - Yttrium (0,6%), Cadmium (0,7%), Arsenic (1,4%), Germanium (3,2%)

5a - Yttrium (0,7%), Cadmium (0,9%), Vanadium (3,0%), Germanium (3,5%)

6b - Cadmium (1,0%), Arsenic (1,6%), Vanadium (3,1%)
6c - Polonium (0,3%), Cadmium (1,0%), Arsenic (1,7%)

 

[Karaya1]

Green System

POI Name: Little Smuggler
POI Type: green system
Game map search ref.: Puwee TD-T c3-0
Description: Another green system

1 - Yttrium (1,4%), Niobium (1,6%), Arsenic (2,2%)
2 - Cadmium (1,7%), Germanium (4,5%)
4 - Vanadium (5,6%)
5 - Polonium (0,7%), Niobium (1,6%)

 

[Karaya1]

Green system

when I started this I never expected to find so many green systems...


POI Name: Smuggler's Refreshments
POI Type: green system
Game map search ref.: Nuwo JP-A c3-0
Description: Another green system

1a - Germanium (5,6%)
1c - Yttrium (1,2%), Arsenic (2,6%), Germanium (5,8%)
1c a - Niobium (1,2%), Vanadium (4,3%)
1d a - Niobium (1,3%), Germanium (6,2%)

2b - Niobium (0,8%), Vanadium (3,0%), Germanium (3,5%)
2c - Niobium (0,8%), Cadmium (0,9%), Arsenic (1,5%), Germanium (3,3%)
2d - Niobium (0,8%), Cadmium (0,9%), Arsenic (1,5%) (yepp, same values as on 2c)

3a - Polonium (0,3%), Cadmium (0,9%)

 

[Andrew Gaspurr]

Karaya, we appreciate all your efforts in making the universe a greener place

However, please stick to one or two Jumponium Depots per Sector. Preferrably one, if it's a less travelled area and maybe two, when they are on a sector's 'opposite' sides. Otherwise, the map will get cluttered pretty soon as Jumponium systems are not that scarce.

If you'd like to add all your green findings you might want to get in touch with the Rock Rats and see if they can use your data.

Thanks and fly safe!

 

[CMDR EfilOne]

Name:	Mairon
Game map search ref:	Egnairs AA-A h72
Description:	A ringed neutron star. What makes this system interesting is the fact that it orbits a black hole, and thus making the neutron the only source of light, aside from the galactic halo, allowing for a stunning views both of the galactic core, being 1320ly above the core, and the neutron's rings. Another interesting note is that half of the ring's area is unreachable, due to the remnant's exclusion zone.
Screenshot reference:	https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...r-With-Rings?p=4960951&viewfull=1#post4960951

 

[Heavy Johnson]

Karaya, we appreciate all your efforts in making the universe a greener place

However, please stick to one or two Jumponium Depots per Sector. Preferrably one, if it's a less travelled area and maybe two, when they are on a sector's 'opposite' sides. Otherwise, the map will get cluttered pretty soon as Jumponium systems are not that scarce.

Or maybe start a whole new thread or map for Jumponium?

 

[Karaya1]

Or maybe start a whole new thread or map for Jumponium?

The idea is to place them into the Smuggler's Path thread later. When I'm through the abyss.
I just thought the big thread is the better place.
And they are not going to the map anymore. There will be just one symbol on the map for all of them.

In some way there already IS a separate map for Jumponium, you can uncheck the layer with the Jumponium system.

Nevertheless I see the critic and will collect them more silently and later we see what can be done with the data ;-)

Karaya

 

[Andrew Gaspurr]

You might want to cross check with this thread: Prospection Farm Locations for Engineers / Jumponium. Their databases are expanding rapidly.

 

[Heavy Johnson]

Surprisingly, I found that the entry for Witch Head Nebula had no description, so I'd like to update it.

Name: Witch Head Nebula
POI type: Nebula
System ref.: HIP 23759
Description:

"Witch Head Nebula is named for it's appearance (from Sol) to the legends of evil women with magic powers. The blue-brown nebula is roughly 25 Ly by 25 Ly by 40 Ly and sits 900 Ly from Sol. Reference system HIP 23759 is located directly above the nebula, providing good views.

Witch Head Nebula was the site of interest in 3302, when alien 'barnacles' were discovered among systems near the nebula, similar to discoveries in the Pleiades and California Nebula."

 

[Corbin Moran]

Surprisingly, I found that the entry for Witch Head Nebula had no description, so I'd like to update it.

Name: Witch Head Nebula
POI type: Nebula
System ref.: HIP 23759
Description:

"Witch Head Nebula is named for it's appearance (from Sol) to the legends of evil women with magic powers. The blue-brown nebula is roughly 25 Ly by 25 Ly by 40 Ly and sits 900 Ly from Sol. Reference system HIP 23759 is located directly above the nebula, providing good views.

Witch Head Nebula was the site of interest in 3302, when alien 'barnacles' were discovered among systems near the nebula, similar to discoveries in the Pleiades and California Nebula."

Thanks! A lot of the POIs of real life astronomical obejcts have no description to them. I think they where added to the map by Erimus early on as sort of reference points before this whole buiseness of adding descriptions and images to the map was in place

If you find more, please feel free to offer descriptions for them as well. And pictures . Pretty pictures

 

[Andrew Gaspurr]

If you find more, please feel free to offer descriptions for them as well. And pictures . Pretty pictures

I am currently (re-)mapping the Orion Molecular Complex and have tons of nice pictures. I will also add some descriptions to the nebulae and clusters located there during the coming weekend.

 

[Heavy Johnson]

Thanks! A lot of the POIs of real life astronomical obejcts have no description to them. I think they where added to the map by Erimus early on as sort of reference points before this whole buiseness of adding descriptions and images to the map was in place

If you find more, please feel free to offer descriptions for them as well. And pictures . Pretty pictures

Good, you're going to like what I add then =)

- - - Updated - - -

POI Update - (missing description data):

Name: Spirograph Nebula
POI type: Planetary Nebula
System ref.: BD-12 1172
New Description:

"The Spirograph Nebula is a minor planetary nebula 1100 Ly from Sol in the direction of Barnard's Loop. The nebula has strong green colors, which combine with the blue-white of the O-class primary to create stunning visuals on several rocky, ringed planets."

 

[Heavy Johnson]

More updating/add data:


Name: Flame Nebula
POI type: Nebula
System ref.: Trapezium Sector AF-Z c5

Description: "The Flame Nebula is a small emission nebula in the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. It sits between the Orion and Horsehead nebulae, and directly under the arc of Barnard's Loop. The nebula takes it's name from the sharp contrast of red and oranges against a cloud of deep black, appearing to be flames rising from a bed of coals.

Scientists in the 21st century believed that the Flame Nebula was lit by X-ray emission from the star known as Alnitak (or Zeta Orionis), but current science has dismissed this, as Altniak is over 600 light-years from the nebula."

 

[Heavy Johnson]

There's no entry for this, and I feel like it *really* should have an entry, given how much trouble planning jumps it has caused me. I know others may already know about it, but the map is supposed to be there for everyone, right?

Name: Col 70 Sector
POI type: Navigational Hazard
System ref.: HD 31797 (for best approximation)

Description: "Originally discovered by early explorers near the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, an unknown force causes widespread jump drive failures in Col 70 Sector systems. These failures prevent a direct path between the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex and the nearby California Nebula. The zone is up to 300 Ly thick and covers an area both above and below the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. Travelers are advised to steer widely around the Orion Complex unless visiting one of the interior locations."