A note on 'Beacons'
Another thread brought up the subject of the 'Beacon' POI category.
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The 'Beacon' POI category is reserved for systems of special navigational importance:
These are systems that help in spatial orientation and navigation.
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Galactic Limits:
Galactic Meridians:
Barnards Loop:
Thoughts?
Another thread brought up the subject of the 'Beacon' POI category.
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The 'Beacon' POI category is reserved for systems of special navigational importance:
These are systems that help in spatial orientation and navigation.
- Galactic limits
Galactic limits help define the shape of the galaxy in an absolute sense: "How far east, does it go?", "Where is the galactic center?".
- eg. 'Magellans Star': the system furthest east of the galactic center (while still inside the continuous galaxy).
With current FSD tech, all galatic limits have been reached except the galactic top and bottom.
- Galactic meridians
Galactic meridians helps define the coordinate grid and ´compas rose´ of the galaxy: "If I want to set a course directly east of Sol, what system should I target?"
- eg. 'Pernicious', the furthest system reached directly east of Sol along the zero-coordinate line.
With current FSD tech some of the galactic meridians may still be possible to push further out.
- Barnards Loop
- The 'Barnards Loop' nebula is a one-of-a-kind Beacon POI. This gigantic nebula is the most important marker for visual orientation in space when flying in relative proximity to the Local Bubble. In this area of the galaxy where the vast majority of pilots do their navigation, Barnards Loop stands out as a unique point of reference.
I should add that some of the beacons on the map prior to the aug. 6th update was a relic from the old days of the fixed image 2D maps - these systems where added to help give an impression of distance from Sol. With the inclusion of the radial grid overlay in the interactive map (which indicate such distance) some of these systems have become less usefull for navigational purposes.
Also, with longer jump ranges being increasingly common, many Beacon systems that helped navigate across lov-density areas are becomming obsolete.
In general it is the aim of the mapping team to limit the number of beacons to those of real use, and thus we have reclassified many obsolete beacons as indicated further below.
Also, with longer jump ranges being increasingly common, many Beacon systems that helped navigate across lov-density areas are becomming obsolete.
In general it is the aim of the mapping team to limit the number of beacons to those of real use, and thus we have reclassified many obsolete beacons as indicated further below.
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Galactic Limits:
- Sagittarius A* (galactic center)
- Eriksons Star (furthest possible west)
- Semotus Beacon (furthest possible north, (also furthest possible from Sol))
- Magellans Star (furthest possible east)
- Amundsens Star (furthest possible south)
- Sepositus Beacon (furthest possible from Sag A*)
Galactic Meridians:
- Sol (center of galactic grid)
- Hesperus (furthest reached directly west of Sol)
- Asterous (furthest reached directly north of Sol)
- Pernicious (furthest reached directly east of Sol)
- Notus (furthest reached directly south of Sol)
Barnards Loop:
- Barnards Loop (most important visual reference in region around Sol)
Obsolete Beacons (with changes made aug. 6th 2017):
- The Cancri Climb -> Historical
- Serebrov Beacon -> Historical
- Monoceros Beacon -> Historical
- 13 Mu Sagittarii -> Stellar Features
- Aishady Beacon -> Stellar Features
- Blue in the Black -> Stellar Features
- Ignis -> Stellar Features
- The Lighthouse -> Stellar Features
- Lumina Caelum -> Stellar Features
- Nyauthai Beacon -> Stellar Features
- The Scutum Outer Beacon -> Stellar Features
- Smasiae Red Giant Binary Pair -> Stellar Features
- The Far Bridge -> Other
- The Hypaa Byio Buoy -> Other
- Tristar Beacon -> Other
- Sublustris Beacon -> Other
- The Syroifoe Oasis -> Other
- Vigs' Beacon -> Other
Thoughts?
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