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JonathanBurnage

JonathanBurnage
I would like to propose a new POI / tourist beacon:

System: Kyli Flyuae WO-A f39
Name: The stellar remnants club

This system contains a black hole (primary), two neutron stars and a white dwarf, all within a few light-seconds of each other. I discovered this in the final days of my voyage below the galactic plane. Black hole is visible in the lower centre of the image.

This system is not currently on EDSM - I'm on Xbox (sorry...) - but I have distances for trilateration if you want to make an entry for it.

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Heavy Johnson

Heavy Johnson
Update (Clean Up / Fixes Edition)

Removed:

* "The Christmas Nebula" (planetary) - Blu Ain NM-W e1-585: Entry has no data, and no picture. No reference to the original discovery can not be located. Another explorer is welcome to visit and catalogue this, if it is worthy of inclusion. It it is in the Galactic Core area of over-saturated planetary nebula.

* 'North' Zunuae Nebula' (planetary) -Zunuae RZ-O e6-1973: Entry does not describe the feature in any useful way. No picture. No reference to the original discovery can not be located. Another explorer is welcome to visit and catalogue this, if it is worthy of inclusion. It it is in the Galactic Core area of over-saturated planetary nebula.

* 'Stranaei Planetary Nebula' - Stranaei LR-W e1-532: Entry does not describe the feature in any useful way. No picture. Another explorer is welcome to visit and catalogue this, if it is worthy of inclusion. It it is in the Galactic Core area of over-saturated planetary nebula.

* 'Shrogaei Planetary Nebula - Shrogaei DL-P e5-3604: Entry does not describe the feature in any useful way. No picture. Another explorer is welcome to visit and catalogue this, if it is worthy of inclusion. It it is in the Galactic Core area of over-saturated planetary nebula.

* 'Aunairm Planetary Nebula' - Aunairm MH-V e2-658: Entry does not describe the feature in any useful way. No picture. Another explorer is welcome to visit and catalogue this, if it is worthy of inclusion. It it is in the Galactic Core area of over-saturated planetary nebula.

* 'Galactic Highway Nebula' - Dryao Aowsy RY-R e4-6369: Entry does not describe the feature in any useful way. No picture. Another explorer is welcome to visit and catalogue this, if it is worthy of inclusion. It it is in the Galactic Core area of over-saturated planetary nebula.

* 'Oephaird Planetary Nebula' - Oephaird CF-A e7699: Entry does not describe the feature in any useful way. No picture. Another explorer is welcome to visit and catalogue this, if it is worthy of inclusion. It it is in the Galactic Core area of over-saturated planetary nebula.

* 'Hypiae Auscs Planetary Nebula' - Hypiae Auscs NO-Q e5-385: Entry does not describe the feature in any useful way. No picture. Another explorer is welcome to visit and catalogue this, if it is worthy of inclusion. It it is in the Galactic Core area of over-saturated planetary nebula.


* Slegou Black Hole - Slegou AA-A h37: Entry has no data. Further exploration (see here) did not reveal a black hole of significant uniqueness.

Changed:

* 'Baukoa Juliet Alpha' (Baukoa QE-Q e5-2321): An existing planetary nebula at Baukoa SY-S e3-1218 had already been given the same name. Name changed to 'Baukoa Juliet Charlie'.
* Dryoea Juliet Alpha -> Dryoea Prau Juliet Alpha: Name change for consistency/clarity

Core Region Planetary Nebula Consolidation:

Each of the nebula listed here has no special/unique name, and has not been given a quality description. The goal of the GMP is not to catalogue every object, but to highlight the most interesting objects, worthy of being visited. Due to the very high number of planetary nebula in the Galactic Core, these groups of similar-name and close-location nebula are being grouped together into entries for each group. This reduces the overcrowded map in the core without losing any previous submissions.

* Baukoa Juliet nebula cluster: Baukoa Juliet Alpha - Baukoa SY-S e3-1218, Baukoa Juliet Beta - Baukoa RO-R e4-2236, Baukoa Juliet Charlie - Baukoa QE-Q e5-2321
* Braisio Juliet nebula cluster: Braisio Juliet Alpha - Braisio FG-X e1-7585, Braisio Juliet Beta - Braisio FR-V e2-293
* Byoomeae Juliet nebula cluster: Byoomeae Juliet Alpha - Byoomeae PT-Q e5-4731, Byoomeae Juliet Beta - Byoomeae SJ-Q e5-2829, Byoomeae Juliet Gamma - Byoomeae WP-O e6-2016
* Byoomu Juliet nebula cluster: Byoomu Juliet Alpha - Byoomu LI-S e4-1049, Byoomu Juliet Beta - Byoomu QE-Q e5-338
* Dryoea Bli nebula cluster: Dryoea Bli Juliet Alpha - Dryoea Bli CH-U e3-3754, Dryoea Bli Juliet Beta - Dryoea Bli TP-O e6-4359
* Dryuae Chruia nebula cluster: Dryuae Chruia Juliet Alpha - Dryuae Chruia YU-P e5-869, Dryuae Chruia Juliet Beta - Dryuae Chruia SD-T e3-2716, Dryuae Chruia Juliet Gamma - Dryuae Chruia NM-W e1-6376
* Dumbai Juliet nebula cluster: Dumbai Juliet Alpha - Dumbai HA-A e5436, Dumbai Juliet Beta - Dumbai GL-Y e3244
* Eembaisk Juliet nebula cluster: Eembaisk Juliet Alpha - Eembaisk BQ-Y e1948, Eembaisk Juliet Beta - Eembaisk EM-V e2-10613, Eembaisk Juliet Gamma - Eembaisk WF-O e6-1404
* Eorl Broae nebula cluster: Eorl Broae Juliet Alpha - Eorl Broae DQ-P e5-677, Eorl Broae Juliet Beta - Eorl Broae YJ-R e4-4807, Eorl Broae Juliet Delta - Eorl Broae FQ-Y e6232, Eorl Broae Juliet Gamma - Eorl Broae VD-T e3-5095
* Lyaisae Juliet nebula cluster: Lyaisae Juliet Alpha - Lyaisae HA-A e3363, Lyaisae Juliet Beta - Lyaisae IG-Y e3547
* Phoi Aod nebula cluster: Phoi Aod Juliet Alpha - Phoi Aod JR-W e1-1691, Phoi Aod Juliet Beta - Phoi Aod VY-S e3-3043, Phoi Aod Juliet Gamma - Phoi Aod DL-P e5-990
* Phoi Auwsy nebula cluster: Phoi Auwsy Oscar Sierra - Phoi Auwsy OS-T e3-2593, Phoi Auwsy Oscar Yankee - Phoi Auwsy OY-R e4-5588
* Phraa Pruae nebula cluster: Phraa Pruae Archer Alpha - Phraa Pruae LN-S e4-2034, Phraa Pruae Archer Beta - Phraa Pruae NI-B e3049
* Phua Aub nebula cluster: Phua Aub Archer Alpha - Phua Aub PX-U e2-6959, Phua Aub Archer Beta - Phua Aub VY-S e3-3899, Phua Aub Archer Delta - Phua Aub DR-N e6-7012, Phua Aub Archer Gamma - Phua Aub UO-R e4-972, Phua Aub Archer Epsilon - Phua Aub MX-U e2-7396, Phua Aub Archer Eta - Phua Aub QO-R e4-1790, Phua Aub Archer Kappa - Phua Aub SJ-R e4-8234, Phua Aub Archer Iota - Phua Aub WP-P e5-723, Phua Aub Archer Theta - Phua Aub YA-O e6-1543, Phua Aub Archer Zeta - Phua Aub MX-U e2-7221
* Phroea Ploe nebula cluster: Phroea Ploe Juliet Alpha - Phroea Ploe PD-B e2165, Phroea Ploe Juliet Beta - Phroea Ploe OD-B e7611, Phroea Ploe Juliet Gamma - Phroea Ploe SJ-Z e3908
* Phroi Pruae nebula cluster: Phroi Pruae Archer Alpha - Phroi Pruae BL-X e1-5380, Phroi Pruae Archer Beta - Phroi Pruae MC-V e2-2159, Phroi Pruae Archer Delta - Phroi Pruae AV-Y e5319, Phroi Pruae Archer Epsilon - Phroi Pruae YA-W e2-2192, Phroi Pruae Archer Gamma - Phroi Pruae FB-X e1-3741
* Schee Ploe nebula cluster: Schee Ploe Juliet Alpha - Schee Ploe TO-Z e6014, Schee Ploe Juliet Beta - Schee Ploe OO-Q e5-4349, Schee Ploe Juliet Gamma - Schee Ploe QU-O e6-12
* Schee Pri nebula cluster: Schee Pri Archer Alpha - Schee Pri NT-Q e5-1532, Schee Pri Archer Beta - Schee Pri PD-S e4-12613, Schee Pri Archer Gamma - Schee Pri PD-S e4-4399
* Shrogeau Juliet nebula cluster: Shrogeau Juliet Alpha - Shrogeau GG-Y e119, Shrogeau Juliet Beta - Shrogeau IG-Y e380, Shrogeau Juliet Delta - Shrogeau YP-P e5-6050, Shrogeau Juliet Epsilon - Shrogeau EW-N e6-50, Shrogeau Juliet Gamma - Shrogeau YP-P e5-8620
* Shrogaei nebula cluster: Shrogaei Bravo Lima - Shrogaei BL-X e1-2343, Shrogaei Foxtrot Hotel - Shrogaei FH-U e3-1421, Shrogaei Hotel Romeo - Shrogaei HR-V e2-7758, Shrogaei Quebec Oscar - Shrogaei QO-Q e5-3431, Shrogaei Victor Echo - Shrogaei VJ-Z e6712
* Stuemau Archer nebula cluster: Stuemau Archer Alpha - Stuemau JR-N e6-5477, Stuemau Archer Beta - Stuemau YJ-R e4-5340, Stuemau Archer Delta - Stuemau DV-Y e1437, Stuemau Archer Epsilon - Stuemau FG-X e1-7154, Stuemau Archer Eta - Stuemau IS-T e3-5288, Stuemau Archer Gamma - Stuemau GL-Y e6642, Stuemau Archer Zeta - Stuemau AF-A e4228


(more to come)


Updated:

* V406 Vulpeculae - description expanded
 
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ArachAu

ArachAu
Heavy Johnson said:
The goal of the GMP is not to catalogue every object, but to highlight the most interesting objects, worthy of being visited. Due to the very high number of planetary nebula in the Galactic Core, these groups of similar-name and close-location nebula are being grouped together into entries for each group. This reduces the overcrowded map in the core without losing any previous submissions.
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I won't lie that 'murdering my babies' didn't prompt this response, and I respect the fact that working on the edsm back end is no doubt a tedious and largely thankless endeavour. Though "GMP is not to catalogue every object, but to highlight the most interesting objects, worthy of being visited" is for all practical purposes the *right* thing to do, is perhaps too open for interpretation and subjective views.

On one side, you could read that as 'interesting for aesthetic qualities' or 'interesting in that it's statistically novel' and if the later, than it seems like the Galactic Book of Records (or whatever the name of it's current incarnation) would a key source.

I would argue that some locations meet the threshold by their very existence. Large scale molecular nebulae and planetary nebulae I would consider to be in that camp. There are hundreds of them, but they are most definitely finite.

Something for the next GMP "IAC" meeting I suppose, it may be worthwhile codifying the intent to highlight select locations.

Anyway, respectfully, just my 2 pence/cents/pesos :). Keep up the good work.
 
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Heavy Johnson

Heavy Johnson
ArachAu said:
I won't lie that 'murdering my babies' didn't prompt this response, and I respect the fact that working on the edsm back end is no doubt a tedious and largely thankless endeavour. Though "GMP is not to catalogue every object, but to highlight the most interesting objects, worthy of being visited" is for all practical purposes the *right* thing to do, is perhaps too open for interpretation and subjective views.
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Well, we're human, so we have to make decisions on our best judgement. The GMP staff sometimes disagree over an entry, so we work to consensus.

ArachAu said:
On one side, you could read that as 'interesting for aesthetic qualities' or 'interesting in that it's statistically novel' and if the later, than it seems like the Galactic Book of Records (or whatever the name of it's current incarnation) would a key source.

I would argue that some locations meet the threshold by their very existence. Large scale molecular nebulae and planetary nebulae I would consider to be in that camp. There are hundreds of them, but they are most definitely finite.
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Items with extremes (largest, heaviest, most distant, most # of...) are easy to handle, since they're objectively worthy of notice, and we usually include those. I have myself trolled through Elite Galaxy Online and the now-defunct Universal Cartographics Record Breakers to find things worth adding. For things that aren't objectively unique, objective rarity often plays value. Non-planetary nebula are unusual enough to add each of them. On the other hand, there are a huge number of planetary nebula, particularly in the Core region. Adding every one risks the map becoming so dense you can't see items because they overlap (it's getting close now), and also diminishes the value for those looking for something unusual and cool. There are likely to be more planetary nebula than, say, Carbon stars; and we don't find Carbon stars unique enough to warrant their own entries.

ArachAu said:
Something for the next GMP "IAC" meeting I suppose, it may be worthwhile codifying the intent to highlight select locations.
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That does exist, in the first post of this thread. It is slightly out of date, but the first line under 'Guidelines' still holds:

'Ideally candidate entries should be something unique, or rare (i.e. a statistical record breaker if submitting a particular star or planet), or something visually interesting, or a place of historical interest (for example the first encounter with an alien species). Entries with an interesting story behind them will be welcome too. '
 

Kalpa

Kalpa
Do you reckon this place would have some merit as a possible tourist destination? Or is "unsafe" (hot) jump entry point considered too hazardous to even bother? https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/377195-Revisiting-BOEPP-UE-Q-E5-2104

I went there last week, now I'm gonna take a quick trip to Sag A* (for an EDSM badge of all the reasons, oh man did the community really have to invent achievements now... there's a badge for visiting Colonia too, oh dear...) then head back to bubble, am on kind of a time constraint in traveling back to the bubble. :) Was just thinking if it might be worthwhile to head back by that way again, maybe try to make a proper timelapse video of the gas giant orbiting the protostar dancing around another protostar, plus maybe some fancier screenshots.

I think it's too insignificant a system to be a proper POI though.
 

Shinji Ikari

Shinji Ikari
Kalpa said:
Do you reckon this place would have some merit as a possible tourist destination? Or is "unsafe" (hot) jump entry point considered too hazardous to even bother? https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/377195-Revisiting-BOEPP-UE-Q-E5-2104

I went there last week, now I'm gonna take a quick trip to Sag A* (for an EDSM badge of all the reasons, oh man did the community really have to invent achievements now... there's a badge for visiting Colonia too, oh dear...) then head back to bubble, am on kind of a time constraint in traveling back to the bubble. :) Was just thinking if it might be worthwhile to head back by that way again, maybe try to make a proper timelapse video of the gas giant orbiting the protostar dancing around another protostar, plus maybe some fancier screenshots.

I think it's too insignificant a system to be a proper POI though.
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I'm not sure if Frontier still accepts tourist destinations.
 

Pinda Gupta

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Pinda Gupta said:
New POI/Possible Tourism Candidate
Name: Anulus Extimus
Galmap Ref: Iwaitt EB-W D2-3587
Description: Discovered by CMDR Pinda Gupta in 3303, this astonishing system bears an equally astonishing ringed Earth-like world, which itself carries the Latin name for "ringed extremes." Orbiting a Neutron Star at a distance of 2,612LS, this sensational planet provides remarkable views of both its metal-rich rings and the galactic core. On the surface, however, things are far less pleasant; an extreme pressure of 4.19 atmospheres means noticeable discomfort for anyone who dares step on the surface of this alien world. Nevertheless, this planet manages to make itself even less livable, sporting an atmosphere with just 5.4% oxygen; this would cause extreme respiratory strain to even the toughest pioneer. Overall, although habitable, Anulus Extimus lies at the extremes in every sense.

A ringed Earth-like world is not all this system has to offer; the first planet in the system bears two rings, one metallic and the other rocky. Since it is terraformable, perhaps it can be made to provide a safer haven than its extreme -- and deadly -- counterpart.
Screenshots:
https://i.imgur.com/BuNJKeH.png
https://i.imgur.com/ba4tDB1.png
https://i.imgur.com/ItViEm4.png
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I'm not exactly sure what the deal is with Tourism Candidates now, so I've edited this submission to allow it to be considered for a normal EDSM POI (not sure which type, maybe Planetary Feature?) in addition to a Tourism Candidate.
 

Heavy Johnson

Heavy Johnson
Pinda Gupta said:
I'm not exactly sure what the deal is with Tourism Candidates now, so I've edited this submission to allow it to be considered for a normal EDSM POI (not sure which type, maybe Planetary Feature?) in addition to a Tourism Candidate.
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Tourism Candidates are up to Frontier, so you have to submit it to them; EDSM doesn't have anything to do with it.
 

Edelgard von Rhein

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The Aronnax Expedition's findings on the border of Sidgoir, summarised for the Galact Mapping Project

Sidgoir border summary, from the Aronnax Expedition
Map Ref: Preou Thoe GF-R d4-10

In mid-late September 3303, the Aronnax Expedition surveyed the borders of Sidgoir, looking for signs of spacefaring activity as well as outdoor worlds and 'green' systems with all the materials needed for FSD boosting. A suitable location for a 'Forward Base' was discovered just over 920 LY from the border: Preou Thoe GF-R d4-10, which is home to an Earth-like World and adjacent to a 'green' system: Preou Thoe FR-N b20-0. Sidgoir itself appears to be a spherical region barely 200 LY in diameter, nevertheless, four other Earth-like Worlds were found, three within 40 LY of a permit-locked system, and one Ammonia World. Two particularly noteworthy findings were a 'gold' system containing all materials that can be obtained from surface mining (Preou Thoe VZ-R b45-1) and a record-breaking class II gas giant that has the longest orbital period known for this class of body (Ootots VH-C a81-0 1). The detailed report on this region can be found in the expedition journal here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...x-Expedition?p=5954011&viewfull=1#post5954011
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Ootots VH-C a81-0 1, the longest orbital period for a class II gas giant, as of 28th September 3303
 

varonica

varonica
Hi guys, I thought this might interest you here.

I have finally completed my planetary survey project, there were a few things I wanted to find out about volcanics and it appeared the only way to do it was to survey some small volcanic bodies. I have completely surveyed three small moons, Coltan, Hyadum I 2 a and Hyadum I 2 b. These are, as far as I am aware, are the only volcanic bodies where the location of every single volcanic site is known, I won't post it all here, just a link to the final part which has links to the first three. In the process I have found the largest number of volcanic sites known on one body, 14. Three reports cover my findings with maps and conclusion, the final report goes through methodology and problems to be aware of when scanning small bodies;

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...a-Collection?p=5958557&viewfull=1#post5958557
 

DVHeld

DVHeld
Heavy Johnson said:
Update (from post #2076 to post #2128)

Changed:

* Tree Madness -> Baton's Orchard (at some point, not by me)
* Cinnabar Moth Nebula - added photo (thank you, DVHeld)
* Labrinto - added photo (thanks to reddit user MudAlfons)
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You're welcome. I'll make sure to post more pictures of any POI I go through that lacks them. For the time being, I rummaged through some of my screenshots and I found a couple suitable for some of the POIs that are missing pics.

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POI update:
Name: Delos
GalMap Ref: Droju UA-D d13-9

Add picture:

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(Pictured: Delos 5, Thor's Eye cluster & Lagoon Nebula)

Also, the EDSM Celestial Bodies tab for this system shows a planet named "Delos" at 0 ls to arrival, AND another one (planet 5) which is at the correct distance. The system has only one ELW. This might need fixing.

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POI update:
Name: Messier 21
GalMap Ref: M21 Sector FW-W e1-10

Change the first sentence to "Messier 21 (aka. NGC 6531) is an open star cluster located in the Sagittarius constellation." because of bad copypasta from source.

Add picture:

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(Pictured: Messier 21, Thor's Eye cluster & Lagoon Nebula)
 
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Nolanus Raven

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POI: Planetary Features (System Composition).

Name: Vela Prospect
Game map search ref #1: Oochonz JH-S d5-6

Description:

During an extended expedition into the the Vela Molecular Ridge region of space, explorers arrived at a small cluster of Blue-White stars approximately 4,100 light years from Sol. Two promising systems were discovered (Oochonz JH-S d5-6 and Oochonz JH-S d5-17), each containing two terraformable HMC worlds. One of these systems (Oochonz JH-S d5-6) contains no less than twenty-four high metal content worlds, making it an ideal resource gathering system. The two closely linked systems were quickly identified as a potential location to establish a foothold for humanity in the Vela Molecular Ridge, an area largely untapped by humanity as this junction in our spacefaring history. As a result, these twin systems are planned to be submitted to local superpower authorities to work out the logistics for human expansion into the region.

Oochonz+JH-S+d5-6 system data (EDSM)
Oochonz+JH-S+d5-17 system data (EDSM)

Photos:

https://i.imgur.com/VJ4CGFD.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6pcVnc1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/DObBBI5.jpg

I hope this is noteworthy. No foul if not, I understand not everything is worthy of cataloging. But I admit it would be nice to leave my mark on the galaxy :)
 
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