Sending Silent Sphere Song to Labyrinth to explore the Running Man & Orion nebulae.
The Quest To Find Raxxla
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I think name of discoverer is less important than the fact we have a cluster of names in the Trapezium Cluster related to various aspects of this in one relatively centralized location. That said this is only part of it and we then have to find others like it. The reason I quoted this particular text block is cataclysmic variables seems to echo themes from The Alleged Toast of the Dark Wheel where these variables end up nearly destroying (and in extreme cases result in supernova) each other in the process of close interactions. A gateway is going to involve a lot of energy (e.g. the mythical omphalos rift). Additionally, per "Alien World: A Complete Illustrated Guide" the gateway was near a globular cluster. As it turns out, we have search locations (see attached PDF for a list of those connected to globular clusters).
Cataclysmic variable star - Wikipedia
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VV Orionis was originally a pinpoint location for many back in the day, it was permit locked before col70 and the others also and lies bang center of the nebula, only 7 ships by edsm ever went into it however no map available so wasnt scanned/uploaded
This system was visited for the first time on EDSM by Virosh Lich.
7 ships passed through VV Orionis space, including 0 ship in the last 7 days.
0 ship passed through VV Orionis space in the last 24 hours.
This system was visited for the first time on EDSM by Virosh Lich.
7 ships passed through VV Orionis space, including 0 ship in the last 7 days.
0 ship passed through VV Orionis space in the last 24 hours.
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This appears to be a variable star based on name designation. I am still working on naming convention for the cataclysmic variables. That said, asymptotic giant branch stars are generally long period variables so it's still a start (linked to both Soontill and a large number of Pleiades stars).
The current naming system is:
- Stars with existing Greek letter Bayer designations are not given new designations.
Otherwise, start with the letter R and go through Z.
- Continue with RR...RZ, then use SS...SZ, TT...TZ and so on until ZZ.
- Use AA...AZ, BB...BZ, CC...CZ and so on until reaching QZ, omitting J in both the first and second positions.
- Abandon the Latin script after 334 combinations of letters and start naming stars with V335, V336, and so on.
The second letter is never nearer the beginning of the alphabet than the first, e.g., no star can be BA, CA, CB, DA and so on.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable-star_designation
Annie Jump Cannon
Beginning in the 1880s, astronomers at Harvard College such as Edward Pickering, Annie Jump Cannon, Williamina Fleming, and Antonia Maury had succeeded in classifying stars according to their spectra into seven types: O, B, A, F, G, K, and M.
With her middle and surname she should be in there... but alas not from searching EDSM! ;-)
Beginning in the 1880s, astronomers at Harvard College such as Edward Pickering, Annie Jump Cannon, Williamina Fleming, and Antonia Maury had succeeded in classifying stars according to their spectra into seven types: O, B, A, F, G, K, and M.
With her middle and surname she should be in there... but alas not from searching EDSM! ;-)
Yes this is the first female astronaut, she is now 86 years old.
It was a decent film to with a Rock legendIt's an ancient Greek myth about the Minotaur.
Labyrinth - Wikipedia
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YesIt's an ancient Greek myth about the Minotaur.
Labyrinth - Wikipedia
There are 72 stars on our named list, 5 of them seem to be named for something that's not an astronaut or astronomer. Maybe 4 if Tycho is a name (it might not be)*.
Labyrinth
Legacy
The Veil
Tycho
Yngvi-Freyr
These ones are the odd ones out, and maybe they're just placed there for fun... but maybe they have been named for a reason... The question is, are they a clue?
Recall these there are in proximity to the last stop on the Brookes Tour which mentions Raxxla.
For example: Each term could represent a symbolic or metaphorical concept. "The Veil" might suggest a barrier or separation, "Labyrinth" could imply complexity or a journey with twists and turns, "Legacy" might relate to something passed down through generations. You could easily interpret this in the context of the Raxxla quest!
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- Tycho is a masculine given name, a latinization of Greek Τύχων, from the name of Tyche (Greek: Τύχη), the Greek goddess of fortune or luck.
- Tycho (lunar crater)
- Tycho Brahe (Martian crater)
- The Tycho-1 Catalogue or Tycho-2 Catalogue of stars
The lunar crater Tycho is interesting from an Elite perspective since that's where the monolith was discovered in 2001: A Space Odyssey, famed inspiration for Elite. I still think it's likely to be a last name that I just haven't found.
Orion Running Man Mission
| System | Body | Notes |
| Labyrinth | 1 C 0.3328, 119.5510 3 D | NHSS, Sensor Fragments 3*NHSS, Sensor Fragments |
| Walker | Nothing found | |
| Feoktistov | Nothing found | |
| Yngvi-Freyr | Nothing found | |
| V1611 Orionis | 4 A |
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| V2523 Orionis | 5 |
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| V1759 Orionis |
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| Cl*+NGC+1981+AR+131 |
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| V758 Orionis | 1 A | Double Monazite hotspot
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| V2394 Orionis | 3 A | Double Void Opal Hotspot |
| V2539 Orionis | A 4 | Double Alexandrite Hotspot |
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Tycho Brahe - Wikipedia
As far as I understand the remaining four are RUNS.
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Brahe is already a star name (in that group) and I've found no other instance of using both first and last name to name this set of stars.Tycho Brahe - Wikipedia
if it's Tycho Brahe, then he had two stars named after him (first and last name), while everyone else only gets one. If that's the case, why?? is it a mistake when they were naming stars? Is it significant that he gets two stars??
Interesting indeed. It looks to me like some of the ones you linked there are quite specific (not a commonly recognised interpretations of the Elder Futhark Runes, for example), so the next question is; If it's those runes, why is it those runes??
If we assume Tycho is Tycho Brahe named twice, or some other Tycho we haven't found, that leaves:
- Labyrinth
- Legacy
- The Veil
- Yngvi-Freyr
Wiki says Yngvi-Freyr is "widely attested god in Norse mythology, associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr..."
Which puts a mythical Norse deity star-name almost right in the centre of our 'golden chain' of stars, surrounded by stars almost entirely named for real astronauts and astronomers/astrophysicists.
Anyone have any ideas? Brookes was into Norse myth, is Freyr important in a way that might relate to why he might have hand-placed this name in a way that makes it out-of-place?
EDIT: Been reading up on Yngvi-Freyr, specifically the "Ynglings". Consider this: "The historicity of the Ynglings and their divine ancestry is a topic of scholarly debate. While the sagas provide a rich narrative of the Ynglings, historians caution against taking these accounts as straightforward historical records. The sagas often blend mythology with historical events, and the line between legend and fact can be challenging to discern."
Sound familiar???
That leaves:
- Labyrinth
- The Veil
- Legacy
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Milton's Ontology, Cosmogony, and Physics by Walter Clyde Curry
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/232565884.pdf
This text goes some way to clinically identify the location of the pendant universe, by identifying the travels of various characters, along certain roads in heaven as described by Milton, to and from Eden, this being from the western gate of heaven, this aligns with statements of Chaos, who advises Satan that it was located close to where he first fell.
Unless the author in ED is intentionally misinterpreting, or repurposing the text, then the original context ought to apply in my opinion. That the pendant globe hangs from the west wall of heaven.
I find this interesting because, if we can agree that there is an Empyrean zone, a Chaos zone and an Underworld zone represented in game, and that there is some type of North, South, East West alignment, then logically if these all are replicated in game accurately and with intent, then logically the Pendant Universe aka Raxxla ought to be within a location in a similar relationship.
In this instance it is my opinion this ought to be within a Western province close to the zone of the Empyrean, and outside the zone of chaos!
I have noted upon this previously, but I feel my recent analysis may give this more credence. I do believe the Greek wind compass in game does align with these zones, advocating a north - Boreas, and a South - Notus, therefore any such location ought to be in an area in relation to the West - Zephyrus.
Of note many of the locations I’ve recently identified, such as those of Brookes Drabbles, do fall in very close proximity of an area linked to Zephyrus.
Another corresponding system in this same vicinity is Varuna, a water god, ruler of the West direction. Comparably there’s Indra another god of the sea, attributed to the East, and could be said in game to be positioned in opposition to Varuna?
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/232565884.pdf
This text goes some way to clinically identify the location of the pendant universe, by identifying the travels of various characters, along certain roads in heaven as described by Milton, to and from Eden, this being from the western gate of heaven, this aligns with statements of Chaos, who advises Satan that it was located close to where he first fell.
Unless the author in ED is intentionally misinterpreting, or repurposing the text, then the original context ought to apply in my opinion. That the pendant globe hangs from the west wall of heaven.
I find this interesting because, if we can agree that there is an Empyrean zone, a Chaos zone and an Underworld zone represented in game, and that there is some type of North, South, East West alignment, then logically if these all are replicated in game accurately and with intent, then logically the Pendant Universe aka Raxxla ought to be within a location in a similar relationship.
In this instance it is my opinion this ought to be within a Western province close to the zone of the Empyrean, and outside the zone of chaos!
I have noted upon this previously, but I feel my recent analysis may give this more credence. I do believe the Greek wind compass in game does align with these zones, advocating a north - Boreas, and a South - Notus, therefore any such location ought to be in an area in relation to the West - Zephyrus.
Of note many of the locations I’ve recently identified, such as those of Brookes Drabbles, do fall in very close proximity of an area linked to Zephyrus.
Another corresponding system in this same vicinity is Varuna, a water god, ruler of the West direction. Comparably there’s Indra another god of the sea, attributed to the East, and could be said in game to be positioned in opposition to Varuna?
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I was looking through that earlier as well. Interesting that the futhorc ingwaz rune variant is ᛝ
Maybe Raxxla sounds more like Rangla - which is an Icelandic term for wandering
Varuna reminded me of Vestri - the norse dwarf / pillar that holds up the sky. I see there is a Vestani and Vestet in EDSM if that has any spatial relationship.
To me, these runes look more like signs from obelisks, some of which are mistaken for Thargoid artifact markings for some reason.I was looking through that earlier as well. Interesting that the futhorc ingwaz rune variant is ᛝ
Maybe Raxxla sounds more like Rangla - which is an Icelandic term for wandering
Varuna reminded me of Vestri - the norse dwarf / pillar that holds up the sky. I see there is a Vestani and Vestet in EDSM if that has any spatial relationship.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/80qvcu/guardian_obelisk_wanting_thargoid_sensor_and_link/
If only Ram Tah actually gave us a copy of his research notes 
I do think there is more to learn from the Guardians but whether they have a connection with Raxxla or not is something I'm curious about.
I do recall the Guardian R&D thread was a great summary for the glyphs / runes. Notably the Ram Tah logs talked about Guardians deriving their glyphs from ancient hunting sign language (much like some indigenous cultures on Earth) - so it starts to become fuzzy if there is any connection to Norse futhark.
I do think there is more to learn from the Guardians but whether they have a connection with Raxxla or not is something I'm curious about.
I do recall the Guardian R&D thread was a great summary for the glyphs / runes. Notably the Ram Tah logs talked about Guardians deriving their glyphs from ancient hunting sign language (much like some indigenous cultures on Earth) - so it starts to become fuzzy if there is any connection to Norse futhark.
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Galnet suggests that at least some Guardians may have had the ability to to digitise and relocate their mind upon physical death. This would explain both the typical shape shifting of old greek and norse gods, that often turned them self into various animals and the non physical Caretakers.If only Ram Tah actually gave us a copy of his research notes
I do think there is more to learn from the Guardians but whether they have a connection with Raxxla or not is something I'm curious about.
I do recall the Guardian R&D thread was a great summary for the glyphs / runes. Notably the Ram Tah talked about Guardians deriving their glyphs from ancient hunting sign language (much like some indigenous cultures on Earth) - so it starts to become fuzzy if there is any connection to Norse futhark.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6572f1be908f7c8a82081a17
Given that Guardians had this type of knowledge at the time of their fall those that survived would have had at least a million years to evolve the knowledge, even before the 'time of gods' on earth.
The strange thing is that we as players (Pilot federation members) seem to have the same ability, when we die. Our 'escape pods' do not seem very physical. This is most likely just a gameplay choice by FD, but it is peculiar that they have never given an explanation for it.
You are but a simulation running in the Matrix!
I know that, but how many levels deep?You are but a simulation running in the Matrix!
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