There the "old" systems may come into play. As stated above. (Systems from Elite (1984) thread).
I analyzed those system too some time ago and generated a blender model to see those systems in 3D without any obstacles.
See my post (and a screenshot) here: Systems from Elite (1984)
My hope was to "see" something special. It was not a "wow" moment, but it was interesting to see that most of the systems form some kind of own "bubble".
AND: The systems Erlaza, Aten, Atius,Rain and Ra are outside of this bubble. 5 systems, almost a pentagon. Maybe that could mean something.

Others have mentioned this too and I think that's also a valid point: As a software developer, creating a new instance of an old classic, I would (like FDev) add something from the "legacy" application into the new game. So that players could say "Wow! Look: Lave! I remember that from my old days on my Amstrad/C64/BBC.. whatever)
So the developer/designer chooses a handful of common systems to be added to the new game. One, two, maybe five.
But why added FDev so many? And they span over multiple old maps. As I wrote in my post:
"..why use planets of map 1,2,3,6 and 8? Why not 4 or 5? Or just from map 1? .."
I think the old worlds may be very important. I suspect that 'Mother of galaxies' may refer to Galaxy 1, from the Galcop maps.
 
Here is something to consider. The clues. This first one started me off... "To the jewel that burns on the brow of the mother of galaxies!" This is the easy one. The mother of galaxies is Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda. As we know Andromeda in itself is a galaxy. Cassiopeia is a November constellation of five primary Stars. Segin, Ruchbah, Navi Shedar and Caph.

These stars actually do have different designations in the Elite Galaxy so a little homework is required to find them which I did. Quite fun to catch up on Mythology.

Anyway, these primary stars form a W above the Constellation of Andromeda which in and directly above the actual galaxy. Maybe the brow.

So the jewel pointed me to Navi which at first was not easy to find in the Galaxy serch engine ingame. However it is 27 Gamma Cassiopeiae. 27 Cass is the central star in the W shape that occured to me looked like a brow above Andromeda.
27 Cass has one main star. A B ( Blue White ) class that is very impressive and burns very brightly indeed. Perhapse the 'Jewel'.

Then there are the further clues. To the Whisperer in Witch-Space. This could all be peotic prose. Think of Witch Space and we think of a hyperspace jump. The Parent's grief, the lovers woe? This could point to the more interesting neighbours in 27 Cass. A Neutron Star and a Black Hole.

Now this is where it get's interesting. We have a system with an extremely large, bright and scoopable main star. Then we have a neutron star as we all know can enhance our warp drive range. And then the Black Hole. Perhapse this is what they meant of the Siren of the deepest void.

Maybe they are not pointing out a locations but what to do when you get there. Me. I'm there... at the Black Hole. It's very very impressive. Close up the entire Milky Way vaneshes. Maybe if I supercharge my drive with it's deadly brother and return something might happen.

Unfortunately I cannot test this as I am stuck away from my keyboard. But it is an different way of reading the clues.
 

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Mmmmhh... IF the TDW's toast tells us where Raxxla is, then TDW has already found Raxxla, or at least knows where it is. Which, imho, is highly dubious and questionable.
Keep in mind, "Mother of galaxies" in the English localization. "Mother of all the galaxies" in some other. Is Cassiopeia to be considered as the mother of all the galaxies?
Now that "W" shape is interesting, because it can be viewed as a crown shape. In Russky localization of ED, the jewel burns in the Korona (crown).
Are there other "jewels burning in crowns" ?
The brightest star in the Corona Borealis is 2nd magnitude Gemma, sometimes called the "crown jewel."
https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/alphecca-northern-crowns-brightest-star
 
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... and Lave seems to be missing a moon..
Lave 2 moon was Raxxla in some novels. Lave 2 moon is missing in ED. Raxxla has been suspected to be a rogue planet. Rogue planets are an undiscarded possibility in ED. What has been lost...:unsure:
Who the hell stole Lave 2 moon ???
 
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Mmmmhh... IF the TDW's toast tells us where Raxxla is, then TDW has already found Raxxla, or at least knows where it is. Which, imho, is highly dubious and questionable.
Keep in mind, "Mother of galaxies" in the English localization. "Mother of all the galaxies" in some other. Is Cassiopeia to be considered as the mother of all the galaxies?
Now that "W" shape is interesting, because it can be viewed as a crown shape. In Russky localization of ED, the jewel burns in the Korona (crown).
Are there other "jewels burning in crowns" ?
The brightest star in the Corona Borealis is 2nd magnitude Gemma, sometimes called the "crown jewel."
https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/alphecca-northern-crowns-brightest-star
My current hypothesis is that TDW knows the direction from the old worlds and that the Astrophel stuf tells the direction from Sol or Tau Ceti.
These two lines should cross, if they both point to Raxxla.
 
Lave 2 moon was Raxxla in some novels. Lave 2 moon is missing in ED. Raxxla has been suspected to be a rogue planet. Rogue planets are a undiscarded possibility in ED. What has been lost...:unsure:
Who the hell stole Lave 2 moon ???
Those novels were fan fiction, weren’t they?
 

Scytale

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Yes, ofc. Would have been too nice... But did Lave have that moon in former Elite games ?
You mean a line Sol - Vega and another Lave (or so) - Cassiopeia ?
Should we open the plotters and calculate vectors ?
 
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Is there a system you can target from 27 Cass that would aim through the black hole from the direction of having charged your fsd after scooping the main star? This would be my series of foolishness to try
Heading from the bubble I ended up at the main star. It was a long burn to the Black Hole ( I went directly there ) and then as I got close things went very strange. The nearby nebulae was directly behind as was a peculiar bright star ( possible supernova ).
I'm not trying to start a witch hunt but the system is strange. Three bodies in one system. All 'sort of' correlating to the clues and it also seemed that three orbs have somehow been linked to Raxxla.
 
Okay. Here's the rub. I traveled to the Neutron star. I super fueled my drive. Then I returned to the Black hole. I stayed in supercruise as long as possible before dropping out. I looked to the left to anchor my sight on the Milky Way as it does disappear near this thing. I saw it accelerate backward. I know what light distortion looks like. This was NOT that. Hell, there was a rumble as if I was about to jump. But as usual, I dropped out of supercruise. Guys, I am an old git and not one for speculation or excitement. but I would like someone else to do the same.
 
Yes, ofc. Would have been too nice... But did Lave have that moon in former Elite games ?
You mean a line Sol - Vega and another Lave (or so) - Cassiopeia ?
Should we open the plotters and calculate vectors ?

Did a quick google :

From Elite II

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Not sure what the Plus under Lave is for... Moon or Asteroid belt. Alan Stroud described Lave as moonless in Lave Revolution but I think the story is that Lave II was a large asteroid in the Castellan belt (possibly home to secret bases) ... that was recently reclassified as a planet.

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taken from the local news before they were wiped

Incidentally if anyone is interested here is a partial alphabet for Lavian Phoenix symbols:

138761
 
Okay. Here's the rub. I traveled to the Neutron star. I super fueled my drive. Then I returned to the Black hole. I stayed in supercruise as long as possible before dropping out. I looked to the left to anchor my sight on the Milky Way as it does disappear near this thing. I saw it accelerate backward. I know what light distortion looks like. This was NOT that. Hell, there was a rumble as if I was about to jump. But as usual, I dropped out of supercruise. Guys, I am an old git and not one for speculation or excitement. but I would like someone else to do the same.
Sir I would have been peeing myself with terror and excitement
 
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... 27 Gamma Cassiopeiae. ...

I'm finally online and decided to check this out myself. This is a really interesting system, a collection of relatively unique star types and some interesting neighbours. I haven't been following the mythology side of things too well, but the LBN 623 nebula really stands out on my approach to the black hole. Looks like some kind of burning jewel.

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Edit: The highlighted nebula is not actually LBN 623, the distorted smudge to the right is. Does anyone know what it is I've highlighted? It's not on the galmap skybox either.
 
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