Universe Oddities

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

Just something I'm beginning to notice while exploring... Mostly around moons.

Is it me, or are some of the procedurally generated systems quite basic?

The first thing I've noticed, is that all moons for other planets are perfectly in line with the parents rotation.

Second thing I've noticed, is that there are no moons, with moons.

And the final thing I've noticed, is that 9/10 times, if a planet has more than 1 moon, they're all almost identical.

Anyone else noticed anything else like that?

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Second thing I've noticed, is that there are no moons, with moons.

Oh yes there are.

edit: Quite a lot actually. They're prime candidates for screenies if I want some astronomical object in my skybox while I'm driving around on the planet, since they're usually very close together.

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

Oh yes there are.

edit: Quite a lot actually. They're prime candidates for screenies if I want some astronomical object in my skybox while I'm driving around on the planet, since they're usually very close together.

Ahhh, I'm just unlucky then. Lol

I've discovered several new systems, none with moons with moons. Lol I want them for screen shots.

I also want planets with rings, and moons to not be perfectly in line, cos that doesn't make good screenies either. Lol

I've also yet to find a planet with several moons to be in alignment, but I'm guessing that's very rare anyway. I guess if you waited around to 70 years or something it might happen. Lol

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Ahhh, I'm just unlucky then. Lol

I've discovered several new systems, none with moons with moons. Lol I want them for screen shots.

I also want planets with rings, and moons to not be perfectly in line, cos that doesn't make good screenies either. Lol

I've also yet to find a planet with several moons to be in alignment, but I'm guessing that's very rare anyway. I guess if you waited around to 70 years or something it might happen. Lol

Yeah, I'd like to find the moons on a different plane as well. Those are very rare I guess.

Planet with rings are more common. I'm at work now, so can't look up some systems near the bubble that have those. I do know the Spirograph nebula has them.

 

[Whiterose]

Ahhh, I'm just unlucky then. Lol

I've discovered several new systems, none with moons with moons. Lol I want them for screen shots.

I also want planets with rings, and moons to not be perfectly in line, cos that doesn't make good screenies either. Lol

I've also yet to find a planet with several moons to be in alignment, but I'm guessing that's very rare anyway. I guess if you waited around to 70 years or something it might happen. Lol

Keep at it, you will find them, and they are not that rare.

 

[Nutter]

Keep exploring, use an advanced discovery scanner, I don't want to spoil it for you, but the things you say you can't find are out there.

Wait to you see a planet with a moon with another moon orbiting them both... or .... well that's for you to discover!

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

I'm gonna keep plodding my way towards Sag A
Only gone about 1000ly so far, until I bumped in to a few systems that were undiscovered

Hopefully I'll find something interesting soonish or I may end up getting bored and turning back again.

 

[Whiterose]

I'm gonna keep plodding my way towards Sag A
Only gone about 1000ly so far, until I bumped in to a few systems that were undiscovered

Hopefully I'll find something interesting soonish or I may end up getting bored and turning back again.

Make a list and tick them off:
1. Shepherd moon, preferably landable.
2. Landable <3Ls from the main star
3. ELW with rings
4. ELW pair that orbit one another
5. Dance of the four stars all within 10Ls

All of these have been seen and snapped by me, just remember a watched pot never boils.

 

[vulkman]

Spoiler

[video=youtube;lOD8mX76eCY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOD8mX76eCY[/video]

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I'm gonna keep plodding my way towards Sag A
Only gone about 1000ly so far, until I bumped in to a few systems that were undiscovered

Hopefully I'll find something interesting soonish or I may end up getting bored and turning back again.

Aim for nebula along the way. Breaks up the trip.

And I just ended the night by landing on a moon's moon.

 

[Flash_Baggins]

My favourite moon find so far is one orbiting an ELW with Rings but you can still see the rings from the surface- absolutely beautiful! You can find anything so long as you have the patience to look and know where to look
pics here- https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=242078

 

[Paroxsym]

If you think there aren't moons orbiting moons, check this out.

 

[Duane Dibbley]

Ahhh, I'm just unlucky then. Lol

I've discovered several new systems, none with moons with moons. Lol I want them for screen shots.

I also want planets with rings, and moons to not be perfectly in line, cos that doesn't make good screenies either. Lol

I've also yet to find a planet with several moons to be in alignment, but I'm guessing that's very rare anyway. I guess if you waited around to 70 years or something it might happen. Lol

Planets with rings are pretty common and I was able to land on most of them I came across too, so yeah the screenies are great!..just a matter of time 'til you find one or two!
I don't want to rub it in, but I've never been further than 300lys or so from the bubble (that did sound a bit like rubbing it in, didn't it?)..waiting for VR to experience the galaxy in all it's 'majestic majesticness' (best said in a Mancunian accent, whining through your nasal passages while looking to the sky..for the full Prof. Brian Cox effect!)

 

[Agony_Aunt]

The first thing I've noticed, is that all moons for other planets are perfectly in line with the parents rotation.

Second thing I've noticed, is that there are no moons, with moons.

And the final thing I've noticed, is that 9/10 times, if a planet has more than 1 moon, they're all almost identical.

Anyone else noticed anything else like that?

1) I think you might be right on this one. I don't recall ever seeing any moons at an angle to other moons. Sometimes you will see a binary partner off at an angle of the moon's rotation. I just read this about Jupiter's moons (and similar for Saturn's):

Of Jupiter's moons, eight are regular satellites with prograde and nearly circular orbits that are not greatly inclined with respect to Jupiter's equatorial plane.

I'd guess, most decent sized moons for most planets, that formed as they system formed, would orbit roughly along the equator of the planet. Moons captured later or smaller ones (that wouldn't be shown in ED?) maybe are less likely to be aligned with the equator? Therefore FD felt ok with presuming most moons would follow the same pattern?

2) Already discussed.

3) No surprises there for a majority of cases, especially if the moons were formed along with the rest of the system and not captured ones. However, trust me, you can find some rare different ones.

How do you feel about water world moons, or terraformable candidate ones? I think i might even have found an earthlike moon or two on my travels as well.

Oh, and if you were wondering, yes, that second moon in the first picture i think was also a water world.

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

Well, I'm a mere 1000ish ly from Sol.
Or 22,000ly from Sag A. Lol

I've been stopping and checking out some systems on the way.

I did find 1 ringed planet, with a moon that wasn't in orbit around the equator!
Unfortunately, it wasn't landable. Lol sods law.
I also found 2 planets orbiting each other only a 0.2ls from each other, and 12ls from its star. So I managed to witness my first ED:H Eclipse! Lol
And, it was a first time discovery. Lol

Found a few ELMs, WWs. But none with rings, nor any landable planets with rings.

I've taken a break from scanning for abit and now I'm powering towards the centre of the galaxy! Woop. Lol
Probably should have taken my asp instead of my Python though. 23ly jump range is alittle slow. Lol
But I'm armed, and well shielded atleast!
Could been worse, could taken my FDL!
(I was tempted for a laugh, but I would committed suicide before 1000ly I think. Lol)

I've also ran in to skimmers, twice today!
And picked up 2 escape pods.

No signs of tea yet. Lol

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

Well, I'm 4500ly from Sol!

I found my first moon with a moon too!

http://images.akamai.steamuserconte...937/D091E861202771DF79C4650C8E6C256E08C0CB6F/

And a landable planet with a ring shortly before that!

http://images.akamai.steamuserconte...561/FB04B48DCBB3022975E3EDB819507D8C42CA017B/

And my first Eclipse!

http://images.akamai.steamuserconte...346/CC148F3A43999CD92060DE021E676941237E31B8/
And a few moments later...!
http://images.akamai.steamuserconte...181/1665B63831899DA05632936E3EF463C967D5C894/

And I'm still on course for Sag A!

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

I've also run in to even more landable planets with rings.
2 in the same binary system, both huge high G world's too, and both fairly close to its main star.
I also found 2 volcanic world's with rings in the same system.
And my first piece of Nobium, ever.

And tin... God knows why that is so rare....?

Driving on 3g worlds is fun. Lol