What's this near (obviously not near) the North America Nebula?

K-Rose · Nov 20, 2016

I kept seeing this star formation on my 5000LY journey. Just wondering if anyone can tell me what/where it is?

Wondering if it's worth a visit on my way back...

Thetele · Nov 20, 2016

I have seen this same question pop up couple times on forums in last 2 years. Its area with "known real " stars. Those are stars have been found in reality. They are placed were they should be and stuff around them is made by computer algorithm when it created the elite galaxy. As results we have small area with a lot of stars that can be easily spotted from far away. There is couple places like this in the game.

Its pretty nice are and someone will there what is its name or i if i find it from google

Some threads that i found:

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/279661-What-s-this-star-formation

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/16645-Strange-star-formation

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/194680-Arrow-shaped-star-Formation

nr. · Nov 20, 2016

Looks like NGC7822 to me. Well worth a trip.

Nardypants · Nov 20, 2016

nr. said:
Looks like NGC7822 to me. Well worth a trip.

I agree. I visited that place and damn, it's a weird spot. Bunch of blue giants and dozens of black holes all packed up along a straight line. The sky is amazing from planet surfaces there.

K-Rose · Nov 21, 2016

Fantastic responses thank you, and noted, I'll be visiting there

Bomba Luigi · Nov 21, 2016

A very nice place indeed there, always worth a visit

[video=youtube_share;jW6PmQPT070]https://youtu.be/jW6PmQPT070[/video]

Jaiotu · Nov 21, 2016

K-Rose said:
Fantastic responses thank you, and noted, I'll be visiting there

It's the siren call of NGC 7822! Everyone gets sucked in eventually, lol. Well worth the trip! I've led an expedition out beyond NGC 7822 and we "lost" a couple of Commanders along the way who just had to make the detour. I can't blame them though!

dynamicbob · Nov 21, 2016

very close

Vandaahl · Nov 21, 2016

Cradle of black holes. Indeed, well worth the trip

Gramps · Nov 21, 2016

K-Rose said:
Fantastic responses thank you, and noted, I'll be visiting there

You wont regret the trip, you just want to stay and soak it all up, the hardest part for me was leaving.

Howe · Nov 21, 2016

Went by there last year sometime, definitely worth a look. Saw my first black hole around there, swiftly followed by the rest of my first ten black holes.

K-Rose · Nov 21, 2016

Howe said:
Went by there last year sometime, definitely worth a look. Saw my first black hole around there, swiftly followed by the rest of my first ten black holes.

Sounds like a nice little money earner not too far from the bubble

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Is it all one system or do you jump to every star?

Howe · Nov 21, 2016

K-Rose said:
Sounds like a nice little money earner not too far from the bubble

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Is it all one system or do you jump to every star?

It's a series of systems, I think. My memory's a little hazy, though.

Jon flint · Nov 21, 2016

Lol, 99% of threads that start with "what is this??..." inevitably are about NGC7822!

Its well worth a visit. Although you will come to dislike cmdr Starfalcon, he's got his name on pretty much everything in and around 7822!

Krieger · Nov 21, 2016

Nardypants said:
I agree. I visited that place and damn, it's a weird spot. Bunch of blue giants and dozens of black holes all packed up along a straight line. The sky is amazing from planet surfaces there.

That they are on a straight line (more or less) is an artefact caused by the limited accuracy in determining the range of the stars as seen from Earth while angular accuracy is very high. This results in a elongated area containing the stars that points at Earth. There is another such place in the direction of Barnard's Loop. I think it is called the Witch Head Nebula but maybe it is one of the other smaller nebulae in that area. You can find it in the Galaxy Map.