Which objects in Elite Dangerous have you looked at with your own eyes?

[Bryan K]

Pretty cool isn't it, I was frankly amazed at the amount of detail that exists but the eye cannot take in. It becomes clearly apparent once you can start adjusting things like exposure and a lot of other photo-jargon-variable-fanciness that is not my really my area of expertise (they are really into photography though so they know what's up). It helps they have some fancy tracking stuff to keep whatever they are peering at in centre frame of their scopes for an hour or 4. Quite proud of them really!

It's much more sophisticated than my attempts at telescope photography, which consisted of me holding my iPhone up to the lens and spamming the photo button and hoping one picture would be in focus.

Guidance systems help, unless you end up with a lemon like the one on my scope. The gears don't mesh quite right, so there's a mechanical delay between the motor engaging and the gears moving. The computer doesn't take this into account so when I use it to aim at an object, it's a good 10 or so degrees off. I took it apart to try to fix it, but that just made things worse. I think the gear itself is improperly shaped. Can't buy one of those at the local hardware store.

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Magellanic Clouds.

My main problem is that the Alliance (and the AEDC homelands specifically) are in the North. While I live below the equator.

So I haven't visited any of my skymarks.
Not that I can identify much.

Oh - no wait! The Pleiades! I'm on the far side of that right now down in the California Nebula at the new Alliance research station checking out the life forms down there.

Spoiler

https://vimeo.com/200777844

How clear are the LMC and SMC down there? I've never visited the Southern Hemisphere, but seeing them is one of the main reasons why I want to. And Alpha Centauri.

 

[FutronBob]

I've always loved looking up at Alioth and its neighboring stars during the spring and summer months when they're visible in the night sky!

Visiting Alioth in-game for the first time was one of my most surreal and memorable moments of Elite.

 

[Spacecat]

I live in the city. What are these "stars" you speak of?

 

[CMDR Ofan]

Morning chaps/chapettes.

This is the last one, but I mentioned my friend was working on another Orion/Bernards stack. and he sent it late this morning. So OP this one should be better for you to enjoy. Again, savagely compressed



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It's much more sophisticated than my attempts at telescope photography, which consisted of me holding my iPhone up to the lens and spamming the photo button and hoping one picture would be in focus.

Guidance systems help, unless you end up with a lemon like the one on my scope. The gears don't mesh quite right, so there's a mechanical delay between the motor engaging and the gears moving. The computer doesn't take this into account so when I use it to aim at an object, it's a good 10 or so degrees off. I took it apart to try to fix it, but that just made things worse. I think the gear itself is improperly shaped. Can't buy one of those at the local hardware store.

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How clear are the LMC and SMC down there? I've never visited the Southern Hemisphere, but seeing them is one of the main reasons why I want to. And Alpha Centauri.

I've always wanted to see the LMC, it's a shame we can't get even a peep up here

 

[AkenBosch]

Indeed, sadly a good part of the best night sky treats are under our feet for us boreal people [sour]