Elite Explorers (Null)

I'm now the furthest out I have ever been from "The Bubble", a modest 5.4 kylies as the Thargoid flies, but since I'm not taking a direct route to Sag A*, I still have a very long way to go. Still no Earth-likes yet, but I've had a good crop of "Costners" and life-bearing gas giants on my journey thus far. One thing that's struck me is just how small Barnard's Loop appears this far out. It's now so small it fits inside the navigation reticule on my HUD. Golden Annie is holding up well - only 4% hull damage so far, from a couple of stupid sun-dives while fuel scooping, but my planetside excursions have yielded enough materials for a few AFM refills, so I don't have to worry about any modules conking out just yet. https://coriolis.io/outfit/anaconda/05A6A6A5D5A8D5C-1f1f-1c1c--0300020203040404063dv2050s0s0sB32i2f24.AwRj4z1TWeJA.EwBjEZJSduuKW1hA?bn=Explorer%20Annie Still, it will be good to complete my journey so that I can use some of the Yt

I finished in the top 10% of the Bava exploration data CG. Helped get my newest account off the ground and a big step closer to a Python or FDL as a 2nd ship.

Made it to the Flaming Star Nebula. Now onto California Nebula!

Finally! Made it to the Trifid of the North Nebula! Tricky getting in and then back out too. I was confused when I kept getting "Route failed" until I figured out the Trifid is kind of like an island in space and you have a narrow path to get in or out.

Found loads of mats on this planet (rocky, icy, some metal). Seemed like as soon as we found one my radar would pick up another. We were so busy picking up mats we didn't make any progress towards Sag A this time. Tomorrow will be focused on making lots of jumps.

So last night my Daughter was so comfortable with her skills in the game she became a bit too cavalier and ended up damaging her SRV (not a problem) and her ship (kind of a problem). It was a hard lesson but I think she will be more careful from here on out. We still have over 20K to go to reach Sag A!

I snagged a 2nd ELW and 5 WWs total, including 3 in a close group together! Heading to the Trifid of the north nebula and then generally towards the bubble to reoutfit the ship for the rift!

It's time people. Anyone wishing to head out to the Formidine Rift, is welcome to join me and +Ian Norton. I'm making my start out tonight, and heading to the old worlds first. There's no hurry on this one, so feel free to join us at later waypoints. My plan is I'm heading to the old worlds first. I'm checking out references made to Kahina regarding the Reorte-Reidquat line. From there people can nominate a next stop way point. Then we can spend a bit of time exploring the bubble around that area. We're looking for anything that may be anomalous. Reporting back to our research team, and also to the Formidine Rifters. We have a community reference point owned by +Ian Norton, for more in-depth discussions/findings, before public announcements. And this is where you'll find waypoints. https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/100558630852410617132 I would however, like for a few volunteers, ideally another 4 or 5 with me, for a teamspeak chat. I want to h

It's time for the black. Prisma Zmaragdus is at 42Ly, with weapons and SRV's as specced beneath. Exploration is no hurry time. I'm setting off from Conway City in LTT 4961 to the old worlds on Monday 11th July 3302. Starting off at Reorte, and Reidquat. See what's on the landables there, and checking the reference line towards the Formidine Rift. There is no hurry on this journey, so plenty of time for surface stops and looking around. We'll set waypoints as we make our way out. I'll only be doing a couple of days exploration each week, and then having downtime, and mooching around before moving on to the next. I expect to be gone for a few months. I'll be in touch regularly, and people are welcome to join me. I believe Ian Norton  is ready as well. https://coriolis.io/outfit/asp/0patfFflidasnf5181818182l-02020h013dv40l0l402i2f.AwRj4lUrpI==.CwBhCYQRij3gzNK9jgQ2Ig==?bn=Prisma%20Zmaragdus https://coriolis.io/outfit/asp/0patfFflidasnf5181818182l-02020h01

Today I have run into an exceptional number of close binaries. I like those, but it kinda starts getting silly.

A small bit of progress towards Sag A with my Daughter tonight. We landed on a moon to find mats and parked there for the night.