Elite Dangerous

Exploration Journey DS1

By CMDR Droslash

General Info :

Starting/Ending Location : WISE 1506+7027 (10,52ly away from Sol)

Total Distance : 17 150, 58ly

Highest distance between two waypoints : 2 335,71ly
Average distance between waypoints : 745,68ly

Locations :

- Stellar point of interest (POI) 8

- Geological point of interest (POI) 1
- Cluster 1
- Nebulae 6+ 3 (Stations within Nebulae)
- Planetary Nebulae 2
- Stations 4

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 Waypoints details :
Type Name System Coord Dist. LY
Start WISE 1506+7027 WISE 1506+7027 -
Stellar POI Y Canum Venaticorum Y Canum Venaticorum 1 036,36
Nebula LBN 623 Nebula LBN 623 sector PD-S b4-5 1 047,53
Station/Nebula Iris Vacations FW Cephei 993,03
Stellar POI HIP 102082 HIP 102082 558,75
Stellar POI Deneb Alpha Cygni 226,71
Nebula Veil Nebula West Veil West Sector DL-Y d68 373,53
Station Sadr Logistics Depot Sadr 470,22
Nebula Veil Nebula East Veil East Sector GW-W c1-12 400,76
Stellar POI Star of India Star of India 428,63
Nebula NGC 6884 Nebula Csi+46-20087 706,13
Nebula NGC 7027 Nebula BD+41 4004 1 058,41
Stellar POI KY Cygni KY Cygni 1 718,06
Station/Nebula Medusa's Rock Crescent Sector GW-W c1-8 235,16
Cluster NGC 6871 V1820 Cygni 296,30
Planetary Nebula Blue Flash Nebula Csi+19-20201 2 335,71
Stellar POI 46 Upsilon Sagittarii 46 Upsilon Sagittarii 2 170,50
Stellar POI HD 171804 HD 171804 530,37
Station/Nebula Mammon Monitoring facility Mammon 419,83
Stellar POI Antares Antares 606,78
Nebula R Cra Nebula (NGC 6729) BrsO 14 305,93
Planetary Nebula Helix Nebula CSI-21-22270 519,70
Geological POI Mount Neverest (Nervi 3A) Nervi 600,94
End WISE 1506+7027 WISE 1506+7027 111,24
TOTAL 17 150,58

Map Itinerary :

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Waypoints Touristic Information :
(Source www.edsm.net)

Summary:

- Y Canum Venaticorum p.4

- LBN 623 Nebula p.4
- Iris Vacations p.4
- HIP 102082 p.5
- Deneb p.5
- Veil Nebula West p.5
- Sadr Logistics Depot p.6
- Veil Nebula East p.6
- Star of India p.6
- NGC 6884 Nebula p.6
- NGC 7027 Nebula p.7
- KY Cygni p.7
- Medusa's Rock p.8
- NGC 6871 p.8
- Blue Flash Nebula p.9
- 46 Upsilon Sagittarii p.9
- HD 171804 p.9
- Mammon Monitoring facility p.10
- Antares p.10
- R Cra Nebula (NGC 6729) p.11
- Helix Nebula p.11
- Mount Neverest (Nervi 3A) p.12

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 Y Canum Venaticorum

Only 1,000 LYs from civilization, however directly above the

galactic plane, this is one of the largest known Carbon stars, a
solar radius 215 larger than Sol, but only 3 times the mass of Sol. It is
truly spectacular, however because of the low star density in this
region it can only be reached by ships that have very large jump
ranges.

LBN 623 Nebula

LBN 623 Nebula, also known as IC63, is a dark purple emission

nebula. It has also been called the Gamma Cassiopeiae nebula
due to visual proximity of that bright star and the nebula as seen
from old Earth.

The LBN 623 Nebula was the destination of one of the early
research voyages organized by the First Great Expedition - making
it one of the first nebulae to be surveyed by a group exploration.

Iris Vacations

Iris Vacations is the name of an asteroid base with beautiful views

of the Iris nebula. The station's economy is built on tourism, and as
such, it is quite busy with plenty of cruise liners arriving at and
departing from it. Given that it's approximately 1,500 ly away from
Sol, Iris Vacations is a great choice for budget-conscious tourists
who would like to spend time away from inhabited space, but
can't afford (or aren't willing) to travel very far. The base is also a
popular stop for both cruise ships and explorers who are headed
farther west.

The Iris Nebula, also NGC 7023 and Caldwell 4, is a bright reflection
nebula in the constellation Cepheus. This nebula is approximately
6 Light-years in diameter. Scientists once believed this nebula was
lit by emission from star HD 200775, but as of 3303 that star is
located over 230 light-years away.

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 HIP 102082

Surveyed by the ancient Hipparcos sky survey, HIP 102082 is a large

carbon star at the end of its life span. Although being nearly 200
times the size of Sol, it only has twice its mass, its outer layers
reaching well into the orbits of its two innermost planets. The
planets are landable but barren and scarred by the stars violent
outbursts, although it's still a sight to be seen.

Deneb

Deneb, also designated Alpha Cygni, is the brightest star in the

constellation of Cygnus. Deneb lies at one vertex of a widely
spaced asterism called the Summer Triangle, the other two
members of which are the zero-magnitude stars Vega in the
constellation Lyra and Altair in Aquila. The traditional name Deneb
is derived from dhaneb, Arabic for "tail", from the phrase Dhanab
ad-Dajjah, or "tail of the hen".

It is the 19th brightest star in the night sky of Earth, with an

apparent magnitude of 1.25. A blue-white supergiant, Deneb is
also one of the most luminous stars. Since 1943, its spectrum has
served as one of the stable anchor points by which other stars are
classified. It is the prototype of a class of variable stars known as
Alpha Cygni variables. Its surface undergoes non-radial
fluctuations which cause its brightness to vary by up to 0.15
magnitude with no clear periodicity, and the spectral type to
change slightly.

As of 3303, Deneb has a mass of only 1.66 solar masses and a

radius 116 times that of Sol. These values are significantly less than
earlier observations which had estimated 19 solar masses and a
radius of 203 times that of Sol. The Deneb system is bare, consisting
of only a hot metal-rich world and rocky body suitable for landing.

Veil Nebula West

Part of the supernova remnant known as the Cygnus Loop, the

'West' Veil Nebula is a long blue and pink collection of gas. Due to

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the unique appearance, it has also been called "Witch's Broom",
"Finger of God" and "Filamentary Nebula"

Sadr Logistics Depot

Located inside the Sadr Region nebula, this asteroid base is

positioned in the ring system of a gas giant. `The station is run by
the Sadr Operations Initiative, an independent democracy which
seems to be based on local mining of the pristine rocky belt
located here. The population is small at only 1500 souls. The station
offers all services except for a ship yard and outfitting. The view
from the station is excellent - the orange-yellow of the local gas
cloud and good viewing of the nearby Pelican and North America
nebulas.

Veil Nebula East

Part of the supernova remnant known as the Cygnus Loop, the

'East' Veil Nebula appears as a dark crimson fading to pink in the
diffuse areas. When seen together with NGC 6992 it is also known
as the "Network Nebula"

Star of India

A large blue 09 Class V star, approx. 2,000 LYs 'west' of Sol in the
heart of the Sadr Region.

This massive star was named after the famous 'Star of India'
sapphire, one of the largest gems of that type. The gem almost
flawless and is unusual in that it has stars on both sides of the stone.

NGC 6884 Nebula

NGC 6884 (also known as NGC 6766) is a small planetary nebula

surrounding a Wolf-Rayet star. The nebula is a vivid green hue,
which makes for an excellent contrast against the blue-violet of
the host star. The star appears to have shed most of its mass,
currently only having 0.76 solar masses.
The WN5 spectral type indicates this star was once an O-class star
with between 20 and 45 solar masses. There are currently four

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metal-rich worlds orbiting the star, of which the final is suitable for
starship landing.

The nebula's discovery has a curious history. It was independently

discovered twice: First by Edward Pickering on May 8, 1883; and
again by Ralph Copeland on Sep 20, 1884. Pickering provided the
wrong sky coordinates for the object, and these were published in
the New General Catalog. Due to this error NGC 6766 was
considered "lost" for more than a century, when astronomer Dave
Riddle uncovered the error and realized it was the same object as
NGC 6884.

NGC 7027 Nebula

NGC 7027 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It was

discovered in 1878 by douard Stephan, using the 31 inch reflector
at Marseille Observatory. It is one of the smallest planetary
nebulae, and by far the most extensively studied. The nebula has
a common bi-polar structure and a blue-green color.
The nebula is unusually small, only 0.2 by 0.1 Ly, and believed to be
very young, having formed around earth year 1400. The central
star is a low-mass Wolf-Rayet star, with a companion M-class dwarf
at almost 440,000 light-seconds distance. The dwarf has a number
of small bodies including a high-metal world terraforming
candidate.

KY Cygni

KY Cygni is a red supergiant and one of the top 10 largest known

stars by radius. Discovered in 1930, this star is not visible from Earth
due to emitting a large amount of light in the infrared spectrum
and the blocking effect of interstellar dust on the visible
component. With a current radius 1062 times that of Sol, a ship
moving at the speed of light will take more than 4.3 hours to make
a complete pass around the star. Total luminosity is roughly 127,000
times greater than Sol. Attached photo is from 10,000 light-seconds
(or 20 AU).

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KY Cygni is expected to run out of helium to burn in less than two
million years, rapidly progress through burning heavier elements,
and end in a supernova.

Medusa's Rock

Planet 1 of the system is a terraforming candidate with beautiful

views of the nearby Crescent Nebula. Orbiting the planet is the
asteroid base Medusa's Rock. It is an currently owned by the
faction The Privileged. This faction is a dictatorship and the
economy of the system is devoted to terraforming Crescent Sector
GW-W c1-8 1. The nearby moon Crescent Sector GW-W c1-8 1 A is
a pristine source of several raw materials, including vanadium,
tellurium, niobium, and mercury. The asteroid base in the system
provides several services, including Universal Cartographics,
commodities, outfitting, repair facilities, and even ship livery
facilities.

The Crescent Nebula (also known as NGC 6888, Caldwell 27,

Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus,
about 5000 light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by
Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel in 1792.

NGC 6871

NGC 6871 is a small open cluster in Cygnus. It consists of under 50

A-class and B-class stars, most from standard catalogs eg. HD, HIP,
2MASS. NGC 6871 has been studied fairly intensely owing in part to
the presence of eclipsing binaries. Its distance has been estimated
to be around 5135 light-years while its age is a mere 9.1 million
years old. The cluster was discovered by Friedrich Georg Wilhelm
von Struve in 1825.

Reference point V1820 Cygni contains a blue giant and a 3 solar-

mass black hole. Pilots looking for a challenge should land on the
4th planet of NGC 6871 24. This system has a large number of
stellar bodies; the single rocky world has 60 earth masses and a
surface gravity of 6.01g. Those who do land will be rewarded with
a string of colored stars and violet craters.

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 Blue Flash Nebula

The Blue Flash Nebula (also known as NGC 6905) is a standard

planetary nebula surrounding a Wolf-Rayet star. The nebula is a
light blue color, and best seen from outside the nebula proper. The
nebula was discovered by William Herschel in 1784. Two hot, high-
metal worlds can be found in orbit of the host star. "

46 Upsilon Sagittarii

The blue supergiant star is a part of the constellation Sagittarius

and visible with the naked eye from Earth.

The first planet of the system is marked by a massive impact crater

("Stray Bird's Nest") that has left the surface in that area extremely
rugged. From within the crater is a very nice view of the primary
star and the rings of the planet. Beware that this is a 3.9g world.

HD 171804

An unusual combination of a carbon star and a white dwarf. The

white dwarf is of a rare spectral type DBZ; only 8 white dwarf stars
of this type are currently known as of July 3303.

The DBZ class indicates this white dwarf has a stellar atmosphere
composed mostly of helium, but also has unusual and unexpected
heavy elements in the atmosphere. Since heavy elements are
quickly pulled into the lower layers of the white dwarf by gravity,
they must be supplied by an outside source. Scientists currently
believe these DBZ stars are pulling in material from disks of previous
planetary systems.

The carbon star is 128 solar radii in size and with a surface
temperature of just 1661 kelvin. An alternative option for the DBZ
star's odd spectrum may be in mass-loss from the carbon star;
carbon is considered a heavy element in stellar dynamics.

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 Mammon Monitoring facility

Mammon Monitoring Facility is located inside the IC 1287 Nebula

(small planetary nebula surrounding a B-class primary star. The
system also contains a protostar and two ringed airless worlds) at
host star Mammon. The base is located in the rings of Mammon 2,
which is a high-metal content world suitable for landing with
current starship technology. Landing is not recommended for
inexperienced pilots as the body has a surface gravity of 3.33G.
The facility is run by the Mammon Task Group, an independent
military group run by a dictatorship. It is unclear what the Task
Group is monitoring from this location. The total population of
station and surrounding areas is 10,000. The base provides all
services except for ship outfitting and a shipyard.

Antares

A star known from antiquity, Antares is the fifteenth-brightest star in

the Earth's night sky, and the brightest star in the constellation of
Scorpius. Distinctly reddish when viewed with the naked eye,
Antares is a slow irregular variable star that ranges in brightness
from apparent magnitude +0.6 to +1.6. Often referred to as "the
heart of the scorpion", Antares is flanked by Sigma and Tau Scorpii
in the centre of the constellation. The traditional name Antares
derives from the Ancient Greek , meaning "equal to-Ares"
("equal to-Mars"), due to the similarity of its reddish hue to the
appearance of the planet Mars.

Antares is a red supergiant and one of the larger known stars. 20th
century astronomers measured it as 890 150 solar radii. The
current observed size as of 3303 was 380 solar radii, likely due to
Antares' variability. The star is expected to explode as a supernova
in the next few hundred thousand years. Despite the large radius,
Antares only has 0.4 solar masses, and this large difference
between mass and size is typical for red supergiants which are
burning helium.

Antares has a typical B-class companion star, which is orbited by a

collection of dwarf stars, gas giants and small rocky bodies.
Antares proper has three hot high-metal worlds in orbit. The

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distance between the two stars is approx. 195,000 light-seconds.
Due to frame-shift drive technology locking onto the most massive
body in a system, visitors to Antares will find themselves at Antares
B, and need to fly the distance to Antares A. This trip takes
approximately 10 minutes at maximum frame-shift drive speed.

The reference photo shows Antares and Antares B. Antares is at

195k light-seconds distance, and Antares B is at 1000 light-seconds
distance.

R Cra Nebula (NGC 6729)

The R CrA Nebula (NGC 6729) is a small emission/reflection nebula

in the Corona Australis constellation. It is unusually small for a
nebula, not much larger than a planetary nebula. The nebula was
originally discovered on Jun 15, 1861 by Julius Schmidt, and
associated with the star R Coronae Australis. The nebula is red-
orange. The only interior object is the double-star BrsO 14, of which
the primary is unusually large and hot for a B-class star.

Helix Nebula

The Helix Nebula is a large planetary nebula located in the

constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding,
probably before 1824, this object is one of the closest to the Earth
of all the bright planetary nebulae.

The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula, or 'nebula'

formed at the end of a star's evolution. Gases from the star in the
surrounding space appear, from a vantage point on Earth, as if we
are looking down a helix structure. The remnant central stellar
core, known as a planetary nebula nucleus or PNN, is destined to
become a white dwarf star. The observed glow of the central star
is so energetic that it causes the previously expelled gases to
brightly fluoresce.

The Helix Nebula was the destination of one of the early research
voyages organized by the First Great Expedition - making it one of
the first nebulae to be surveyed by group exploration.

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 Mount Neverest (Nervi 3A)

Nervi 3 A is home to one of the largest mountains so far

discovered. This behemoth towers over the landscape, and is over
50 kms in height - so high that its summit is above the dropout point
from orbital cruise!

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