Dates: July 3, 2021 to October 2, 2021

Map (click for full size):

“The early 2000s, they were often the speculative setting of early science fiction works. Early imaginings of interstellar travel, first contact with aliens, apocalypses, pandemics, you name it, there was probably a movie or book set in the early 21st century of it. While humanity may not have invented interstellar travel by 2020 as many novels and films purported, they still discovered plenty gems of our galaxy by then.

Lucky for us in 3307 we do have interstellar travel and can visit these gems that humans on Earth in the early 21st century could only dream of visiting. So that is just what we will be setting out to do. This expedition will visit many of the noteworthy celestial objects discovered by the early 21st century, some of which even still are considered noteworthy even today in 3307.

We will be setting of from our faction’s home system Keltim, also known as Gliese 149 to the humans of 2020. From there we will be travelling our route clockwise. After that we shall proceed northward past Colonia region and the galactic center, and then take a route back home visiting such places as Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the galaxy’s center on the way back.

— Patron Kezika T. Wylair

==============================================================

Please fill out a sign-up form if you’re coming along!
Note: even if you’re not sure yet all your details, the form will give you an edit link once you submit so that you can come back and edit your submission in the future with any changes you make. Just make sure to save your link!

Sign-up form: https://expedition.page.link/Register
Roster: https://expedition.page.link/Roster
EDSM Page: https://expedition.page.link/EDSM

==============================================================

Summary and Information

Dates: July 3, 2021 to October 2, 2021
Waypoint Count:26 Primary, optionals to be added as expedition progresses
Expedition Discord: https://expedition.page.link/Discord

Notes: Some of the legs, mainly the ones north of the Galactic Centre have minimal waypoints and are self-guided exploration mainly, due to the lack of real-world objects in those areas. One of the waypoints we are heading to is the furthest north non-procedural star so far found in the in-game galaxy.

Odyssey Compatibility Notes: With the servers split, main events such as mass jumps and parties will be held in Horizons. Some waypoints may additionally have a secondary Odyssey event, but all waypoints will at least have the mass jump event as well as the ending party occurring in Horizons.

==============================================================

Waypoints

Start: Keltim
End: T Tauri

=====================
Current Waypoint List
=====================

Leg 1

7/3/2021 – 7/17/2021 (2 weeks)

• Keltim (Gliese 149)
• BD+06 3756 (NGC 6633 48)
  • Optional: IC 4665 P 351
  • Optional: CoRoT-6
  • Optional: CoRoT-9
  • Optional: CoRoT-16
  • Optional: Y Ophiuchi
  • Optional: CoRoT-17
  • Optional: Nu Aquilae
• R Scuti
• CoRoT-27
• NGC 6755 MMU 3
• HD 181709
  • Optional: PSR J1901+0716
• HD 339086
  • Optional: Campbell’s Hydrogen Star
• Merrill’s Star

Leg 2

7/17/2021 – 7/24/2021 (1 week)

• PSR J1926+1648
• PSR J1915+1009
  • Optional: HD 174372
• PSR J1902+0615

Leg 3

7/24/2021 – 8/7/2021 (2 weeks)

• XTE J1856+053
• PSR J1852+0031
• AXP 1E1841-045
• 15 Sagittarii

Leg 4

8/7/2021 – 8/21/2021 (2 weeks)

• 13 Mu Sagittarii
• HD 158320 — (furthest north known non-procedural in the game)

Leg 5

8/21/2021 – 9/4/2021 (2 weeks)

• PSR J1740-3052
• G2 Dust Cloud Sector JH-V C2-7255 – (G2 Dust Cloud)

Leg 6

9/4/2021 – 9/18/2021 (2 weeks)

• Sagittarius A*
• Great Annihilator
• IGR J17285-2922
• HD 157693

Leg 7

9/18/2021 – 10/2/2021

• Cl Pismis 24 1
• Hen 2-215
• T Tauri

=====================

This post will be edited and replied to in the upcoming weeks with more substantial information regarding the waypoints as well as any tertiary information that would be useful for the expedition, such as navigation tips around permit locked sectors for example in the Barnard’s Loop area.

=====================