Dates: June 7, 2026 to August 16, 2026
Planned Map (Still subject to alterations to orange line) (click for full size):
Distance: 50,588.74 Ly
“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 3312 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 3312.“
— Patron Kezika T. Wylair, CEO of C.E.A. Psychiatric Institutions Ltd.
We will be setting off from Algenib, one of the brightest stars in the Pegasus constellation, and the one representing the wing of the Pegasus. From there we will be travelling southward to HD 39340 the southernmost catalog star reachable in the in-game galaxy. From there we will make our way northwesterly, finally ending up back at The Bubble Nebula, visiting old discoveries as well as finding new ones along the way!
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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://theexpedition.info/Register
Roster: https://theexpedition.info/Roster
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Summary and Information
Dates: June 7, 2026 to August 16, 2026
Waypoint Count: 36
Distance: 50,588.74 Ly
Expedition Discord: https://theexpedition.info/Discord
For Celebration of Early Astronomy 8 we are heading to visit HD 39340, the southernmost catalog available to be visited in the in-game galaxy.
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Waypoints
Start: Algenib
End: Bubble Sector PD-S b4-4
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Current Waypoint List
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Leg 1 – 6/7 – 6/14
- Algenib
- HIP 3289 (LBN 623)
- HIP 102082
- Volkov (NGC 1333 Cluster and Nebula)
- Flaming Star Sector LX-T b3-0 (Flaming Star Nebula)
- Epsilon Orionis (Alnilam of Orion’s Belt)
Leg 2 – 6/14 – 6/21
- 44 Iota Orionis
- CoRoT-19 (CoRoT-19b)
- R Monocerotis (Hubble’s Variable Nebula)
- CoRoT-18 (CoRoT-18b)
- TYC 148-1894-1 (NGC 2301 Cluster)
- V651 Monoceros (Butterfly Nebula)
- FN Canis Majoris
- 2MASS J07133240-1018380 (NGC 2353 Cluster)
- ALS 299 (Thor’s Helmet Nebula)
- Seagull Sector MC-V c2-6 (Seagull Nebula)
Leg 3 – 6/21 – 6/28
- HD 258691 (NGC 2244 Cluster)
- Rosette Sector CQ-Y d59 (Rosette Nebula)
- HD 45829
- CXOU J061705.3+222127 (Jellyfish Nebula)
Leg 4 – 6/28 – 7/5/2026
- Monkey Head Sector KC-V c2-6 (Monkey’s Head Nebula)
- HIP 26696
- NGC 1817 MMU 1408 (NGC 1817 Cluster)
- Crab Pulsar (Crab Nebula)
- NGC 1931 Sector PD-S b4-0
Leg 5 – 7/5 – 7/19
- Gongae QW-L c24-0 (Non-Catalog: Dreamer Blush Glowing Green Gas Giant)
- Eok Hypue ZO-Z b33-0 (Non-Catalog: Colliding Rings, mid-leg basecamp)
- 3 Geminorum
- HD 39340 – (Southernmost reachable catalog star in game)
Leg 6 – 7/19 – 7/26
- Hyueths HS-H d11-5 (Non-Catalog: Earthlike Binary)
- NGC 1893 CF 43 (NGC 1893 Cluster)
Leg 7 – 7/26 – 8/2
- NGC 1491 Sector EB-X c1-3 (NGC 1491 Nebula and Cluster)
Leg 8 – 8/2 – 8/9
- Soul Sector EL-Y d7 (Heart and Soul Nebulae)
- RS Persei (NGC 884 Cluster)
- BD+55 191 (NGC 281)
Leg 9 – 8/9 – 8/16
- NGC 7538 Sector LC-V c2-17 (NGC 7538 Cluster)
- CSI+50-22218 (IC 5217 Cluster)
- Bubble Sector PD-S b4-4 (Bubble Nebula)
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Each Leg will additionally have an announcement post when they start detailing any optional waypoints they may have added to them. Optional waypoints are subject to be added during the expedition up until the start of the leg, and are not included in the above list.
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