CEA 7 Leg 2

For leg 2 we will be visiting various sights along the western side of the human populated bubble.

Dates

Start Date: January 26, 2025
End Date: February 2, 2025

Distances

Basecamp Line: 1,768.04 Ly
Main Waypoints: 2,657.83 Ly

Map, (click for full size):

Basecamp: NGC 752 DLM 167a

Main Waypoints

  • Map References quick reference list, more details below
    • Segin
    • HIP 3289
    • California Sector BV-Y c7
    • Menkib
    • ASR 27
    • NGC 752 DLM 167a

Main Waypoints Details

  • Map Reference: Segin
    • Segin, also known as Epsilon Cassiopeiae is one of the stars acting as a point for the Cassiopeiae constellation, one of the ends of the constellation. It is categorized as a B3 V star, although it displays the spectral properties of a Herbig Be star. The difference in spectrum is attributed to a shell of gas that has been thrown off by the star. It has a radius roughly 6x the size of our sun, 9x the mass, but 3000x the radiation. The Hipparcos mission determined due to it’s space velocity that it is very likely to be a member of the Casseiopeiae-Taurus Group, an OB association of co-moving stars.
    • SIMBAD Link
    • EDSM Link
  • Map Reference: HIP 3289
    • POI: LBN 623
    • LBN 623 Nebula, also known as IC 59, 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. It is the nearest photodissociation region to our solar system. Photodissociation regions are regions of interstellar medium where far-ultraviolet photons strongly influence the gas chemistry and act as the most important source of heat. They occur in any region of interstellar gas that is dense and coldenough to remain neutral (electrically), but has too low of a density to prevent far-ultraviolet photons from penetrating.
    • SIMBAD Link
    • EDSM Link
  • Map Reference: California Sector BV-Y c7
    • POI: California Nebula
    • The California Nebula, also known as NGC 1499 is an emission nebula in the Perseus constellation, named due to it’s resemblance to the outline of the US State of California. (granted in game it’s a generic nebula). It was discovered in 1884 by E. E. Barnard and is roughly 1000 lightyears from our own solar system. Its flourescence is due to the nearby energetic star Xi Persei, also known as Menkib, which is the next waypoint on the route.
    • SIMBAD Link
    • EDSM Link
  • Map Reference: Menkib
    • Menkib, also known as Xi Persei is a star in the Perseus constellation roughly 1,200 lightyears from our own solar system. It was officially named Menkib by the IAU due to it’s traditional arabic name Al Mankib., which meant “shoulder.” It is an O class blue giant roughly 263,000x more luminous than our sun across all wavelengths while being roughly 30x as massive as our sun. It is a member of the Perseus OB2 association of co-moving stars, but may be a runawau star since it is now separated by 200 parsecs from the association’s center with an unusually high radial velocity.
    • SIMBAD Link
    • EDSM Link
  • Map Reference: ASR 27
    • POI: NGC 1333
    • NGC 1333 is a reflection nebula located in the Perseus constellation, along the border with Taurus and Aries, roughly 980 to 1,140 lightyears frm our solar system.. First discovered by Eduard Schönfeld in 1855. It is a young region of active star formation and one of the most studied stellar formation regions. The nebula region has a combined mass of approximately 450 solar masses, and contains roughly 150 stars iwth a median age of a million years, and combined mass near 100 stellar masses among those. A significant portion of the stars are in the pre-main sequence stage of their stage of evolution.
    • SIMBAD Link
    • EDSM Link
  • Map Reference: NGC 752 DLM 167a
    • POI: NGC 752
    • NGC 752, also known as Caldwell 28 is an open cluster in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783 and cataloged by her brother William Herschel in 1786. However, an object that matches details with NGC 752 was described by Giovanni Batista Hodierna in 1654. The cluster is roughly 1,400 lightyears from our own solar system and can be easily seen through binoculars or telescope, however may be naked eye visible in very dark skies.
    • SIMBAD Link
    • EDSM Link

CEA 4 Leg 2

We are now launching into our second of 4 legs for Celebration of Early Astronomy 4! This leg doesn’t have too many main waypoints, but there is still plenty to explore in and around each of the places represented by the main waypoints.

Additionally there are some optional waypoints to visit for those interested in the lore of the game’s universe, particularly that of the shadowy group known as “The Club.”

Dates

Start Date: January 22, 2022
End Date: February 5, 2022

Distances

Basecamp Line: 8,332.40 Ly
Main Waypoints: 10,657.41 Ly
Optional Waypoints: 18,186.08 Ly

Map, (click for full size):

Basecamp: Bubble Sector LX-T B3-1

Main Waypoints

  • Map References quick reference list, more details below
    • BD+46 1067
    • Hypoae Ain MO-I D9-37
    • RS Persei
    • Bubble Sector LX-T B3-1

Main Waypoints Details

  • Map Reference: BD+46 1067
    • POI: IC 2149
    • IC 2149 is a planetary nebula around the star BD+46 1067, discovered by Williamina Felming in 1906. It is located in the sky from Earth within the Auriga constellation. It is hypothesized that the plantery nebula that our own sun will eventually make will be very similar to this particular one. If you are having trouble leaving this waypoint, you can route to IC 2149 Sector DL-Y d0, which is a neutron star. You can route to the next waypoint from there. Note that you may need Jumponium for this.
  • SIMBAD Link
  • Map Reference: Hypoae Ain MO-I D9-37
    • POI: Heart & Soul Nebulae
    • This is a pair of nebulae very close to each other. First is the Heart Nebula, aka IC 1805. An emission nebula in the Persues Arm of the Mily Way, and in the Cossiopeia constellation of the sky. Within the nebula is a bright open cluster of stars known as Collinder 26 and contains a few bright stars nearly 50 times the mass of our sun, as well as many more dim stars. The size of the nebula in the night sky is nearly 2 degrees of arc, making it nearly four times the size in the night sky as the full moon.

      The second nebula is the Soul Nebula, also known as Westerhout 5. It is also an emission nebula like the Heart Nebula. Near the nebula in the night sky can also be seen the galaxies Maffei 1 and Maffei 2 of the Maffei Group. Soul Nebula is one of the most studied nebula in the field of star formation, due to it’s angle to us and ease of seeing the gas cavities and stellar formation areas allowing sceintists to easily see how gas cavities formed from the stellar winds of a star’s birth compress gasses together from other cavities leading to a chain reaction of stellar formation.

      Multiple SIMBAD Links are relevant to this waypoint:
      • Heart Nebula: https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Heart+Nebula
      • Soul Nebula: http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Sh+2-199
      • Collinder 26: http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Collinder+26
      • Maffei Group: http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Maffei+Group
    • SIMBAD Link
  • Map Reference: RS Persei
    • Red Supergiant located in the Double Cluster (Caldwell 14) in the Perseus constellation. In the game galaxy version it is orbited by a landable planet so close that you can fuel scoop while in orbital flight.

      There is a bountiful count of other real world celestial objects nearby as well.
    • SIMBAD Link
  • Map Reference: Bubble Sector LX-T B3-1
    • POI: Bubble Nebula
    • The Bubble Nebula, also known as NGC 7635 is an emission nebula in the Cassiopeia region of the sky. It is formed from stellar wind from the central star BD+60 2522. (For whatever reason however in the in-game galaxy it placed that star nearly 5,000 Ly away from the bubble nebula)

      While BD+60 2522 is around two million years old, the Bubble Nebula is only about 40,000 years old. It is hypothesised that the bubble formed as a shock front where stellar wind meets interstellar material at supersonic speeds as the wind from the star travels outwards at between 1,800 to 2,500 kilometers per second.

      Multiple SIMBAD links are relevant to this waypoint:
      • Bubble Nebula: https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Bubble+Nebula
      • BD+60 2522: http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=BD%2B60+2522

Optional Waypoints

  • Map References quick reference list, more details below
    • BD+46 1067
    • Hypoae Ain MO-I D9-37
    • RS Persei
    • Eafots RA-G B11-0
    • Eafots LZ-H B10-0
    • Eafots EU-R C4-1
    • Eafots GL-Y E2
    • Syreadiae JX-F c0
    • Bubble Sector LX-T B3-1

Optional Waypoints Details

  • Map Reference: Eafots RA-G B11-0
    • Body: 3
    • AKA: Formidine Rift Gamma Settlement
    • One of four lore related abandoned settlements out in the Formidine Rift region related to the lore of The Club. Located on Planet 3.

      A badge is able to be unlocked for users of EDSM by visiting any system within the “Eafots” sector, which this system would count for.
  • Map Reference: Eafots LZ-H B10-0
    • Body: D 1
    • POI: Formidine Rift Beta Settlement
    • One of four lore related abandoned settlements out in the Formidine Rift region related to the lore of The Club.

      A badge is able to be unlocked for users of EDSM by visiting any system within the “Eafots” sector, which this system would count for.
  • Map Reference: Eafots EU-R C4-1
    • Body: C 2
    • POI: Formidine Rift Alpha Settlement
    • One of four lore related abandoned settlements out in the Formidine Rift region related to the lore of The Club.

      A badge is able to be unlocked for users of EDSM by visiting any system within the “Eafots” sector, which this system would count for.
  • Map Reference: Eafots GL-Y E2
    • Body: 6
    • POI: Formidine Rift Delta Settlement
    • One of four lore related abandoned settlements out in the Formidine Rift region related to the lore of The Club.

      A badge is able to be unlocked for users of EDSM by visiting any system within the “Eafots” sector, which this system would count for.
    • EDSM Link
  • Map Reference: Syreadiae JX-F c0
    • POI: The Zurara
    • The Zurara is a lore related abandoned megaship located out here in the Formidine Rift. This can be a bit of a detour from the main leg but if it is of interest to you it’s worth the trip while you’re already in the area. It is related to the lore of the shadowy “The Club.”

      Stars become rather sparse along the route from Heart & Soul Nebulae to this system, so make sure you have adequate jump range to make the journey.