I was surveying Byoomao OC-M d7-5145 and when I got to body "4" I saw what looked like a second planet nearby - but there was no such body in the system map!

I realized it had to be a nebula, so after some searching in the galaxy map, I found it to be Byoomao VY-S e3-8712, 79Ly away

On arrival in the nebula I found the center to be a Neutron Star:

The sky was pretty in the nebula, but you couldn't get a good view of it while inside. I jumped to the nearest system Byoomao RX-L d7-511 2.59Ly away and got a great view from the surface of one of the planets.

I'd decided to land on a ringed planet for a bit of a drive. Dryao Aowsy KE-O d7-4260 7 has lots of nice flat areas where the SRV can really get going.

It's a lot nicer than Horizons planets, which would always end up with intervals of really hilly terrain.

As I was getting ready to take off, I noticed a "Non-Human Signature" in the navigation panel! What could that be? I had to investigate. It was on the opposite side of the planet and turned out to be a Thargoid Probe with 4 Sensor Fragments scattered about.

Found a moon orbiting very close to the rings of its parent gas giant: Eok Flyuae HC-C d13-3616 D 9 a.

The rings are so close you can see the rocks moving. They're close enough the game gets confused between you flying in the rings or orbiting the planet.

Ever since Odyssey dropped, I'd been missing driving the flat canyons that Horizons sometimes produced. I'd always had a hard time finding them in Horizons. They seem a little less common on Odyssey. Still, I found these on Bleae Aeh XZ-W d2-0 A 2 a at 26/73:

It was really nice to stretch my SRV legs for a bit!

Again, Elite Observatory hints about two moons in close orbit. This time it is Skaudaea LF-L b38-1 A 3 a:

Note to self: Lysoonts WU-X c17-0 2 b has some nice mountains. Must remember to take some pictures next time!

While out exploring, I've been keeping an eye out for large terrain features. The new Odyssey terrain is not as extreme as the Horizons terrain, so finding things like large mountains is difficult.

On Blu Euq HC-L b54-0 1 I found a 6km high escarpment:

Horizons had never done terrain like this!

Nearby on the same moon (at about 10/140) I found an 11km high mountain:

It's true that it wouldn't be too hard to find higher mountains in Horizons (I've climbed 16km high mountains in my SRV), but when lots of players claim Odyssey only does 5-6km high mountains then here is a counter-example.

What I do miss from Horizons is the long, relatively flat canyons I could drive at speed in my SRV.

The Elite Observatory once again has provided a nice photo opportunity. Blu Thua ZL-C d13-0 3 b a is a moon that orbits very close to its parent body:

After returning to the "Bubble" for Christmas (and picking up the Winking Cat goodies) I have returned to the White Dwarf survey. While passing through Blu Thua IM-Y d2-10 Elite Observatory noted a planet with most of the FSD boost materials, so I dropped down for a top-up. When I landed I noticed there were several different plant species for scanning:

There turned out to be 9 species! There were also a few "Distress Beacons". I visited one and picked up some escape pods.

Found a spectacular view from a ringed Ice World in orbit with a ringed Gas Giant in Sifoae FB-E d12-4: