Home Base of The Fatherhood! And so begins The Grand Tour: A visit of all 42 regions of the Milky Way Galaxy.

April 1st, 2019

NGC 2168 Super Custer is 600 Lys by 25 Lys.

Trifid of the North nebula embedded within. In mid-3301 this region was speculated as being a possible origin the UA (Unidentified Artifact).

This system houses a very rare phenomenon: five planets in complex orbits around each other. They have been named after Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire from ancient Earth.

A relatively small and lesser-known nebula situated on the edge of the Perseus Arm.

Waypoint in the Kepler's Crest region.

A bright star embedded within the diffuse regions of the New Outer Arm - acting as a 14,000 LY from Sol distance marker.

A Y-class brown dwarf orbited closely by a Class III gas giant. The gas giant orbits at just over 1 lightsecond away from the star, providing an arresting view of two behemoths in close formation.

A double water world system situated between the near edge of the New Outer Arm and the far side of the Formidine Rift. One of the planets within this system is a pure ringed water world with no landmass and no atmosphere. A jewel of light in a desolate region.

Sitting on the far edge of the New Outer Arm, this system is located almost exactly on the western meridian from Sol.

The galactic map reads this system as a B0 IVA class star...a subgiant. However, it is in actuality a class B Hypergiant of greater than 100 solar masses and nearly 250 solar radii. It has an Herbig AE/BE in close proximity that is completely drowned out by the luminosity of the parent star. The system primary even dwarfs it's O class companion.

Inside the Aquila's Halo Region

Inside The Void Region

This system is in the very center of a small nebula or stellar plume, formed from the stellar ejecta blasted out by a dying star which collapsed upon itself to form the neutron star at this remnants core.

With three binary pairs, O, B and AeBe this, by some margin, is one of the brightest system so far discovered within the Abyssal Plain, beyond the current limits of the delineated sectors. It is not really obvious on the galmap, but explorers have reported that it is a really prominent point of light in the skybox outside your cockpit window.

Alastor is a small blue and pink planetary nebula deep within the reaches of the Abyssal Plain. This nebula is a welcome scene of colour in the bleakness of the western parts of the Scutum-Centaurus arm.

A neutron star, its A class companion and the gas giant with water based life, surrounded by blue nebula. Quite a sight here on the brink of the otherwise remote and desolate Mare Desperationis.

Thueche Brahe Nebula, in remembrance of the Danish 16th century astronomer Tycho Brahe. He was a major source for the data Kepler used for his revolutionary laws of planetary motion.

One of the brightest lights in the region, located just outside the Nyauthai Ripple. The system consists of two blue-white supergiants located almost 400k light-seconds apart. The secondary supergiant is itself orbited by a main-sequence O-class and B-class star. This system has a total of 161 solar masses and a composite luminosity equivalent of 26 million solar luminosity.

This planetary nebula offers a stunning and unique view of the galaxy as seen from the void between the Sagittarius-Carina and Scutum-Centaurus arms.

Beagle Point, one of the most distant star systems currently surveyed at 65,279 LYs from Sol.

Named in honour of CMDR Thomaski, a veteran of the Galactic Nebula Expedition of September 3302. CMDR Thomaski had a goal of reaching Beagle Point, and after several attempts he achieved that goal on June 3rd 3303 with only 9% hull remaining.

On his return journey to Colonia, sadly CMDR Thomaski (Bob) passed away. His last known location being Slaiyooe OX-L d7-0 on the edge of the Scutum-Centaurus arm after successfully navigating his way back across the Abyss and into denser regions of the Galactic Aphelion.

In September 3303 Universal Cartographics (Frontier Developments) deployed a memorial beacon at Slaiyooe OX-L d7-0 in honour of this intrepid explorer.

The ghostly light of the Will-o'-wisp might lead the unwary traveler into murky waters... or so the saying goes among seasoned explorers. This very bright O-star serves as a beacon marking the Sagittarius-Carina Mission route in this sector, but the path it lights for you is not without its dangers.

Unlike the deceptive Will-o'-wisp star found further "north" of this point, the Tristar Beacon is a true and distinctive navigational marker. It is a trinary system of two very bright B-stars and one even brighter O-star. For travelers approaching from the "north" it acts as a lighthouse, showing the way to safe waters after the treacherous crossings from the far rim.

The Beetle Burial Grounds is a region roughly 1,200 light years in diameter centered around Beetle Nebula, with a high density of carbon stars and red giants. These giants are not distributed equally or randomly, but rather spread out in a series of lines leading from Beetle Nebula.

The Veil of Inanna is a predominantly blue and red emission nebula, which is brightly illuminated by many young, massive stars in its vicinity. Parts of the nebula are intersected by a thick and dense layer of dust, which makes the nebula's appearance even more beautiful. The nebula is also part of a much greater complex, the nearby Segnao Starburst.

Medium size nebula spotted in Orio-Persean Conflux, still waiting to be fully explored. This nebula resembles a screaming face from some angles.

A system with four very bright O-Class Stars, a trio of them close together. Like a bright, but ghostly light in the heavens. Named after pioneer Astronaut Alan Shepards exclaimation to "Light this Candle", at the start of this historic first American Spaceflight, Mercury-Redstone 3/Freedom 7.

Named after the Greek King Odysseus (Ulysses), who was known for his ten year epic journey home after the Trojan war, written by Homer his epic poem 'The Odyssey'. This is a striking blue Nebula, with elements of pink within it. Also home to a vibrant Neutron Star.

This beautiful cloud of dust is reigned by a black hole. The system also has landable planets.

The Vulcan Brain, Eye and Soul (Vulcan Triad) are three planetary nebula in the Vulcan Gate region of the galaxy, also known as the Perseus Crags.

Beautiful Red Nebula.

Positioned directly above an easy crossing point to the Orion-Cygnus Arm from the core regions and 650LY above the Galactic Plane, this large nebula both marks the crossing point and provides a good view of the approach to the core and the spiral arms beyond.

V1343 Aquilae is a so-called microquasar and consists of a central black hole of appr. 16 solar masses and an orbiting A-type star.

A system containing one Black Hole together with five Neutron Stars. It is a scenic but very hazzardous system to visit due to the risk of damage from multiple Neutron Star tails.

This system contains two very similar K8 IIAB giants, a little under 85,000 ls apart.

Abholos, the Devourer in the Mist. The Abholos Black Hole is paired with a nearby Class A star, which due to its angle of ascent remains remarkably undistorted by the black hole and is clearly visible from all sides of this stellar grave.

An odd system, with two Neutron Stars, a Black Hole, and two Class G stars. Each Neutron Star is paired with a Class G. With the Black Hole near one of the pairs.

Aisling's Diadem is a Black Hole System orbited by a single Neutron Star and by two additional Neutron/White Dwarf Binaries. Discovered by CMDR Redeye on April 25th 3303, a Duke in The Imperial Auxilliary Navy and loyal to Aisling Duval, the characteristic blue hues of the Neutron Stars led the Commander to name this unique and interesting system after his Patron and her iconic blue hairstyle.

Supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy.

Recent surveys found two black holes and a set of T-Tauri stars in orbit. The primary black hole has almost 200 solar masses and an unusually large radius of 550 kilometers. The secondary black hole has 66 solar masses and a radius around 200 kilometers. The system appears to be located in an unusually dense field of dust, obscuring most nearby stars.

This system holds two of rare herbig ae/be stars. The "eyes" rotate at an incredible speed in an effort to see everything.

Black hole ("Melkor") orbited by a White Dwarf ("Mim") and a ringed Neutron Star ("Sauron's Eye") that has a red gas giant in orbit ("Witch-King"). A very dark and dangerous system with the non-sequence-star-trinity, Mordor is not a place for the faint of heart. Heading down to Sauron's Eye, one can take in the breathtaking width of the star's rings and wonder at the colossal cataclysm that happened to make them. Dip in to the ring, park up next to an asteroid and gaze out at the tails of the Sauron's Eye whipping round. Marvel in the terror of this inhuman place.

This system contains some of the Guardian ruins discovered within the Teal Nebula in the Eorl Auwsy sector.

Three ancient sites are found in this particular system.

Site 214:

Type: Alpha
Orbital Body: ABC 1 H
Coordinates: -20.5504 / -33.1485

Site 221:

Type: Gamma
Orbital Body: ABC 3 C
Coordinates: 8.2654 / 176.7908

Site 222:

Type: Beta
Orbital Body: ABC 3 C
Coordinates: 40.9457 / 68.9466

Located 2,850 light years above the galactic plane, on the fringe of intergalactic space, is a large red giant Carbon Star with a sole landable planet in its close proximity. The orbit of the metal-rich planet is perpendicular to the distant galactic dust and stars, serving as a perfect backdrop for intense light with the Carbon Star in the foreground.

Greeroi MD-Q d6-5 (Greeroi Depot) revealed a moon (ABC 3a) orbiting only 0.63Ls from it's ringed Gas Giant. It's position almost edge-on to the rings, and close to the Greeroi AA-A H3 nebula makes for a beautiful landing spot.

The primary star of this system is a Herbig Ae/Be that orbits one of the largest T-Tauri's so far discovered. The T-Tauri is twice as large as Sol, and has a surface temperature of 11,400K. Since the Herbig has more mass your NavCom will always calculate your hyperspace exit within its vicinity, and depending on your angle of approach you can end up in the T-Tauri corona due to its extreme proximity to the primary (5 LS). Travelers beware.

A very luminous Yellow/White WOO I Class star situated 48,000 LYs from Sol, acting as a distance waypoint marker for ultra deep space travelers heading out toward the far rim Abyss.

This system contains a bright violet O-star and nine T-Tauri type stars of various colors. When viewed from a distance they look like multicolored fireflies.

Located in the eastern parts of the Sagittarius-Carina Arm are two star systems 500 LY apart, each with a blue supergiant star. The two supergiants are of the rather rare types B9 IA and B9 IAB. Spectrum analysis indicate that these stars originally formed as "close-relatives" of the same molecular cloud.

While a system with six B-class stars might not be a rare sight in the galactic core, it is something seldom seen near the galactic rim. A mass-code based search of the Viatori Patuit, Silentium and Solitude regions has shown no other system to match it.

25 celestial objects are orbiting the primary Herbig star of this system. For reasons unknown, all of these have established binary or trinary orbits. The only exception is an Earth-Like World that does an ordinary single orbit in this conundrum of a system.

This lone Wolf Rayet star, some 33,800 LYs from Sol, is undergoing the torment of consuming the last stages of its life, it is a testimony of the explorers struggles to traverse this area.

This huge red and green nebula is the last major nebula an explorer will encounter if travelling along the Sagittarius-Carina Arm towards the far galactic rim. As such it has been regarded as a "must-see" for explorers travelling in these parts.

In the sparse zone of the Tenebris Region, Pamplemousse main star is a Yellow-Orange giant (more than 36 solar radius) star with two others K at proximity (less than 150ls) and a M companions stars.

This small black hole (around 2.75 solar masses) at the end of the Perseus Transit region is a rarity in this region of low star density and a good beacon to the vacuum that awaits you if you continue to descend the Perseus arm to the Tenebris Region. At 35413 ly from Sol and 38046 ly from Sagittarius A*, you can play with the effects of gravitational lenses on the distant light of our galaxy.

Black Hole in close proximity to a yellow and white T Tauri star pair, with another Blue T Tauri and a Class B star within 5500 Ls. Due to the star types, it is unknown how this system formed.

Quadruple Black Hole in Centaurus Reach

The Hyon Cluster seems to be the core of a group of B-type stars that have just entered the Main Sequence (hence VZ, V being Main Sequence and Z standing for Zero). Overall stellar age seems to be between 50 and 75 million years. Quite a few of these young, hot stars have their own orbiting T-Tauri stars and also quite a few 'Hot Jupiter' Gas Giants.

At 45,374 LYs from Sagittarius A* and located where the Perseus Fade meets the intergalactic void, this is thought to be the most distant reachable system from the centre of the galaxy.

he system located far out in the Outer Arm Vacuus contains three stars. The two main stars, a Herbig Ae/Be star and a B class star, orbits each other very closely, with a distance between them less than 0.1 AU. The age of all stars are only 2 million years. What makes it a point of interest is that the protostar is quite bright (luminosity Vz) and gives a red shine, while the B star gives a blue light, and if you place yourself right you can really see the red versus blue lights.

One of the more distant black hole systems from Sagittarius A* currently known, approx. 39,000 LYs from the galactic centre.

NGC 2792 is a green planetary nebula located in Vela. The nebula was discovered by John Herschel on March 2nd, 1835. This nebula is being created in the typical fashion by a Wolf-Rayet star expelling its' outer layers.

NGC 2440 is a planetary nebula in the Puppis constellation. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 4, 1790. He described it as 'a beautiful planetary nebula of a considerable degree of brightness, not very well defined.' The nebula is red and green, and lit by a lone Wolf-Rayet star with no planetary bodies.

The first binary pulsar system to be discovered by humanity (but not the first binary neutron star system), it provided an unprecedented test of the Theory of General Relativity.

At just over 1300 Ly from Sol in the Col 140 Sector, this system is a great destination for new explorers. Two black holes and four bright stars are located here. The primary black hole provides excellent optical effects for Barnard's Loop; and the three A-type stars are in very close orbits, forming a brilliant blue-white dot which resolves into a vivid triangle.

The research ship Cete was discovered on June 23rd 3303, following some disturbing reports posted in GalNet earlier that year.

Unfortunately, the crew of the Cete never made it back home...

First and final place to dock on my long expedition. It has been well worth the wait to see my brothers and sisters of The Fatherhood. And so ends my galactic voyage to all 42 regions in the Milky Way Galaxy as mapped out in The Codex.