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Previous Revision, by CMDR Marx [2023-01-30 15:24:45] | → | Selected revision, by CMDR Marx [2023-01-30 15:26:50] |
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Zulu Romeo | → | Zulu Romeo |
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Sagittarius A* | → | Sagittarius A* |
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Sagittarius A* | → | Sagittarius A* |
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Stellar Features | → | Stellar Features |
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Galactic Centre | → | Galactic Centre |
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SUMMARY | ||
The Milky Way's central supermassive black hole. | → | The Milky Way's central supermassive black hole. |
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Sagittarius A* is the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. The first Commander who made a successful voyage to the system and back was CMDR Zulu Romeo, near the end of the year 3300. Since then, the Centre has become a popular destination for explorers, who have visited it by the tens of thousands. In addition to singular pilots making the voyage on their own, Sagittarius A* has also been a popular waypoint for groups of explorers as well, such as the first Distant Worlds expedition, or for racers, such as the Buckyball Racing Club. In 3305, a small community sprung up in the area around Sagittarius A*, with some research installations and a station called Explorer's Anchorage built in the nearby Stuemeae FG-Y d7561 system, during the Distant Worlds 2 initiative. Source 2, the only star orbiting Sagittarius A*, 106,000 ls from the Supermassive Black Hole. (Astrophotography by CMDR dkO)It's also worth noting that the G2 Dust Cloud survived an encounter with Sagittarius A* millennia ago, and moved on on its journey through the galaxy. Today, explorers can find it 2,000 ly away from the centre. | → | Sagittarius A* is the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. The first Commander who made a successful voyage to the system and back was CMDR Zulu Romeo, near the end of the year 3300. Since then, the Centre has become a popular destination for explorers, who have visited it by the tens of thousands. In addition to singular pilots making the voyage on their own, Sagittarius A* has also been a popular waypoint for groups of explorers as well, such as the first Distant Worlds expedition, or for racers, such as the Buckyball Racing Club. In 3305, a small community sprung up in the area around Sagittarius A*, with some research installations and a station called Explorer's Anchorage built in the nearby Stuemeae FG-Y d7561 system, during the Distant Worlds 2 initiative. There is only one other body in the system: Source 2, the only star orbiting Sagittarius A*, 106,000 ls from the Supermassive Black Hole. It's also worth noting that the G2 Dust Cloud survived an encounter with Sagittarius A* millennia ago, and moved on on its journey through the galaxy. Today, explorers can find it 2,000 ly away from the centre. |
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