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Revision for Glorious Nebula, the Tourist Trap

Previous Revision, by CMDR Marx [2023-11-20 21:54:25]Selected revision, by CMDR Marx [2023-11-20 21:59:19]
DISCOVERER
CMDR AlotCMDR Alot
NAME
Glorious Nebula, the Tourist TrapGlorious Nebula, the Tourist Trap
SYSTEMNAME
Hen 2-23Hen 2-23
CATEGORY
Tourist BeaconsTourist Beacons
CATEGORY 2
NebulaeNebulae
REGION
Outer Orion SpurOuter Orion Spur
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
CALLSIGN
SUMMARY
A planetary nebula around a Wolf-Rayet star, with a Tourist Beacon that used to be an infamous destination which explorers were warned about.A planetary nebula around a Wolf-Rayet star, with a Tourist Beacon that used to be an infamous destination which explorers would warn others about.
DESCRIPTION

NGC 2818, or Hen 2-23, is a planetary nebula around a Wolf-Rayet star, well above the galactic plane. It was named the Glorious Nebula, and Saud Kruger placed a Tourist Beacon on one of the moons here. Soon after, request by passengers on mission boards appeared, and this system got some special attention - as being notoriously difficult to reach at the time.

While the system is 8,500 ly away from Sol, it's 1,300 ly above the galactic plane, in an area rather sparse with stars. Before engineered Frame Shift Drives became available, the only way to reach this system was with a dedicated explorer ship and synthesized boosts.

Commanders who took on passengers used to think that because the system is relatively close to Sol (when compared to many other destinations farther away), taking missions here would be rather easy. As they neared their destination though, many of them realised that either they don't have enough materials to synthesize the necessary boosts, or their ship is too heavy from the passenger cabins they fitted. Thus, they had to turn back, their missions having been doomed to failure.

Because of this, explorers soon warned other explorers not to take on passengers heading to the Glorious Nebula.
However, once increased jump ranges were available, the ascent became significantly easier - although it still presented some difficulty.

The system itself doesn't have many bodies left in it. Two brown dwarf stars orbit the main star, and a Class V Gas Giant orbits the first one. It has two tiny Metal Rich moons of its own. It is the first one, body 1 a a, that houses the Tourist Beacon in this system.

This moon (of a moon) is a so-called "potato" moon, with a radius of only 143 km. Surface temperatures are extremely high, ranging from 2,403 K to 4,695 K: disembarking on foot can be a dangerous matter. To make things more difficult, the beacon itself is situated on a somewhat steep slope - too inclined to land a ship on. The nearest suitable landing spot (in a small ship) is over 2.3 km away - too far to make a return journey safely on foot, at these temperatures.

However, one needn't drive or walk to the beacon, as they can scan it from their ship as well. This is automated message the beacon broadcasts:

Tourist Spot 0260

A rare Wolf-Rayet star within a glorious nebula is an amazing sight recommended by Commander A lot.

Note that the message is mistaken, the system was discovered by CMDR Alot.

The nebula and the Wolf-Rayet star give some pleasant views in the sky, and the gas giant is close enough to be well visible, although its rings are viewed from their edge. Neither of the two landable moons here have any geological or biological activity though.

It's not possible to get a good view of the planetary from other systems close by, as the nearest one is 47 ly away. At that distance, it's rather hard to make out the cloud.

NGC 2818, or Hen 2-23, is a planetary nebula around a Wolf-Rayet star, well above the galactic plane. It was named the Glorious Nebula, when Saud Kruger placed a Tourist Beacon on one of the moons here. Soon after, requests by passengers on mission boards appeared, among the many destinations on offer, this system got some special attention... as being notoriously difficult to reach at the time.

While the system is 8,500 ly away from Sol, it's 1,300 ly above the galactic plane, in an area somewhat sparse with stars. Before engineered Frame Shift Drives became available, the only way to reach this system was with a dedicated explorer ship and synthesized boosts.

Commanders who took on passengers used to think that because the system is relatively close to Sol (when compared to many other destinations farther away), taking missions here would be rather easy. As they neared their destination though, many of them realized too late that either they didn't have enough materials to synthesize the necessary boosts, or their ship was too heavy from the passenger cabins they fitted. Thus, they had to turn back, their missions having been doomed to failure.

Because of this, explorers soon warned other explorers not to take on passengers on long distance tours to the Glorious Nebula.
However, once increased jump ranges were available, the ascent became significantly easier - although it still presented some difficulty.

The system itself doesn't have many bodies left in it. Two brown dwarf stars orbit the main star, and a Class V Gas Giant orbits the first one. It has two tiny Metal Rich moons of its own. It is the first one, body 1 a a, that houses the Tourist Beacon in this system.

This nested moon is a so-called "potato" moon, with a radius of only 143 km. Surface temperatures are extremely high, ranging from 2,403 K to 4,695 K: disembarking on foot can be a dangerous matter. To make things more difficult, the beacon itself is situated on a somewhat steep slope - at around 30 degrees, it's too inclined to land a ship on. The nearest suitable landing spot (in a small ship) is over 2.3 km away - and at these surface temperatures, that's too far to make a return journey safely on foot.

However, one needn't drive or walk to the beacon, as they can scan it from their ship as well. This is the automated message that the beacon broadcasts:

Tourist Spot 0260

A rare Wolf-Rayet star within a glorious nebula is an amazing sight recommended by Commander A lot.

Note that the message is mistaken, the system was discovered by CMDR Alot.

The nebula and the Wolf-Rayet star give some pleasant views in the sky, and the gas giant is close enough to be well visible, although its rings are viewed from their edge. Neither of the two landable moons here have any geological or biological activity though.

It's not possible to get a good view of the planetary from other systems close by, as the nearest one is 47 ly away. At that distance, it's rather hard to make out the cloud.

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