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.

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.

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.

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.

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.