The Jade Ghost
Imperial Cutter "Temeraire" 1C3-DWByoi Ain WE-R e4-913 (Jade Ghost Stellar Remnant)17,496 light years from Sol
Back in flight – Temeraire nominal, no incidents to report.
We’ve reached a milestone on the expedition. Today marks the start of stage 2 of the journey – exploring the core of our galaxy and completing the build of a new station.
I launched early from Polo Harbour, but in the end decided not to wait behind for any launch events. As soon as the next waypoint and POIs were made available, I punched them into the nav computer and spooled up the drive.
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The very first target on my list was the Jade Ghost stellar remnant, relatively close to Polo Harbour at two jumps away. This is a beautiful blue-green cloud from the outside but when you jump into the centre, space itself becomes brilliant green.
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At the centre is a black hole, which I carefully manoevered Temeriare toward to pick up sensor readings. I spent a little time here, contemplating the view before heading out again to the next point of interest. The colours are surprisingly restful.
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