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Y0EMINENCE
https://twitter.com/realedcommunity/status/1869616619863081316

Laksmi, Neginn and Abe because I put real earth history into elite dangerous. British, Portugal and Greece history from the 2nd century earth. On Xbox PC and PlayStation, in 3307. Making my faction the official ghost pirates of the game. Our official names Lusitani, Dobunni, Aetolians, which predicted in the Elite Dangerous book “And Here the Wheel”. Pretty close by Archons territory in a triangle why I decided to go with the name “Triangle of the Independent Elite Pilots” o7

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garf

This is the system for my submission. HIP 102082 is a large carbon star 200x the size of Sol, but only 2x heavier with 2 planets in its close orbit. The surface temperature, strong gravity (2Gs and 3Gs) and active geysers offer a truly dangerous and spectacular environment, all while being under 2000 light years from the bubble.

https://twitter.com/garfxd/status/1869486706786988263

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Phoenix_Dfire

KOI-3663 is a special system for anyone who follow Astronomy. It's Kepler-86b (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PH2), which one of the first systems which the human race discovered a planet in the goldilocks' zone of a star. I made a pilgrimage out to it over 9 years ago and you can see the discovery

https://www.youtube.com/embed/RapZkIvLQJ0?feature=oembed

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CMDR Henckes

Systipa ML-B c2-2

https://twitter.com/CMDRHenckes/status/1868461890764202402

This is the system I visited on my way back from Beagle point after the Distant Worlds 2 Expedition. The Systipa ML-B c2-2 (Gaseous Roulette) is a nice POI for who loves stunning views and planets "anomaly". This system consists in three ringed gaseous planets that have orbits that make them looking like they are dancing together, and see those three in person is an amazing experience!

The system is in the middle of Sagittarius-Carina Arm, it is a long journey but is worth, maybe you could visit it on an expedition. I'm just waiting the war to end to finally come back to my exploration tasks.

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Gadnok

HIP 50698 A1 - The hottest landable atmosphere in game, reaching surface temps of 2,510K, with that record still standing for the past two years. Every Commander should see this!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/VOgasnG3U2o?feature=oembed

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MQC

16 Librae

https://www.edsm.net/en/system/bodies/id/3026/name/16+Librae

This system fascinated me because, as I always comment here, the habitable bubble is full of hidden paradises. This particular system, ‘16 LIBRAE’, is one for those who love celestial bodies with rings.

https://twitter.com/MaquinaMQC/status/1866556056358490510

And, for me, the king of the system is this ‘16 LIBRAE 5’, a beautiful water planet with rings:

https://twitter.com/MaquinaMQC/status/1866556121147904213

Orbiting this marvel is a visitable centre, the ‘Delphi Mobile Security Subdivision’, which fits in perfectly with the beautiful surroundings:

https://twitter.com/MaquinaMQC/status/1866556227917901910

We can also visit ‘16 LIBRAE 2’ and ‘16 LIBRAE 3’, and I strongly recommend to visit the moon ‘16 LIBRAE 2A’ with its immense and fascinating crater:

https://twitter.com/MaquinaMQC/status/1866556292359200873

Even when, after a hard day of delivering rare goods across the galaxy, we decide to rest at ‘Borisenko Station’, this starport also leaves us with a beautiful snapshot:

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CMDR I.N.K.V.I

Greetings pilots

I would recommend the CD-36 11341 system.

Why this system?

Because it's mesmerizing with its colors.

https://twitter.com/CMDR_INKVI/status/1863818621274755577

This system is sparse on celestial bodies, there are only three of them.

Two planets rich in metal, with a scorched black surface covered with small lakes and huge seas of lava, such an intimidating and fascinating appearance, the planets received due to the specificity of the star in this system.

The star itself is a Wolf-Raye star, that is a star that in visible light shines like a normal star, but in ultraviolet light is tens or hundreds of times stronger than a normal star, thanks to this we can see such a beautiful and varied colors of blue and blue surrounding this system.

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CMDR I.N.K.V.I

CMDR I.N.K.V.I - wow, there's no denying how beautiful it is. We'll need a little more info to award you a prize though. Can you tell us anything else about the system? (Please hit the 'edit' button on your entry)

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CMDR I.N.K.V.I
Alex Sinclair

Supplemented

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CMDR I.N.K.V.I

Awarded!

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USCSS

Hello Commanders

Today I am going to recommend one of the most impressive systems I have ever seen.

It is the Shrogea MH-V e2-1763 system. A system that is close to the center of the galaxy.

I like this system for two reasons:

1) The presence of a black hole surrounded by a nebula of an intense green color.

2) The presence of a tourist station, “Tranquility's Stop”, in orbit of the black hole.

Next to the facility there are two satellites that provide data to the engineers.

The system also has a tourist beacon called “Black in Green” that tells the history of the place.

For the commander traveling to the center of the galaxy, I think it is mandatory to pass through the Shrogea MH-V e2-1763 system to contemplate its beauty.

(Translated with Google translator)

https://twitter.com/USCSS141477/status/1862665928086856179https://twitter.com/USCSS141477/status/1862665979987173454https://twitter.com/USCSS141477/status/1862666023486288109https://twitter.com/USCSS141477/status/1862666109284945947https://twitter.com/USCSS141477/status/1862666164146458805https://twitter.com/USCSS141477/status/1862666223714013286

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Stormseeker

Epsilon Indi, Mitterand Hollow
It's a moon that goes around a planet like really, really fast. In fact, you have to stop in her orbit to let her intercept your ship hahaha, if you run to her, you'll never catch her, maybe with SCO you will hahaha,
It's so fun to land and going around the planet full speed while on a moon.

https://twitter.com/Stormseeker79/status/1862098032453411097

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LiquidMorkite
https://twitter.com/ntcdat/status/1862063285295575260

I have already mentioned Thor's Eye, a system with a black hole not too far from the Bubble. Today I will add another visit spot that is not far, and worth giving it a shot. It's Corona Austr. Dark Region KS-T b3-3, also not too far from the bubble. By having a Notable Stellar Phenomena, it's worth a visit, and taking a couple of sreenshots.

Fly Dangerously! o7

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LCU No Fool Like One
https://twitter.com/lcu_no/status/1861872533613559882

Synuefe WH-F c0 is a system where two small rocky worlds collide every 8.1 days. Its not the most spectacular system and you arent going to see any fireballs but it is very entertaining to fly around and not to far from the bubble. I identified it be searching the spansh database for candidates and doing a lot of maths and python programming to figure out a schedule. You can see a schedule on https://edastro.com/gec/view/16

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Hunter

IC 2391 Sector HG-X b1-8 system :

Why I chose this system and not an other ? because It is one of few systems that inhabits the Guardian structures, the moment you arrive you feel you entered a place of a long history, every planet in this system is unique, biological signal are numerous too, vistas and planets with and without atmosphere are there too, and for sur the important thing are Guardian structures that will make your skin cold, I advise those who starting some Guardian archelogy career to go here, or those who wants to unlock Guardian Technologies.

I don't want to spoil every thing in this system but here is few glimpses from this surprisingly beautiful place :

https://twitter.com/CmdrTerminator/status/1861855050991092116https://www.instagram.com/p/DBUCwU4tb99

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Niceygy

I have recently followed the Colonia Bridge all the way to Colonia, and there are some beautiful systems along the way!

https://embed.bsky.app/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile%2Fniceygy.net%2Fpost%2F3lb3m52fbpk2b

My favorite is Rohini, the place where I made my first billion through exobio! Eudemon Anchorage is now my "home away from home" and is near a good few nebula.

https://embed.bsky.app/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile%2Fniceygy.net%2Fpost%2F3larljwcd6c2t

This one was taken at CB-16 (Omega Sector PD-S b4-0) just outside the Asteroid station "Omega Mining Operation". If you look carefully you can spot my Mandalay :D

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FireyToad

Oevasy SG-Y d0 or Ishum's Reach as it's also known, is a system in The Abyss region. It is one of the most remote discovered star systems in the Milky Way galaxy, at a distance of 65,647.34 LY from Sol

A jump of 82.68 ly is needed to get to Ishum's Reach, one jump of 66.32 ly, and multiple jumps ranging from 37.80 ly to 56.14 ly; in addition, every waypoint contains a star that can be fuel-scooped. Ships that are incapable of achieving at least 82.68 ly even with the use of FSD Injections cannot travel to Oevasy SG-Y d0.

Oevasy SG-Y d0 was first discovered by CMDR Sam Ishum on June 2, 3302.

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FireyToad

Thanks FireyToad - we'll require photo or video of the system too if you're going to win a prize.

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mastercesspit
https://twitter.com/mastercesspit/status/1860792831377608860

a picture says a thousand words, hope it doesn't disqualify me, lol

apart from being one of the most beautiful vista's i've found in my many years of the game, it is the most profitable core site also.

the drawback is it's 480ly from the edge of the bubble, so a carrier is necessary if you want to do core mining bulk.

have fun 07

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mastercesspit

Hi mastercesspit a could you send us a little more detail about the system, please? What makes it so beautiful?

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mastercesspit
Alex Sinclair

i discovered early in the game that trade in the bubble while profitable was time consuming and ai pirates even more so, after i got a carrier from the painite boom, i spent much time surveying systems outside the bubble, looking for double overlaps of platinum preferably, and having made my first 8 billion mining, a densely populated ring like that with nothing but core sites, double, triple, even quadruple overlaps, with cores it's good to have a same mat overlap, but it doesn't matter so much, there's just more core asteroids, and that site is very productive, and only 10 or so LY from my double platinum site, so, to me, and any miner, that is very beautiful

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mastercesspit
Alex Sinclair

thanks for the question, i do tend to go on a bit sometimes so i like to keep my submissions brief, discussions not so much, lol

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mastercesspit

Aha, you're very welcome to go on a bit 😊 Thanks for the extra info; I've awarded your entry now!

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mastercesspit
Alex Sinclair

thanks

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XCezor

We all love nice views and watching beautiful planets, but Elite has also deep lore, where not every history is considered with a happy ending.

If you don't read lore too much, you may wonder why a starport in Shinrarta Dezhra is named "Jameson Memorial", well... it's a monument of a skilled in combat and exploration Commander, who was defending humanity during the First Thargoid War. He was betrayed by the organization that hired him to deal the final blow to the enemy.

Commander John Jameson, a fellow Pilots Federation independent pilot, was sent by Intergalactic Naval Reserve Arm (INRA) on a one-way mission during the First Thargoid War. His mission was to spread a biological weapon, mycoid, on a Thargoid "hive ship", probably similar to today's known Titan, but that hasn't been yet confirmed.

CMDR Jameson launched missile armed with mycoid, and the result was rather positive, despite the fact that he didn't knew all its effects. Mycoid was supposed to disable the hive ships hyperdrive systems, but it also started to deal horrific damage to the Thargoids themselves, killing many in the result.

To prevent Jameson from telling the truth about additional effects of the mycoid, INRA installed earlier on his ship, Cobra MkIII "JJ-386", a program, that would disable its systems after success of his mission. Commander John Jameson crashed on a planet 1 B, in HIP 12099 system. Although the ships crash site was found by CMDR Robbie Junior on November 25, 3303 (around 152 years later), the body of John Jameson was never officially found...

I think the HIP 12099 system is worth visiting to pay tribute to the fallen Commander John Jameson, as a sign of respect. I know Elite is just a game, but some games are more than just graphics, set of missions and unique mechanics. Games like Elite have very extensive history that may sometimes tug at the heartstrings and make you feel that the world around is not as simple as it may seem at first.

https://twitter.com/XCezorr/status/1860719004588871839

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mastercesspit
XCezor

you can fill up on some g5 and g4 encoded by scanning the beacons and relogging, done it many times.

have fun 07

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Alec_Turner

In September 3303 I created a forum thread titled "The most beautiful system in the galaxy?". Over seven years later and I think I probably still stand by that. The system in question is "BD-12 1172" in the Spirograph nebula and it's vibrant colour palette of reds, purples and greens is quite extraordinary and well worth spending some time in to find and appreciate the very best views.

Here's a selection of images taken from that original visit:

And here's the forum thread:

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-most-beautiful-system-in-the-galaxy.375086/https://twitter.com/alecturner/status/1860643337318912360

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LiquidMorkite
Alec_Turner

Beautiful, is that a T6 or a Keelback?

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Alec_Turner
LiquidMorkite

Type 6

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CMDR_Oso
Alec_Turner

That's a gorgeous system, now on my list.
Thank you for sharing Alec.

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CMDR_Oso

I humbly suggest Pleione system, within the Pleiades Nebula.
I visited it very early on in my Elite days and was blown away. It has a bit of everything for a budding CMDR, bright eyed and looking for experiences. And yet, even as a CMDR who's been across the Galaxy, I still pilgrimage here and remember the early days. Pleione's offerings:

  • It's beautiful

  • It's close to the Bubble (~400LY from Sol)

  • The Squirrel Bar is an installation you can practice your flight around and has many cool 'scannables', some are quite amusing!

  • Stargazer is a rare 'Asteroid base' category starport

  • Thargoids are resident within Pleione, but are pretty passive, excellent for CMDRs first anti-Xeno moments.

    https://twitter.com/CmdrOso/status/1860167101891404039

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MrT
https://twitter.com/miketuppen/status/1860132115016482829

No bucket list would be complete without mentioning Sagittarius A as an unmissable system to visit. Sagittarius A is smack bang in the centre of the Milky Way galaxy and contains a Super Massive black hole, as pictured above. It's worth going there even if it's just to say that you've been to the centre of our galaxy.

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Block9
https://twitter.com/r66680314/status/1859944203587096753

The stellar system that I want to feature is HIP 63835. The system has three black hole: one orbiting its main star and two a little further away. The two of them together are a sight for sore eyes It also boasts an extraordinary assortment of stars.

I suspect a lot of Commanders have been in the HIP 63835 system over previous visits, as it's not too far from Sol. This one is also perfect for some of the top 40 systems that you need to visit, primarily due to how close it is. It is an even more accessible, worthwhile stop on any sail-through as you do not need a high-range ship to arrive at it. :)

*The photos have been slightly brightened to make the black holes more visible. The brightness was increased by 30% solely for better visibility

https://twitter.com/r66680314/status/1859944107118051458

*This text was translated using an AI-powered

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CMDR_nailz_
https://twitter.com/Cmdr_nailz_/status/1859934708597219543

HIP 104643 is my submission for this list. Not too far from the bubble, present in this system are 3 stars. The main body with its string of planets, some rocky, some gas giants, body B, a black hole, and the third sun AB 1, with its own string of rocky and gas giant planets, and vast rings, quite possibly the widest and most visible rings in the game, the rings alone make HIP 104643 worth a visit.

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Matt G
https://twitter.com/CMDR_MattG/status/1859913879540916631

My submission is Graea Hypue AL-X d1-48.

Body 1 a in this system is the moon of a ringed gas giant. It has an oxygen atmosphere and is so close to it's parent that the gas giant has an angular diameter of over 25° making it appear as a huge orb in the sky. Also, because the moon is highly inclined at over 60°, the rings take up an even higher proportion of the sky. If that wasn't enough, the body has Bacterium and Brain Trees present along with highly active water geysers. All these things combined make for some truly spectacular panoramas.

I submitted this last year to the Galactic Exploration Catalog, and it is one of the highest rated POIs in the catalog.

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Block9
Matt G

wow very nice

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AndyRice

Introducing the Little White Giant: AE Aquarii

This system actually exists in the real universe and is classified as a "Cataclysmic Variable Binary Star." You can search for a precise definition of this type of celestial body on Wikipedia. Simply put, it is a binary star system consisting of a white dwarf and a regular star. The two stars are so close to each other that the regular star's mass is drawn toward the white dwarf and transferred due to the latter's intense gravitational pull.

This phenomenon should create a spectacular sight, featuring a mass transfer stream between the two stars and a large accretion disk around the white dwarf (somewhat reminiscent of Gargantua in Interstellar). Unfortunately, the game engine cannot simulate these effects.

However, the white dwarf in this system is incorrectly represented as a Class A main-sequence star in the game, with a radius of only 0.01 solar radii and a mass of 0.6289 solar masses. This leads to a rather strange visual experience since Class A stars are typically large and bright. Here, the so-called Class A star is too small to be displayed accurately. This is clearly a bug, but the system is still worth visiting.

https://twitter.com/Andyrice_0726/status/1859910784408768852

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Block9
AndyRice

I've already marked this one for next time! I want to record a video there

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AndyRice
Block9

Great! Remember to check out how the star looks like lol. I see p2 with my PC with ultra graphics setting and p3 with my steam deck with almost all low setting. I’m wondering if it’s the graphic setting that caused the buggy view😂

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Block9
AndyRice

Well... I'll go there later to check lol

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