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| [[File:Sagittarius_A_2015-09-23_22-32-31.jpg|thumb|Sagittarius A*]]{{SystemInfobox
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| | |image = Sagittarius A system.png |
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| |allegiance = None | | |allegiance = None |
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| {{quote|Supermassive Black Holes tend to form when a initial Black Hole begins to swallow even more mass including other Black Hole. With time they acquire a vast mass - and become a key compoment of the galaxy. With much of the other galactic mass rotating around them and can be several million solar masses.|In-Game Description}} | | }} |
| | {{quote|Sagittarius A* is a popular destination for explorers and travellers. It is a supermassive black hole of the type found in most spiral and elliptical galaxies. Radio transmissions indicating its existence were first discovered by Karl Jansky.|Tourist Beacon 0082, "The Centre"}} |
| | '''Sagittarius A*''', officially abbreviated as '''Sgr A*''' and colloquially as '''SagA*''', is the [[Star system|system]] in the [[Galactic Centre]] region that is recognized as the exact centre of the [[Galaxy|Milky Way galaxy]]. It is 25,899.99 light-years away from [[Sol]]. The system is home to the only known [[Black Holes|Supermassive Black Hole]] in the galaxy, as well as a white B-type star called [[Source 2]]. Dedicated [[explorer]]s are traditionally expected to visit Sagittarius A* at least once in their careers due to its significance, but any pilot can make the trip provided they prepare their [[Ships|ship]] with long-range travel in mind. |
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| ''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (Pronounced Saj-ih-tah-rius A-star)''', often abbreviated as '''Sag A*''' or "Saga" is a famous system that serves as the exact centre of the galaxy. It is home to the game's only known Supermassive Black Hole, also called Sagittarius A* and a much smaller white star called Source 2. The system is very popular due to its significance as the centre of the galaxy, and is a common destination for explorers.
| | Only 3.66 ly away from Sagittarius A* is the system [[Stuemeae FG-Y d7561]], where [[Explorer's Anchorage]] is located. Explorer's Anchorage is the closest [[Starport]] to both Sagittarius A* and [[Beagle Point]], as well as the most distant Starport from [[Sol]]. It is a convenient rest stop for Sagittarius A* visitors and other travelers passing through the Galactic Centre. |
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| It is a very long way from Sol, located approximately 25,000 light years from home. It will take roughly 700 jumps to reach the system with a 35-40ly jump range. The record time for reaching Sagittarius A* is around 8-9 hours of nonstop play and not exploring the systems on the way there. Normally, a realistic, profitable voyage to Sagittarius A* and back will take a few weeks.
| | ==History== |
| ==A Guide to Getting There== | | Sagittarius A* was documented by [[Universal Cartographics]] at some point, but remained uncharted and unexplored until December 1, 3300, when CMDR Zulu Romeo, piloting the [[Cobra MkIII|Cobra Mk III]] ''Useless Reptile'', became the first human to enter and scan the system while scouting a route for the First Great Expedition. A wave of visitors followed beginning on January 8, 3301 with CMDR Erimus Kamzel, and in short order Sagittarius A* became a significant touchstone for explorers and independent expeditions. Its importance was commemorated on October 25, 3302 with the addition of [[Tourist Beacon]] 0082 "The Centre", which remains the only permanent artificial structure in the system. |
| A voyage to Sagittarius A* and back is not easy - in fact, it is sometimes said to be quite dangerous, but if you ping every system with your discovery scanner and explore the ones that look valuable, it can be '''extremely''' profitable - you can make several tens of millions from a Sagittarius A* trip - one explorer is known to have gone to Sagittarius A* from Sol, took a slightly longer route back, redeemed 51 days worth of exploration data, and had made 145 million credits from it.
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| ===The Right Stuff===
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| If you want to set off on the journey, you need to be equipped properly''':'''
| | During the [[Distant Worlds II]] expedition of 3305, the expedition members constructed [[Explorer's Anchorage]], an [[Orbis]] [[starport]], in the nearby [[Stuemeae FG-Y d7561]] system to serve as a research centre and rest stop for visitors to Sagittarius A*. |
| *An exploration ship - you can't go exploring without having a ship meant for it! Diamondback Explorers are particularly recommended for exploration due to their low cost (2 million credits) and very high maximum jump range (34ly). Asps have a higher jump range at 37ly, but they are much more expensive at a price of 6 million credits. Anacondas are capable of reaching up to 40ly, but it is '''extremely''' expensive. Do '''not''' go to Sagittarius A* with anything less than a Diamondback Explorer. Shorter voyages to other locations like the Orion Nebula can be accomplished in a Cobra or a Hauler, however.
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| *'''Advanced''' Discovery Scanner - most systems, especially systems with hot, white stars, will have objects that are over 1,000 light-seconds away from the star and will not be detected with an Intermediate or Basic scanner.
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| *Detailed Surface Scanner - Detailed surface scans will maximise the amount of credits you can get by scanning objects.
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| *'''Class D''' modules, except FSD - Having Class D modules will increase your jump range, but your FSD must be the best it can possibly be. The best FSDs cost around 4-5 million credits. By the way, if you get worried downgrading your modules to Class D, don't. You don't actually need anything other than Class D (Except your FSD, of course), including Life Support, Power Plant, and Thrusters.
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| *'''Do NOT''' put utility slots or weapons on board! There will be no-one around to attack you while exploring, and having weapons or utility slots on board will massively decrease your jump range. You don't need shields either, so unequip whatever shields your exploration ship has got and just be careful when leaving and entering a station. Seriously, don't do it.
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| *Auto-Field Maintenance Units are handy to have but they're not essential. Your modules will deteriorate over time and it's likely you will warp into a not-nice location along the way, so I'd say bring some of them to stay on the safe side. They don't really reduce your jump range significantly, anyway.
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| *If you're in a Diamondback Explorer and your jump range is about 34.2ly, you've done it right. If you're in an Asp and your jump range is about 37ly, you've done it right. And if your expensive Anaconda's jump range is almost precisely 40ly, you've also done it right. If not, you've got some adjusting to do.
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| ===Patience is Key===
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| Sagittarius A* isn't exactly a walk down the street - it's 25,900 light years away from sol. You read that right - Twenty-five '''''thousand''' ''light years from Sol. You won't be able to plop yourself in the seat of an Asp, hop on over to the centre of the galaxy, and get back to Earth in time for tea at grandma's. It takes, at the absolute minimum, 8 hours to get there. That's not an awfully long time, but remember that the guy that got there in 8 hours did literally nothing else but get to his destination, and 8 hours is just the time it took to get there, and it's unknown how long he spent getting back to Sol.
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| If you want a profitable voyage, you'll need both time and patience and you must be able to handle being away from civilisation for a few weeks of playing until you get to the core where it's likely you'll meet up with other visiting explorers. You also need to have alot of spare time - if you're a parent and/or have a full-time job, it's not recommended to be allocating most of your time to reaching the galactic core. It's really not good if you're a parent and/or full-time worker spending 10+ hours on your computer, flight controls in hand, exploring the galaxy, while either your kid is begging for something or you've got to wake up early for work in the morning. Sorry, but that's just how it is. Besides, there are plenty of other activities for you to do in the game if you don't have alot of time to play - why not go on a shorter voyage to a beautiful nearby nebula, or experience the thrill of fighting in a high-intensity conflict zone? The choice is yours.
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| ===Know What You Can Scoop===
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| Not every star is scoopable - only 7 star types are scoopable:
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| *Red Dwarf Stars (M) | |
| *Orange Dwarf Stars (K)
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| *Yellow Dwarf Stars (G)
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| *Yellow-White Dwarf Stars (F)
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| *Blue Main Sequence Stars (A, B and O)
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| The sequence can be remembered with the phrase, "Oh Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me!" or simply "KGB Foam". Be aware that T Tauri stars are often mistaken for normal stars, as they look exactly the same - but you can tell if it's a T Tauri star if you get into fuel scooping range and nothing happens. It will also show that it's a T Tauri star on the system map. Be aware that sometimes you will stumble into massive swathes of space that are full of T Tauri stars and you might run low on fuel while inside. If this happens, search for the nearest scoopable star or if there are none nearby and you're close enough to inhabited space (<1000ly), you can call for the Fuel Rats player organisation to come and save you.
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| Running out of fuel in the middle of a voyage is the worst thing that can happen to an explorer - without fuel, you can't make jumps, your modules will run out of power, and you'll be left to die a horrible death. Don't let that happen to you.
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| ==System Layout== | | ==System Layout== |
| * [[/Source 2/]] | | *Sagittarius A* (Supermassive Black Hole) |
| | *[[Source 2]] (B-class Star) |
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| ==Notes== | | ==Notes== |
| * Sagittarius A* is the only known Supermassive Black Hole in the game - as well as being one of the largest objects. | | * It is important to note the distinction between Sagittarius A and Sagittarius A*. The former is a complex radio source, while the latter is the supermassive black hole that is part of that source. |
| * Being the centre of the galaxy, Sagittarius A* is one of the most popular systems outside of inhabited space. It is particularly popular with explorers, but caution is advised if going there in Open Play as some explorers have had issues with gankers waiting at the black hole to interdict unarmed explorers going to the system. | | * On February 18, 2016, Sagittarius A* became the first location where the theoretical instance cap for ''Elite Dangerous'' was broken, with over 50 player ships recorded in the same instance. Soon after, this record was broken with 101 players recorded. |
| * Many explorers have pleaded to have a special community goal to colonise the system and build starports there. It has not come to fruition as of yet. | | * The maximum surface scan range for Sagittarius A* is 144,278 Ls.<ref>http://i.imgur.com/O1xSG6I.jpg</ref><ref>http://i.imgur.com/ndBXYV2.jpg</ref> |
| * Special voyages have been proposed to bring an Unknown Artefact to the black hole and see if it will do anything. None have been attempted due to how far away it is, the knowledge that it might do nothing at all, and the fact that Unknown Artefacts attack your ship's modules. | | |
| | ==Videos== |
| | <gallery> |
| | File:Supermassive Black Hole Sagittarius A* - The FIRST EVER arrival (Elite- Dangerous Gamma 1.04) |
| | File:Elite_Dangerous_Arriving_at_Sagittarius_A* |
| | File:From_Sol_to_Sagittarius_A_timelapse_-_Elite_Dangerous |
| | File:Elite_Dangerous_-_Sagittarius_A*_Flyby_(No_UI) |
| | File:Elite_dangerous_-_Sagittarius_A |
| | File:Elite_Dangerous_Black_Holes_-_Sagittarius_A_&_Great_Annihilator |
| | File:Never_coming_home_part_3_(A_Journey_to_Sag_A) |
| | File:Sagittarius_Eye_Bulletin_-_Sag*_Galactic_Record_has_been_broken |
| | </gallery> |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| Gallery
| | File:Sagittarius A 2015-09-23.jpg|Sagittarius A* info |
| Sagittarius A 2015-09-23.jpg|Sagittarius A* info | | File:Source 2 Class B star 2015-09-23.jpg|Source 2 Class B star |
| Sagittarius A at 1AU 2015-09-23.jpg|Sagittarius A at 1 AU | | File:Sagittarius A at 1AU 2015-09-23.jpg|Sagittarius A* at 1 AU |
| Green boundy line at 40LS 0379.jpg|Green boundary line at 40LS
| | File:Sagittarius A 2015-09-23 22-32-31.jpg|Sagittarius A* |
| Source 2 Class B star 2015-09-23.jpg|Source 2 Class B star
| | File:Sagittarius A.png|Sagittarius A* |
| | File:ED-Sagittarius-A.png|Sagittarius A* and an Anaconda |
| | File:Sagittarius A in 3312.jpg|Sagittarius A in 3312 |
| | File:Sagittarius A and Caspian 3312.jpg|Sagittarius A and Caspian 3312 |
| | </gallery> |
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| | == References == |
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