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A collection of incredible places for '''Sightseeing''' in the [[Galaxy|Milky Way]] of [[Elite Dangerous]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/9l3oma/elite_dangerous_pois_and_places_to_visit Elite Dangerous POIs and Places to Visit - by Gaming_Singularity] - 3 Oct 2018</ref>

This nebula is surrounded by neutron stars, black holes and a cluster of B/A-type stars. It is luminous from far away, and is the first nebula along the route to Sgr A*. Inside the nebula[[Lagoon thereNebula]] is a Colonia outpost, Amundsen Terminal. The famed 'Thor's Eye' black hole also lies around here, a worthy stop along the way.

This little planetary nebula has so much to offer. The brilliant greenish colour covers your view. The [[Spirograph Nebula|Spirograph]] is also close to inhabited space, and the massive O-Type central star is an everlasting presence.

[[NGC 7822]] is a peculiar nebula. From very far away, the nebula is visible as a faint glow which appears as a star, but as any explorer draws closer they will realise that it is not a star they're looking at, but a star cluster of massive O-type stars. In this already intriguing place, there are well over 10 black holes in the S171 systems, making it a superb place for the aspiring explorer to see them. Finally, you have the colours of the nebula which round it off.

*[[Orion Nebula]]

*[[Flame Nebula]]

*[[Horsehead Nebula]]

*[[Running Man Nebula]]

*[[Spirograph Nebula]]

*[[Messier 78]]

*[[NGC 2392 Eskimo Nebula|Eskimo Nebula]]

*[[Witch Head Nebula]]

* [[Hind Nebula]]

The [[Crab Nebula]], centred around the [[Crab Nebula|Crab Pulsar]], is quite possibly the most kaleidoscopic nebula to date, with almost every imaginable colour at least somewhere, it really is an incredible vista to see. It is also surrounded by some other beauteous nebulae namely:

*[[Jellyfish Nebula]]

* [[Rosette Nebula]]

* [[Seagull Nebula]]

*[[Monkey Head Nebula]]

*[[Veil West Nebula West]]

Similar to [[Barnard's Loop]], except this is a harder difficulty. It's further from inhabited space and the nebulae are more spaced out, however, you have a greater variety of nebulae, these nebulae include The North American and [[Pelican Nebula]], Veil Nebula East/West and NGC 7822.

What a strange nebula. It is exactly what the name implies, a bubble. A pink bubble which makes for a bright and stunning colour which hangs around as you explore this small nebula. Also, this nebula is near to the [[Formidine Rift]] and is neighbours with the famed [[Heart and Soul Nebulae|Heart and Soul Nebula]].

Perhaps the closest nebula to [[Sol]] the [[Pleiades Nebula|Pleiades]] is home to the famous star cluster of the same name. It is a nebula associated with aliens and its eerie blue colour. In Maia, you have what is likely to be every explorer's first sight of a black hole. This nebula also has a station, [[Obsidian Orbital]] and multiple planetary settlements.

There are some truly dodgy stellar objects. Here are mysome favourites.

This [[Stars|neutron star]] is orbited by a class-V gas giant at an astonishingly close 8 light-seconds. The intense radiation of the neutron star has increased the surface temperature of the gas giant so high that it emits a blinding white glow and no surface features can be determined. Commanders who approach the object closely will find their visual systems overloaded and controls reduced to nothing but a pure white blur. What allows the gas giant to remain intact is not understood, as the extremely hot gas should have been dispersed off into space or pulled into the neutron star long ago. This is truly an unexplained mystery of our galaxy.

At only ~180ly from Sagittarius A*, the exotic giant idis a great trip for explorers travelling to the galactic core. Not only is the planet extremely cliseclose to the main star and is visible from the [[hyperspace]]-dropout; the planet is also absolutely massive and has little to no surface terrain features on the celestial body.

Similar, except with a [[moon]] and a [[Planets|planet]]. [[Mitterand Hollow]] is a moon in the [[Epsilon Indi]] system which orbits New Africa. It orbits so close and so quickly that it takes 32 seconds for a full day to happen and there is a [[Solar Eclipse|solar eclipse]] every minute, plunging the planet into total darkness. A large mountain range on the moon is always in darkness.

Sgr[[Sagittarius A*]] is a supermassive [[Black Holes|black hole]] at the centre of the Milky Way. It is very interesting as around half a million solar masses have been packed into 15.5 solar radii. That is fearsome. Sgr A* is also the perfect centre of our galaxy, when at the system you are in the very core of the Milky Way. Reaching Sgr A* is a huge milestone for any explorer, but it isn't alone. In the system, a B-type star called Source 2 orbits the supermassive black hole.

The home of humanity and a lovely system to visit. The colours of [[Venus]] are absolutely unique and you can see the terraformed [[Mars]], as well as [[Earth]]. There is a multitude of dwarf planets in the system, including [[Pluto]], but a ninth planet as well, [[Persephone]]. Another amazing oddity of this system is the geological features on Uranus’[[Uranus]]’ moon; [[Sol/Ariel|Ariel]].

All these coloniaColonia-controlled outposts lie along the route to [[Colonia]] from inhabited space. They are all chosen and have breathtaking views inside nebulae, not to mention that you can refuel, restock and resupply at the outposts. If you need, you can also sell exploration data so that you can secure the profit just in case you run into trouble along the way to Colonia.

This incredible system (also known asaka 'Collection of Wonders') contains two black holes, a ringed M-class star, a ringed white dwarf, and a ringed neutron star. The M-class star is one of the largest known stellar bodies containing a ring system. A tourist beacon is set up near the M-class star.

Absolute madness of a system from a topology standpoint. The black hole drop star is in an extremely tight binary with a white dwarf (<3ls), which itself has a gas giant orbiting fully inside it's exclusion zone and passing through the cones with a period of 14 minutes. Less than 13ls away lies a contact-binary of a huge waterworld[[Water World|water world]] and a ringed gas giant, the latter of which has 2 volcanic moons skimming the very edge of the rings on slightly inclined orbits. Conjointly, a high-metal content world is located just 7ls from the drop-out point, torched by the white dwarf, providing incredible sunrise and set vistas. The views offered from the surface of the landable moons is unlike anything seen elsewhere in the galaxy, and all objects in the inner system have extremely short orbital periods creating a dynamically changing view in the sky. Absolute must visit for anyone in the area. Also of note in this sytem is a ringed brown-dwarf and many other beautiful-landable worlds.