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'''NGC 1981''' is a young, bright open cluster visible in the constellation of Orion. It is a collection of about 20 or so stars (largely magnitudes 7 through 10) and is about 40 light-years closer to Earth than the Orion Nebula. | '''NGC 1981''' is a young, bright open cluster visible in the constellation of Orion. It is a collection of about 20 or so stars (largely magnitudes 7 through 10) and is about 40 light-years closer to Earth than the Orion Nebula. | ||
These group of clusters can be found by plotting a course to HD 36560. | These group of clusters can be found by plotting a course to '''HD 36560'''. | ||
'''Theta Orionis C''' can be found using the search feature on the galaxy map. | '''Theta Orionis C''' can be found using the search feature on the galaxy map. | ||
Revision as of 09:47, 25 February 2017
A Star Cluster or star cloud is a group of stars. There are two types of star clusters: Globular Clusters and Open Clusters.
A Globular Cluster is a tight group of hundreds or thousands of very old stars, which are gravitationally bound. There are at least 157 known Globular Clusters in the Milky Way Galaxy.
An Open Cluster is a more loosely clustered groups of stars, generally contain fewer than a few hundred members, and are often very young. There are over 1,000 known open clusters in the Milky Way galaxy, but the actual total may be up to ten times higher.
There are a variety of star clusters in Elite: Dangerous that contain rich survey data opportunities.
*This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.*
Trumpler 16
Trumpler 16 is the home of WR 25, currently the most luminous star known in our Milky Way galaxy, together with the less luminous but more massive and famous Eta Carinae star system and the O2 supergiant HD 93129A.
Trumpler 16 can be reached by plotting a course to CPD-59 2574.
Eta Carinae can be located by name, using the search tool.
Trumpler 14
Trumpler 14 is about half a million years old and one of the youngest known star clusters in the galaxy. Due to its location within the inner parts of the Carina Nebula, Trumpler 14 is currently undergoing massive star formation. As a result, the star cluster exhibits many stars of late O to early A spectral type, which are very massive (at least 10 solar masses), short-lived and hot (20000 K).
Trumpler 14 can be reached by plotting a course to CPD-57 3518.
A class A blue supergiant can be located near the cluster by plotting a course to HD 91969.
Messier 67
Messier 67 (also known as M67, NGC 2682, or the Cancri Cluster) is an open cluster in the constellation of Cancer.
The cluster had previously been out of reach, due to the 219 light-year gap between OUTOTCH SA-U D4-O and AH CANCRI. However, due to a recent discovery of a massive FSD boost via neutron star, what is known as the "Cancri Climb" became possible. M67 does not contain any neutron stars.
In mid January 2017, a fleet of approximately 360 starships of the Distant Stars Expedition embarked on a treacherous mission to a system dubbed "Elesium," within the M67 Galaxy... never to return.
Messier 67 can be found by searching for NGC 2682 FBC 4778.
NGC 3590
NGC 3590 is a small open cluster of stars located in the constellation of Carina (the Keel) and is roughly 35 million years old.
NGC 3590 can be reached by plotting a route to 2MASS J11130656-6047542.
Pleiades Nebula
The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters, Messier 45, or M45), is an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars that have formed within the last 100 million years. It is located in the constellation of Taurus.
The cluster is at the center of excitement due to the discovery of intelligent alien life.
The Pleiades can be reached by plotting a course to Pleiades, which will bring you to Maia. There, you can find the only space station available in the area.
Orion Nebula/Trapezium/NGC 1981
The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way. It is one of the brightest nebulae and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light-years across. It is one of the most scrutinized and photographed objects in the night sky and is among the most intensely studied celestial features. The Orion Nebula contains a very young open cluster, known as the Trapezium due to the asterism (any pattern of stars recognized in the Earth's night sky) of its primary four stars.
The Trapezium or Orion Trapezium Cluster, also known by its Bayer designation of Theta Orionis, is a tight open cluster of stars in the heart of the Orion Nebula, in the constellation of Orion. It is a relatively young cluster that has formed directly out of the parent nebula and may be a sub-component of the larger Orion Nebula Cluster.
This star cluster is most readily identifiable by the asterism of four relatively bright stars for which it is named. The four are often identified as A, B, C, and D in order of increasing right ascension. The brightest of the four stars is C, or Theta Orionis C.
NGC 1981 is a young, bright open cluster visible in the constellation of Orion. It is a collection of about 20 or so stars (largely magnitudes 7 through 10) and is about 40 light-years closer to Earth than the Orion Nebula.
These group of clusters can be found by plotting a course to HD 36560.
Theta Orionis C can be found using the search feature on the galaxy map.
NGC 1981 can be found by plotting a course to NGC 1981 Sector YZ-Y C11. A class A Blue Supergiant can be found near this cluster by plotting a course to HD 37660.