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Oct 20 2014

Not Dead Yet

“I’m dancin’ on a land mine baby one leg left and I can still crawl and I’m not dead yet” – “Not Dead Yet”, Styx

18.10.yc116 Y-MPWL < I9B-8X Constellation < Providence

Having finished seven Null Sec regions and working on my eight, Providence, I guess I should do a monthly stats post and some favorite images. Before the stats, however, some shout outs to folks I’ve met along the way. In JBY6-F of Catch, I had a friendly conversation in local with Ageudum, Cocoon Makes, & Red Thunder. In U-HYMT of Providence Thetis Aident of The Violition Cult struck up a private convo with me that was pleasant. Last, there was ReheL’t also in Providence that was curious about my explorations. All in all, Providence so far has been a busy and fun experience. There’s been only one bubble camp and that was next to a High Sec entry point which was to be expected. Otherwise, the journey has been full of conversations and peaceful exploration.

I did run into an unexpected surprise when I jumped into system F-YH5B where I found corebloodbrothers, a CSM9 representative, dropping a link in local of a new video explaining the happenings in Catch and Providence of late. So that’s what’s been going on! Perhaps I can claim I was there? Close enough? Alright, alright, maybe on the periphery… hmmm, ok, I’ll settle for that. Either way, it was great timing on my part to see how proud corebloodbrothers was of his fellow capsuleers.

Time for some stats.

30 Regions explored out of 67
2,533 systems out of 5,431 of K-Space making that 46% explored with no ship losses. I’m not dead yet.
104 days in space undocked

Thanks for saying hello in local, fly safe, fly smart!
Katia

H6-CX8 II

H6-CX8 II

G-5EN2 V, 9-F0B2 Gate

G-5EN2 V, 9-F0B2 Gate

5IO8-U VIII

5IO8-U VIII

4B-NQN IX, Jester's Trek

4B-NQN IX, Jester’s Trek

Mar 23 2014
Video

6 x 9 = 42

“I always said there was something fundamentally wrong with the universe.” – Arthur Dent, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

22.03.yc116 Avaux System < Mallugier Constellation < Placid Region

For years I’ve been exploring the planets of New Eden, taking images, one system at a time. Soon I’ll pass a milestone of 1,000 systems explored. Images are nice, but they don’t really give you a full sense of the beauty that our universe contains. I felt something was lacking, a sense of wonder that should be there, but how was I to capture it. A friend, Zakn, shared with me a time lapsed video of some truly remarkable imagery and the answer to my question finally materialized. I would do a time lapse of a few select New Eden planets. Here’s the finished video. Special thanks to Roc Wieler for the background track, “New Eden” from his album “YC113”.

After putting together the video and reviewing it before publishing, I realized there was something rather odd about the temperate planet Kirras II. The cloud layers were rotating as one would expect, but the planetary body itself, was not. It appeared to be tidally locked! How was that possible? From research and reading I’ve done, I felt that what I was seeing, just couldn’t be true, because if Kirras II were truly tidally locked, it wouldn’t be a temperate planet at all.

Strange as it seemed, the video evidence before me seemed irrefutable, that was until, I ran a full diagnostic and realized I had left a stabilizing filter turned on that basically stilled the image and I ended up only catching the changing weather patterns on a frozen background image of the planet.

I think I need more Quafe!

OOC:
As it turns out, CCP Manifest replied to a tweet of mine saying…

CCP_Manifest Twitter

I don’t really know anything about Dust 514, but I did some checking around and found that districts play into that. I’m assuming the game mechanic to allow Directors and CEO’s of Dust 514 corporations to select districts brings up a planetary view and there’s some factor of a rotating planet that causes issues with that. Probably some static overlay on the planet surface that would not line up correctly if the planet was always moving.  I knew there was something fundamentally wrong with the universe, but nice to know why.

Keep watching and reading, I’m less than 50 systems away of passing 1,000 systems explored! I’ll run a contest to celebrate and give away a PLEX.

Thanks for following!

Mar 9 2014
Video

PLEX Giveaway, Cosmos, and Whatnot

“We are a way for the Cosmos to know itself.” – Carl Sagan

OOC: For those that know me, they know what a huge fan I am of Carl Sagan and the series he hosted, “Cosmos”. I was in high school when it first aired and I was memorized. It was really the first time a scientist of his caliber was able to take such a vast and complex subject and explain it in a way that all could understand. His love for science was only out shown by his desire to share the wonders of the universe with all those that would take the time to listen and learn.

I enjoyed science, having doubled up on it in high school and I loved astronomy, which I took in college, but I never pursued it as a career. Rather, I simply read what I could, watched documentaries, and from time to time, got my telescope out to gaze upon the stars. “Cosmos” sparked my desire to explore, to learn, and to expand my knowledge of the universe not only in an educational way, but also in entertainment. Already a reader of SciFi, my journeys were limited to my own imagination and those of the authors I read. Tabletop roleplaying games took me further and of course, movies and television expanded upon that. But it wasn’t until Eve Online launched, that I felt I was really getting a sense of exploring a far off, dangerous, yet wonderful place, all on my own. So, when folks ask why am I exploring New Eden, one system at time, and not only passing through each star system, but taking a moment to snap images of all the planets, well – blame Carl Sagan.

Tonight, the new “Cosmos” will air simultaneously on 10 different Fox Network channels. The original, of course, is a bit dated now, Carl Sagan has passed on and returned to star stuff, to use his own words. So it remains to be seen if this new series will have the charm that the original did. I plan on watching it with my son, who’s soon to be in high school, and I hope it lives up to my expectations and inspires another generation of explorers.

With that in mind and in honor of my return to Eve Online as well as the new “Cosmos” airing, I updated a video I had done a few years ago. Now maybe you understand why I chose the somewhat dated, maybe campy, yet full of charm narration that I chose. Carl Sagan from “Cosmos” Episode 7: “The Backbone of Night”. I hope you enjoy it.

Now, on to the real reason you’re probably wanting to read this post. Soon I will be passing 1,000 systems explored. I’m currently at 842 systems across 10 regions of New Eden with over 7,000 images in my gallery. When I pass the 1k star systems explored mark, I plan on running a contest and will give away 1 PLEX to the winner. So keep reading and following for details. Good luck!