So, I'd spent a few weeks in the bubble, scratching around for creds so that I could trade in the Hunter ST (Hauler) for an Asp. Did a bit of bounty hunting in the Star Shark (Vulture) but soon got bored with blasting Anacondas, did a few of the CGs which payed out very well, tried a Robigo run and failed miserably, and did a couple of rares runs but didn't make much.
Finally I had enough to kit out an exploring Asp, the Exo Rubicon, and it was time to kiss good bye to the crowded space ports and get back into the black doing what I love; exploring! This trip will hopefully take me on a wide looping parabola around the galaxy, spiraling in towards Sag A*. As on my previous exoplanet discovery trip I'll post my commanders log, findings, screenshots and space madness induced ramblings here.
Final glance at civilization ... I won't see another one of these for a while!
First stop was the Coalsack, a black planet in a black place.
After about 1kly you start finding more undiscovered stars and planets, this my first on this jaunt, a big blue gas giant I named 'Dory'.
The unknown and anticipation of what you'll find at the next system, and being the first commander to ever arrive at a system are, for me, two great aspects of exploration - its good to be back!