Section 8 - Logs

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Section 8

Login ID: Hawkins
Entry Date: 24 Nov. 829
Location: Unto Nightfall, Error

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Unknown system cont.

Another twenty-four hours have passed without any contact with Section 8 or the rest of Sirius. Sysops and engineering are hard at work repairing the damaged systems, as well as keeping up with increasing radiation damage. We are still unable to generate any sort of map of this system, nor can our sensors seem to gleam any kind of detailed information from any stellar bodies we encounter.

We have discovered two more small asteroid fields, one to what we assume is the system's stellar south-west, the other to the north-west. The latter seems to have formed around the smaller, terrestrial planet. It appears to contain faint traces of water ice, some of which we have mined in order to augment our own ever dwindling supplies, yet we were unable to detect any other resources that might be of use to us.

Our sensors picked up a strong source of gravitational waves within the south-western field. On careful approach, it revealed itself as a gravitational anomaly consistent with a jump hole.

While the crew was elated to have discovered a possible route out of this system, I had sysops conduct a more thorough analysis of the anomaly. Magnetic and gravimetric readings fluctuated too wildly for any kind of trajectory to be calculated, nor could we determine whether a ship of the Unto Nightfall's size could safely traverse it. For now, we have jotted down the anomaly's location and will continue to explore the system for other means of egress or until engineering manages to get our jump drive operational again.

Trasser suggests that we take a closer look at the gas giant. It appears to be orbited by a complex ring system, which may contain usable resources or, perhaps, further anomalies. I have ordered helm to set a course and approach at half speed to give the crew some time to rest and recover.

- Hawkins

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