In week 9 I took up the fleet carrier commander’s invitation to seek out the many rare “Notable Stellar Phenomena” present out at this 40,000+ light year distance from the start of our trip near the center of the human inhabited portion of the galaxy. Lagrange clouds hide …

The most common biological is bacteria, of course, and here’s an example of one well hidden variant. It’s not as bad as dark bacteria on very dimly lit worlds far from their stars, but it was pretty tough to find. Taken on Bya Thae HR-W c1-1 3.

Bleached …

This was a new biological for me. I don’t recall what this one was called, but it looks like large seeds in an open pod. Initially I thought it was the same as the concha type biological but it’s not. Taken on Plae Eurl VY-S d3-3 B 2 …