(SOLVED!) Is there a way to find a close black hole?

[Splinter]

Hey. I have been playing Elite Dangerous for a little while now and I kind of want to see a black hole. I know they are in the game and I have seen some of them on the galaxy map but they were all in the middle of the entire map. Which means it will take like thousands real time years to get there... I decided to search for black holes that were closer to my location but the closest I have found was still really far away... Does anyone know if there is a way to locate black holes so I can maybe find one thats atleast possible to get to? I use the Cobra MKIII ship btw.


Thanks for reading!

[Jankules]

Hi cmdr,

HIP 34707 189ly from Sol very small one,

HIP 63835, less than 300 ly have 3 black holes.

[Splinter]

Originally posted by Jankules:

HIP 34707 189ly from Sol very small one,

HIP 63835, less than 300 ly have 3 black holes.

Do you think those are the closest ones possible? Because though it's alot better then the other ones I got it will still take forever. These other options would take years and this probably a few weeks. Ty for helping!

[the smoking mค็็็็็n]

i haven't seen one either
thanks Jankules

[Jankules]

Im not ingame so cant confirm 100%(FD may change some systems; I have visited them long time ago) but they are really close so it is worth trying...Maia system also have one(its Proffesor Pallin's system) but it is far away from Sol.

Edit Maia system not Maya

[Splinter]

Originally posted by Jankules:

Im not ingame so cant confirm 100%(FD may change some systems; I have visited them long time ago) but they are really close so it is worth trying...

Alright! Gonna do it. This is going to be the biggest grind ever but hopefully it will be worth it.
Thanks for helping!

[the smoking mค็็็็็n]

well..i been to palin..how did i miss that!?!

[Jankules]

Originally posted by the smoking mค็็็็็n:

well..i been to palin..how did i miss that!?!

They are very hard to see even on system map(empty space).

[Zero]

Originally posted by ↪ SwagMaster ↩:

Originally posted by Jankules:

HIP 34707 189ly from Sol very small one,

HIP 63835, less than 300 ly have 3 black holes.

Do you think those are the closest ones possible? Because though it's alot better then the other ones I got it will still take forever. These other options would take years and this probably a few weeks. Ty for helping!

Get Cobra, 200Ly isn't much once its set up for it. if your in a sidey or eagle.. is the only time i think it'll take awhile.

[ExtremelyMift69]

Maia B is a black hole.

[One Eye Jack]

Originally posted by ExtremelyMift69:

Maia B is a black hole.

I was there seeing Palin like 20 times before I even noticed that. 😀

[Josey Wales]

To be honest, based on the several that I've seen so far, they really aren't that amazing unless it's in or near a nebula. Then it's pretty trippy to fly close in around it and play with the gravitational lensing effect. But if there's nothing in the background, not much to see.

This is one area in the game where I wish they'd beef it up a little. Black holes should be the big baddies of the stellar catalog. Should be a lot more dangerous than they are. You get too close, should be instant ship spaghetti. I found them to be a little bit underwhelming.

[Jankules]

Originally posted by JoseyWales:

To be honest, based on the several that I've seen so far, they really aren't that amazing unless it's in or near a nebula. Then it's pretty trippy to fly close in around it and play with the gravitational lensing effect. But if there's nothing in the background, not much to see.

This is one area in the game where I wish they'd beef it up a little. Black holes should be the big baddies of the stellar catalog. Should be a lot more dangerous than they are. You get too close, should be instant ship spaghetti. I found them to be a little bit underwhelming.

Very true.

[Splinter]

Originally posted by JoseyWales:

To be honest, based on the several that I've seen so far, they really aren't that amazing unless it's in or near a nebula. Then it's pretty trippy to fly close in around it and play with the gravitational lensing effect. But if there's nothing in the background, not much to see.

This is one area in the game where I wish they'd beef it up a little. Black holes should be the big baddies of the stellar catalog. Should be a lot more dangerous than they are. You get too close, should be instant ship spaghetti. I found them to be a little bit underwhelming.

Well. I wanted to go to a black hole that wasnt in a nebula because it was the closest one but since you said that without a nebula its alot less cool I changed my course to Maia. Ty for telling.

[Hobo Misanthropus]

You need to find a Black Hole with enough mass to form a singularity of at least 0.0001 Solar Radii to actually "See" the black hole. Otherwise, all you can see is the Gravitational lensing, and not the actual precipice of the event horizon itself, which looks a bit like an extremely reflective perfect sphere.

Kinda spoilers, but seeing a picture of one, and seeing in motion while you fly around it are entirely different experiences.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1357576468

[Josey Wales]

Originally posted by Hobo Misanthropus:

You need to find a Black Hole with enough mass to form a singularity of at least 0.0001 Solar Radii to actually "See" the black hole. Otherwise, all you can see is the Gravitational lensing, and not the actual precipice of the event horizon itself, which looks a bit like an extremely reflective perfect sphere.

That's good to know. I haven't seen any truly massive ones yet. Thanks.