Explorer
Explorer is a core plugin for Observatory, designed to point out any astronomical points of interest that might be encountered.
Anything discovered by Explorer can configurably produce notifications.
Installation
- Explorer comes pre-installed with Observatory Core by default.
- If manual installation is required, create a 'plugins' folder in the same location as Observatory's executable. Add ObservatoryExplorer.dll to this folder.
- When starting Observatory, if successful, there should be an Explorer tab along the top.
Usage
Example output from Explorer.
Explorer divides its output information into subsections:
- Time: The precise date and time of discovery of the object.
- Body Name: The name of the relevant astronomical body.
- Description: A brief description of what features of the object are notable.
- Details: More precise details of what features are notable (e.g. thin atmospheres, wide rings, non-locked bodies).
Customisation
Explorer features a wide range of customisation capabilities. In addition to its built-in settings, accessible from the "Plugin Settings" button of the Core tab, it is possible to specify custom criteria for Observatory to notify you of.
The options available to select in standard Explorer's configuration are usually self-explanatory, but some of the more complex ones are listed below:
- Nested Moon: A moon orbiting a moon. Also known as a subsatellite (opens in a new tab).
- Shepherd moon (opens in a new tab): A moon found in the rings of its parent planet, 'shepherding' the asteroids and dust around it.
- Good FSD Injection: This will trigger upon finding a body with 5 of the necessary materials for a premium FSD injection.
- Note: you need 6 different materials for premium injections, but only 5 can be found on any one body at a time.
- High Eccentricity: Triggers upon finding a body with a highly eccentric orbit (i.e. one that deviates from a perfect circle or ellipse).
- Colliding Binary: Triggers if the orbits of two planets collide.