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Cygnus X-1
Sophonts > Xenosophonts > Meistersingers
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Galactography > Systems and Worlds > Systems & Worlds C - D
Sophonts > Xenosophonts > Wayfarers
Sophonts > Xenosophonts > Muuh
Galactography > Regions of Space > Periphery
Galactography > Places and Locales
Galactography > Systems and Worlds > Systems & Worlds C - D
Sophonts > Xenosophonts > Wayfarers
High mass X-ray binary star system |
 Image from Steve Bowers |
A black hole orbiting a blue supergiant (HDE 226868) with a period of 5.6 days. This system is just outside the current boundary of the Terragen Sphere, and is believed to be a congregation point for several xenosophont races, including the Muuh, the Meistersingers and the Wayfarers.
Fiction about Cygnus X-1
Mooclick the Muuh and the Time MachineRelated Articles
- Black Hole
- Blue Giant
- Cygexba Outer Volume - Text by Steve Bowers
Region to spinwards of the Cygnus Middle Regions, outwards of the Deneb Sector. Region where the merchantile archai Lohengrin is currently most active. Notable for the presence of xenosophonts such as the Muuh enclave around Muuhhome, the Meistersingers and the Wayfarers. - Cygnus Loop
- Cygnus Volume - Text by M. Alan Kazlev
Volume of space encompassing the constellation Cygnus as scene from SolSys; formerly incorporated into House Cygexba. - Event Horizon - Text by M. Alan Kazlev
The Schwarzschild radius; the radius from a black hole or other physical singularity within which even light cannot escape. It is also the radius to which a mass must be compressed down to in order to turn it into a black hole.
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Development Notes
Text by Steve Bowers
Initially published on 15 August 2011.
Initially published on 15 August 2011.
