Celestial Observation Log (Valley IV)

TIME OF RECORD: Observation cycle 1

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All is well.

I'll be assigned to another department for the next cycle. Probably end up at the UWST Security Bureau. But I only just managed to set up the celestial monitoring framework here...

TO THE ONE TAKING OVER MY POST: I advise you to follow my format and template for making the celestial observation logs. It doesn't matter if you're a resident messenger, scout, or crew mate. The primary responsibility of a celestial observer in the frontiers is to record special celestial phenomena, especially Ankhors flying overhead. You can ignore most non-essential data readings. This region covers 12 observation posts (OP) and you'll have to visit all of them every cycle. It's physically demanding so you gotta conserve your brain juice for the most essential matters.

You have 2 units of Rhine Antenna. Keep 1 of those as your backup. We got optical lenses at every OP. All the OPs are stocked, but not abundantly so. Contact a nearby UWST or Endfield site if you got a situation. Someone should be able to help.

DO NOT aggravate the local Aggeloi. The cleanup crew may have missed an Ankhor or two. Expect Aggeloid presence and KEEP YOUR DISTANCE.

But everyone says that Ankhors never strike the same place twice. Since the Ankhors have already hit this area, your work might be easy.

Keep up the good work. Stay on target.

TIME OF RECORD: Observation cycle 2

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All is well.

I'm a professional scout! I have started my celestial observer's job in Valley IV.

Let's do it!

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TIME OF RECORD: Observation cycle 45

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Normal.

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TIME OF RECORD: Observation cycle 59

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Normal.

TIME OF RECORD: Observation cycle 60

OPTICAL EVENTS: Drop in apparent magnitude of Talos.

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The apparent magnitude of the system's star has not changed, but the apparent magnitude of the gas giant Talos has dropped by 0.27 during the evening, constituting an abnormal and significant change that goes beyond the cycle average.

Maybe we should call this a random event. Correlating the brightness of celestial entities to Ankhorfall frequencies feels like science fiction to me.

I've monitored 60 observation cycles and no new Ankhors appeared in this region.

It's so boring out here —

TIME OF RECORD: Observation cycle 61

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See. Correlation does not imply causation.

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TIME OF RECORD: Observation cycle 216

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Normal.