Elite: Dangerous Beta 2 - Discovering UNEXPLORED Planets REQUIRES ANNOTATIONS
Beta 2(.04) There are clear errors in this, as I didnt perform basic tasks, however the principle of using the Parallax Effect for finding objects that are Not picked up by your initial scan, I still believe is sound, so here's how to find the 'harder to find' unknown objects. PLZ READ... even though I allude to the fact I have a Detailed Surface Scanner, I have subsequently found out since, this video and its techniques are best, ONLY for the method of finding planets that aren't picked up by your Basic Discovery Scanner in the first place. I am using even this Basic scanner incorrectly, and even though the Detailed Scanner scans objects automatically you have targeted, the Basic Scanner should be bound to a fire group and used as a conventional scanner. (set ANNOTATIONS "on" DESCRIBING ERRORS & CORRECTIONS. And at Ending SUMMARY)
PLEASE READ ALSO: A faithful subscriber has informed me I should have bound the Basic Scanner to a firegroup and use it in a similar way to any other scanner. I actually bought the Detailed Scanner without even trying the Basic one, and made an assumption the scanner didnt need assigning to a firegroup because it seemed to work without (this was in fact only the Detailed Surface Scnr displaying info in my bottom left HUD, not the Basic). Now I know why the Basic Scanner is in the Fire Groups Section!
Perhaps Ill make a new more accurate video in due time. Check GARY BARKER's write up below for more info.
So.. this guide still has its merit in helping you to find outer rim planets... INITIALLY, it is actually not as easy as you might think, because you need to be travelling at great velocity to distinguish distant objects against the blackness of space & stars, and then once youve slowed to investigate a suspected object, all others around are very hard to see any more. So what this shows you, enables you to waste as little time as possible roaming around trying to find anything.
Best viewed in Fullscreen PLUS like I said, plz set Annotations to "ON" for updated details.
Keep in mind this is a basic guide on how to find planets with the least amount of hassle, there could of course be rogue stella objects outside the main planetary plane, like comets etc, but that's for you to determine where & experiment with.