Phoenix Spur

Phoenix Spur

Phoenix Spur is a string of Ancient Transpatial Gates that apparently connect all the way to the massive  galaxy cluster known as the Phoenix Cluster [1]

So far 105 Gate pairs have been discovered. 36 Gate pairs have been secured with Gatehouses and Station Support Systems. Space Train connections up to Gate pair 29 exist. Unlike the Pinwheel Spur that apparently terminates in the Pinwheel Galaxy or the Amber Moon Spur (NGC 5585 ) where no other gate has been found, the Phoenix Spur reaches Avondur (Gate pair 36) but keeps going and several contacts at Avondur suggest it reaches the Phoenix Cluster.

A decision has been made not to extend the Gate accquision past Avondur, but gate mapping continues.

[1]The Phoenix Cluster (SPT-CL J2344-4243 ) is a massive, type I galaxy cluster located at its namesake constellation, the southern constellation of Phoenix.

It is one of the most massive galaxy clusters known, with the mass on the order of 2×1015 M☉.[2] Most of the mass of the Phoenix Cluster is in the form of dark matter and its intracluster medium. The vast stellar halo of the Phoenix Cluster central galaxy extends to over 1.1 million light years from the center, making it one of the largest galaxies known. It is 22 times the diameter of our galaxy, and its starburst activity suggests that the galaxy is still growing larger.

The Phoenix Cluster is also producing more X-rays than any other known massive cluster