Jump events are whirlpools of space/time left after a ship leaves or enters the Void.
The larger the ship, the larger the jump event.
Deric spent the next couple of hours riveted to the search scans, taking brief pauses to check his squadron status, it was during one of these that Shelidra Matninger his XO broke the routine. ''
“Lightning 6 this is Lightning 5, I have multiple jump events approximately 16 AU’s out.” She said.
The model of Talon fighter that she was in boasted an improved sensor package that had half again the range and sensitivity of Deric’s. “Can you get ID conformation this far out?” Deric asked
(by Doc Fishbone from the Alpha Dawn Expanded Project on SF US)