I use CT rules. Do the more modern rules state that you can tell exact exit point of a misjump based on the exact entrance vector? Also if we can at our TL detect planets and their atmosphere type from the Earth then I deep space orbit should be able to detect jump flashes, I would think. Also if you go after new miss jumps then you are a rescue mission not a salvage mission.

On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 12:42 PM, Richard Aiken <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 6:27 AM, Knapp <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
. . . watch for jump flashes in the wrong place, like deep space.

The problem is that - at least as I understand it - jump flashes are only detectable over interplanetary distances, not interstellar distances.

But the satellite idea could still work. You just set them up to record the jump flashes of all departures, then compare these departure to recorded arrivals in the systems in question. When you get a departure that doesn't have a matching arrival, that's a misjump. You then examine the departure flash intently, looking for the telltales that will let you figure out the *actual* departure point . . . or at least a fair guess at it.

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