You'll notice I jumped you in CLOSE to the things i want to talk about,
that's because come at the station co-ord from the wrong angle and you
hit an asteroid! So still in the Sapphire system near to the
center of the system we have
what I like to call the Mining Paradise, or lazy miner home base.
Basically it's an asteroid field with a station right close by it
allowing you to do very fast runs to a trade station. Beware you
might not be getting the best price for your goods here but it makes up
for it in time spent mining.
it's especially useful if you are able to deploy a mining probe.
What I have done in the past is deploy a mining probe several
times while I am mining the same asteroid, once I'm full I go back to
the station to unload then collect my cannisters. Obviously
beware that other people may chose to pick up your connisters if you go
the same route in MP.
The next step will take you to an excellent place to get started doing
a little exploration.
Open your navigation console and enter the following co-ordinates