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Jump-bubble navigation and finding a target again

Limited sensors make pursuit in the Siobhan Dunmoore setting depend on predicting a target's position and getting close enough to detect it again.

Question

How does the jump bubble affect navigation and pursuit in the Siobhan Dunmoore series?

Short answer

Its limited sensor range requires calculated positions, close enough emergence to reacquire a target, and a route that avoids gravitational masses.

Notes

In the Siobhan Dunmoore setting, a jump bubble gives a ship only limited sensor range. A pursuing crew must calculate its target's likely position and hope to emerge close enough to detect it. Navigation proceeds between calculated points, with gravitational masses presenting a hazard along the route. Faster travel therefore leaves the crew dependent on position estimates and successful target reacquisition.