Stardate 1597.2

Heading out to the Alfa section to start cataloging the planets there - almost 200 planets to look through...

Alfa 177 sounded like a really dumb name for a planet -- it's unlikely one sun would have 177 planets, so we call it a section with multiple unamed stars and planets in it.

Supplemental: Fortunately we only have to do detailed surveys of planets supporting lifeforms -- that should cut our work down some.