Okay, I thought I'd post a couple of pictures of what I'm talking about.
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This what Race A sees. Note the blue circles around the task groups. Those are their thermal detection ranges for the other race's known thermal signature.
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This is Race B. Note that this map is at a larger scale, indicating that the scale had to be expanded even to view everything. Also note that there are no blue circles around their ships. That's because their thermal detection range is so small at this scale that the blue circles are actually smaller than the dot that represents the task group.
Please note that I'm complaining about the situation I find myself in, not about Aurora.
Kurt