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[BSG] Why was it risky for Admiral Cain to perform a blind jump when the Cylons first attacked?

When Cain recounts the initial surprise attack, and says that she ordered an unplotted jump, Adama calls it a gutsy move. What's the risk, though? Space is mostly empty, so it's not likely that the Pegasus would have reappeared inside a star or planet.
gpt
Space is mostly empty of physical objects, very true. You're probably not going to run into a planet or ship. However, there are other things to consider.

1) You're making a blind jump. How will you know where you are when you get there?  Astrographics bases your location off of known constellations and their relationship to each other. Jumping blindly could put you someplace where you cannot figure out where you are again for a long period of time- if ever. This makes *every subsequent jump* a blind one until you learn your proper location again.

2) Space might be lacking in physical objects, but it is not lacking in energy. Massive radiation fields exist, as do colossal gravity wells around various anomalies in space. Jumping into something like that could spell instant or slow death for the fleet.