these are some notable finds in no man's sky that i have personally found, will hopefully be updating as i discover more.
to get a squid/exotic ship: make sure you are in the proper galaxy and go to the coordinates glyphs listed using a portal. hang out at a trading post or the space station until one lands and then buy it.
to get a sentinel interceptor: make sure you are in the proper galaxy and go to the coordinates glyphs listed using a portal. use an echo locator to find a harmonic camp and use the camp terminal to find the ship.
to get a staff: first complete the autophage quest line to get the proper technology. make sure you are in the proper galaxy and go to the coordinates glyphs listed using a portal. then go to the planetary coordinates listed in scanner interface to find the exact terminal and put the proper staff parts in it.
this list is mostly for my own archival purposes (and as a test for images on a blog) but anyone is free to use it. image quality will vary as i changed machines and figured out how to get good screenshots over time lmao.
if you want help message me on bluesky, the link is on the main page of this blog.
squids:
cyan squid in calypso:

light blue squid in isdoraijung:

red squid, expedition find in euclid:

my beloved everyday ship, green squid. pretty sure its in euclid:

royal/ball exotics:
blue royal exotic with gold accents, royal 7 fin, side wings, and clam tail in isdoraijung:

yellow ball exotic with silver accents, v-wing, and clam tail in calypso (i think, if not then isdoraijung):

interceptors:
all black interceptor with red accents, line eye, boosters, and antennae in euclid:

beige and black interceptor with orange accents, dragonfly wings, and all thrusters in calypso:

black interceptor with mint green accents and circular eye in isdoraijung:

my beloved SPACETANK in euclid:

staves:
all radiant parts. green with pink/purple crystals "watermleon" staff in isdoraijung: