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[[File:Shooting Star logo.png|A shooting star|left|150px]]

'''Shooting Star''' is a [[Mining]] [[Distractions and Diversions|Distractions and Diversion]], introduced with the [[2 September]] [[2008]] gaming update. It is [[Pay-to-play]] only. Stars can be mined for experience in addition to a daily reward.

''A fast guide for solo star hunters can be found [[Shooting Star/Solo guide|here]].''

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==Introduction==

Shooting Stars fall from the sky every two hours or so. They generally fall across all members worlds within fifteen minutes of each other. If players reach the core of the star before the next star falls on that world, a [[Star sprite]] appears and gives rewards.

To mine a Shooting Star you need to know what size it is. The required [[mining]] level is ten times that size. For example, you need a mining level of 80 to mine a size 8 star. However, the star will reduce in size as it is mined, so the mining requirement for the same star will change as it is mined.

[[File:Star mining.gif|right|frame|Players mining 7 layers of a crashed star open (sped up).]]
Seconds before the star lands, a shadow is cast which players can examine to read: The shadow of a shooting star. There is also a sound while the shadow is visible and when the star lands. If the shooting star lands on top of the player, you will walk out of the star, then begin mining.

Note: Finding stars does not need to be up to you, as there are many clans that dedicate their very existence to finding stars

==Requirements==
* Any [[pickaxe]] or an [[inferno adze]].
* The required [[Mining]] level is 10 times the star's current size, as explained above.
**This requirement does not apply to the first-miner bonus, however (see the section [[#Mining|''Mining'']]).
**A minimum mining level of 10 is required to mine the lowest size of star.

==Getting Started==
[[File:Shooting Star.png|thumb|right|A still-falling star viewed through a telescope.]]
===Locating===
*Use a [[telescope]] in a [[Study|study room]] in a [[player-owned house]] to find the approximate area and time of the next landing. It is possible to use telescopes in another player's house.
**'''Note:''' If the [[telescope]] is blocked by another room in the house, it will not work.
*Better telescopes provide a more accurate time:
**[[Wooden telescope]] - 25-minute window
**[[Teak telescope]] - 9-minute window
**[[Mahogany telescope]] - 2-minute window
*The location given for each star will be one of the following:
**Asgarnia
**Crandor or Karamja
**Fremennik lands or Lunar Isle
**Kandarin
**Kharidian Desert
**Misthalin
**Morytania or Mos Le'Harmless
**Piscatoris, Gnome Stronghold or Tirannwn
**Wilderness
* Shooting stars land roughly once every two hours.
* Stars may land in a different location in each [[Distractions and Diversions Locations|world]].

===Star crash sites===
Use of a telescope will reveal the area in which the star will fall. In each area, there are a number of predetermined locations in which the star may actually land. These are generally a mine or bank within the given area.

The only way to locate the actual crash site is to search each possible crash site in the given area until the star is found.
==== [[Asgarnia]] ====
{|class="wikitable"
!Name:
!Location
!Fastest way to get there
!World Map location
!width="130"|In-game view
|-
|[[Crafting Guild mining site]]
|Inside the [[Crafting Guild]] by the gold rocks. ([[Brown apron]] and 40 [[Crafting]] required to enter)
|
* [[Skills necklace]] teleport to the Crafting Guild
* [[Falador Teleport]]
* [[Clan Vexillum]] teleport
* [[Explorer's ring 3]]/[[Explorer's ring 4|4]] teleport
|[[File:Craftingmap.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Crafting guild star.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Falador|Falador east bank]]/[[Mining Guild]]
|East of Falador's eastern bank and the Mining Guild.
|
* [[Falador Teleport]]
* [[Skills necklace]] teleport to Mining Guild
* [[Explorer's ring]] teleport
|[[File:EastFaladorBank location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:mining guild star activity.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Rimmington mining site]]
|In the centre of the big mine north of [[Rimmington]].
|
* [[House Teleport]] if house is located in Rimmington.
* Skills necklace to Crafting Guild
* [[Clan Vexillum]] teleport
|[[File:RimmingtonMine location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:RimmingtonStar.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Falador mining site]]
|In the mine east of the [[dark wizard tower]], north of [[Makeover mage]], west from [[Falador]].
|
* Falador Teleport, then [[agility shortcut]] over west wall
* [[Clan Vexillum]] teleport
* [[Wizard's Guild]] teleport to the Dark Wizard's Tower
|[[File:Up.jpg|left|169px]]
|[[:File:Star Falador mine.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|}

====[[Crandor]] or [[Karamja]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Name:
!Location
!Fastest way to get there
!World Map location
!width="130"|In-game view
|-
|[[Karamja north-western mining site]] (Horseshoe mine)
|North west of [[Brimhaven]], near the northern gold mines north of the summoning obelisk. Often called the "[[Horseshoe mine]]" by shooting star hunters, due to its' shape
|
* [[House teleport]] if house is located in Brimhaven
* [[Charter ship]] to [[Brimhaven]]
* Player farmed [[Spirit tree]] in Brimhaven
* [[Fairy ring]] to the [[Fisher Realm]] (code '''BJR'''), then blow the [[Magic whistle]] (Note: Access to the Fisher Realm requires [[Holy Grail]])
|[[File:BrimhavenNWMine location.png|160 px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:BrimNWStar.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Brimhaven mining site]]
|At the [[gold rock]]s south of the entrance to [[Brimhaven Dungeon]].
|
* [[House teleport]] if house is located in Brimhaven
* [[Charter ship]] to [[Brimhaven]]
* Player farmed [[Spirit tree]] in Brimhaven
|[[File:BrimhavenSWMine location.png|160 px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Brimhaven mining site - ingame, with fallen star.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Crandor|South Crandor mining site]]
|The south-western mining area on [[Crandor]].
|
* Underground tunnel though the [[Crandor and Karamja Dungeon]], after using the charter ship to Karamja/Brimhaven.
|[[File:CrandorStarMap location.png|160 px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:CrandorStar.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Karamja mining site]] (Nature mine)
|In the mine west of the [[Nature altar]]. Near the direct centre of the [[Karamja]] landmass. Often called 'Nats' or 'Nature mine' by shooting star hunters.
|
* [[Nature altar teleport]]
* [[Fairy ring]] CKR
* [[Gnome glider]] to Gandius
* [[Karamja gloves 3]] teleport to shilo village, then walk clockwise north around Shilo village.
* [[Spirit Graahk]] Teleport - then run east to mining site.
* [[Wicked Hood]] Teleport to Nature Altar
|[[File:KaramjaCentralMine location.png|160 px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:karamja central mine activity.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Gem rocks|Shilo Village mining site]]
|Next to the gem rocks in [[Shilo Village]] north-west corner.
|
* Karamja gloves 3 teleport
* [[Shilo Village cart system]]
|[[File:ShiloVillageGemMine location.png|160 px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:ShiloVillageStar.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|}

====[[Fremennik]] lands or [[Lunar Isle]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Name:
!Location
!Fastest way to get there
!World Map location
!width="130"|In-game view
|-
|[[Keldagrim entrance mining site]] (Keldagrim mine)
|In the mine located south of cave entrance to [[Keldagrim]].
|
*Fairy Ring to DKS
*[[Enchanted lyre]] teleport
*House teleport if house in [[Rellekka]]
*[[Slayer ring]] to Slayer dungeon, then head north
*Arctic Bear Teleport (Requires 71 Summoning)
|[[File:FremProvMine location.png|160 px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:FremProvStar.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Jatizso mine]] (outside above the mine proper)
|To the right of the mine's entrance on north-west [[Jatizso]]. Go through west gate to reach.
|
*[[Mord Gunnars]]' boat from [[Rellekka]] docks.
|[[File:Star jat mine map.png|160 px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Jatiszo star.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Lunar Isle mine]]
|Aboveground at the ladder to the [[Rune essence]] mines on Lunar Isle. Watch out for the aggressive [[suqah]], which can deal heavy damage.
|
* [[Moonclan Teleport]]/[[Lodestone Network]]
* [[Astral altar teleport]]
* [[Lokar Searunner]] from Rellekka to [[Pirate's Cove]]. [[Captain Bentley]] from Pirates cove to Lunar Isle
|[[File:LunarStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:lunarstar.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Managing Miscellania mining site]]
|A few squares south of coal mine on [[Miscellania]].
|
* Fairy ring to CIP
* Farmed [[Spirit Tree]]
* [[Sailor]] from Rellekka docks
* Ring of Wealth Teleport
|[[File:MiscStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Star misc.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Central Fremennik Isles mining site]] ([[Neitiznot]] Runite Mine)
|From [[Neitiznot]], go across the first bridge to where the [[Ice troll runt]]s are and it will still be green grass not white snow, then as far east as possible. Take some food against the aggressive trolls.
|
*[[Maria Gunnars]]' boat from [[Rellekka]] docks.
|[[File:Star neit mine map.png|160 px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Star neit mine.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Rellekka mining site]]
|The mining site in the fenced off area inside the town of [[Rellekka]].
|
*[[Enchanted lyre]] teleport
*House teleport if house in Rellekka
*Fairy Ring to AJR or DKS
|[[File:RellekkaMine location.png|160 px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:rellekka mine star activity.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|}

====[[Kandarin]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Name:
!Location
!Fastest way to get there
!World Map location
!width="130"|In-game view
|-
|[[Legends' Guild mining site]] ([[Ardougne]] eastern mine)
|At the mine south-west of the [[Legends' Guild]].
|
* [[Fairy ring]] to BLR
* [[Ardougne teleport]]
|[[File:LegendsGuildStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:legends mine star activity.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[South-east Ardougne mining site]] (Monastery mine)
|At the [[iron rock]]s north of the [[Monastery (Kandarin)|monastery]], south of [[East Ardougne]].
|
* [[Spirit tree]] in [[farming]] patch
* [[Fairy ring]] to DJP
* [[Charter ship]] to [[East Ardougne]]
* [[Ardougne cloak 1]] or higher
* [[Ardougne teleport]]
|[[File:MonasteryStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Star ardy south mine.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Coal Trucks]]
|In the middle of the [[coal]] rocks that supply the Coal trucks. Crossing the balance log requires 20 [[agility]].
|
* [[Fairy ring]] to ALS, log balance
* [[Skills necklace]] to [[Fishing guild]]
* [[Combat bracelet]] to [[Ranging guild]]
* [[Camelot Teleport]], log balance
* Seers [[Lodestone Network|Lodestone]], log balance
|[[File:CoalTrucksStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:CoalTrucksStar.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Yanille|Yanille Bank]] ([[Magic Guild]])
|In Yanille, between bank and [[Magic Guild]].
|
* [[House teleport]] if house is located in [[Yanille]]
* [[Watchtower Teleport]]
* [[Fairy ring]] to CIQ
* Home Teleport to Yanille lodestone
|[[File:YanilleStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Shooting star Wizard's guild.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|
[[Fight Arena mining site]]
|The mining spot north-east of [[Yanille]], south-west of [[Port Khazard]].
|
* [[Khazard teleport]] (Lunar magic)
* [[Watchtower Teleport]]
* [[Charter ship]] to [[Port Khazard]]
|[[File:Fight Arena star location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Star yan mine.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|}

====[[Kharidian Desert]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Name:
!Location
!Fastest way to get there
!World Map location
!width="130"|In-game view
|-
|[[Al Kharid|Al Kharid bank]]
|Next to cart, north west edge of Palace.
|
* [[Gnome glider]]
* [[Amulet of glory]] to Al Kharid
* [[Ring of Duelling]]
* [[Home Teleport|Home Teleport and run directly west]]
|[[File:KharidBankStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Al Kharid bank star a.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Al Kharid mining site]] (Scorpions mine)
|In the mine north of [[Al Kharid]] and west of the [[Duel Arena]]. Often called 'Scorpion mine' by shooting star hunters.
|
* [[Ring of Duelling]]
* [[Fire Teleport Tablet]]
* [[Gnome glider]]
|[[File:KharidMineStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Alkharid mine star.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Duel Arena|Duel Arena bank chest]]
|At the [[Duel Arena]] west of the hospital area and south of the entrance to the [[Mage Training Arena]].
|
* [[Ring of Duelling]]
* [[Fire Teleport Tablet]]
* [[Gnome glider]]
|[[File:DuelArenaStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Star duel arena.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Uzer mining site]] (Desert clay mine)
|At the eastern [[clay]] mine north of [[Uzer]]. North-east of the [[Desert hunting area]].
|
* [[Dominion medallion]] teleport to Dominion Tower
* [[Magic carpet]] to Uzer
* [[Fairy Ring]] DLQ
* [[Eagle transport system]]
|[[File:KhardianClayStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Star uzer mine.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Nardah mining site]] (Desert gold mine) (Vulture mine)
|At the mine just west of the place on the [[world map]] labelled "[[Vultures]]".
|
* [[Pharaoh's sceptre]] to [[Jaleustrophos]] ([[Agility Pyramid]])
* [[Magic Carpet]] to [[Sophanem]]
|[[File:KhardianGoldStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:desert gold mine activity.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Nardah|Nardah bank]]
|Just south-east of the bank in [[Nardah]].
|
* [[Magic carpet]] to Nardah
* [[Fairy Ring]] DLQ
* [[Nardah teleport]] scroll
|[[File:Nardah star location.png|160px|Click for a larger image.]]
|[[:File:Nardah Shooting Star.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Western desert mining site]] (Granite and sandstone quarry)
|In the centre of the [[Granite]] and [[sandstone]] quarry
|
* [[Camulet]]
* [[Pharaoh's sceptre]] to [[Jaldraocht]] (Desert treasure pyramid)
* [[Magic carpet]] to [[Menaphos]]
* [[Home Teleport ]] to the [[Bandit Camp]]
|[[File:KhardianQuarryStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Granite quarry star activity.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|}

====[[Misthalin]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Name:
!Location
!Fastest way to get there
!World Map location
!width="130"|In-game view
|-
|[[South-east Varrock mining site]]
|South of the mine south-east of [[Varrock]], outside the fence. Often called 'South east Varrock mine' by shooting star hunters.
|
* [[Varrock Teleport]]
* [[Home Teleport]] to [[Varrock]]
* [[Digsite Pendant]]
* [[Canoe]]
|[[File:Varrock east mine star location.png|160px]]
|[[:File:Shooting star southeast Varrock mine.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Lumbridge Swamp training mining site]]
|In [[Lumbridge swamp]], just north of the eastern mining area.
|
* [[Lumbridge Home Teleport]]/[[Lumbridge teleport]]
* [[Canoe]]
|[[File:LumbridgeSwampStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Swamp-Mine-Star-Location.jpg|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[South-west Varrock mining site]] (Champion's guild mine)
|Southern end of the mine south-west side of [[Varrock]], west of the [[Champion's Guild]].
|
* [[Combat Bracelet]] to [[Champion's Guild]]
* [[Canoe]]
* [[Varrock Teleport]]
* [[Home Teleport]] to
* [[Varrock]] lodestone
|[[File:Star west varrock mine map.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Star west varrok mine.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Varrock|Varrock east bank]] (Rune shop)
|South-east of Varrock's eastern bank, between the bank and [[Aubury's Rune Shop]]. Often called 'Rune shop' by Star hunters.
|
* [[Varrock Teleport]]
* [[Spirit tree]]
* [[Canoe]]
* [[Home Teleport]] to [[Varrock]]
|[[File:Varrock East Bank Star.png|160px]]
|[[:File:Mining star.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|}

====[[Morytania]] or [[Mos Le'Harmless]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Nearby Bank/Mine
!Location
!Fastest way to get there
!World Map location
!width="130"|In-game view
|-
|[[Burgh de Rott|Burgh de Rott Bank]]
|About 10 squares north-east of the bank.
|
*[[Burgh de Rott Ramble]]
*Trapdoor under Canifis pub, then boat in Mort Myre Swamp
*[[Drakan's medallion|Drakan's Medallion]]
|[[File:Burg de star.png]]
|[[:File:Burg de rott in game.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Canifis|Canifis Bank]]
|Right next to Canifis bank. North-west side of the bank.
|
*[[Kharyrll Teleport]]
*[[Fairy ring]] to CKS
*[[Ectophial]]
*[[Ring of slaying]] to slayer tower
|[[File:Canifis Star.png|160 px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:canifis star activity.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|Mos Le'Harmless bank
|North-east of the Mos Le'Harmless docks.
|
*[[Charter ship]]
*[[Mos Le Harmless 'rum']]
*[[Bill Teach]]'s boat in [[Port Phasmatys]]
|[[File:mosleharm.png|160 px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:mosleharm2.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|}

====[[Piscatoris Fishing Colony|Piscatoris]], [[Gnome Stronghold]] or [[Tirannwn]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Name:
!Location
!Fastest way to get there
!World Map location
!width="130"|In-game view
|-
|[[Gnome Stronghold|Gnome Stronghold Bank]]
|In the [[Gnome Stronghold]], near the stairs to the bank in the middle of the stronghold. South-west of the [[Spirit tree]].
|
*[[Spirit Tree]]
*[[Gnome Glider]]
*[[Balloon transport system]]
|[[File:GnomeBankStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:GnomeBankStar.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Lletya|Lletya bank]]
|Inside the lodge of [[Lletya]], a bit south of the entrance.
|
*[[Tiny elf crystal]]
|[[File:LletyaStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Lletya star.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Piscatoris mining site]]
|A few squares south of the mining site just south of [[Piscatoris Fishing Colony]].
|
*[[Spirit kyatt]] teleport to [[Piscatoris Hunter area]]
*[[Fairy ring]] to AKQ
*Phoenix Lair teleport scroll
|[[File:PiscStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Fallen star at piscatoris.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|}

====[[Wilderness]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Location
!Fastest way to get there
!World Map location
!width="130"|In-game view
|-
|[[Bandit camp mining site]] (Hobgoblin mine)
|Level 35 wilderness in the [[Hobgoblin mine]]. North of [[Dark Warriors' Fortress]] and [[Bandit Camp (Wilderness)|Bandit camp]].
|
* [[Wilderness Obelisk]]
* [[Dareeyak Teleport]]
* [[Games Necklace]] to [[Corporeal beast]]
* [[Lava titan]] to [[Lava maze|Lava Maze]]
* [[Canoe]] to wilderness
|[[File:Star hob mine map.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Star hobgoblin mine.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Mage Arena|Mage Arena bank]]
|Level 56 wilderness, north of the Mage arena entrance
|
* [[Ardougne teleport lever]]/[[Edgeville teleport lever]]
* [[Ghorrock Teleport]]
* [[Wilderness Obelisk]]
|[[File:MageArenaStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:MageBankStar.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Pirates' Hideout mining site]]
|Level 53 wilderness, south of the Pirates mine, west of the Mage arena.
|
* [[Ardougne teleport lever]]/[[Edgeville teleport lever]]
* [[Ghorrock Teleport]]
* [[Wilderness Obelisk]]
|[[File:PiratesStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Star pirate hideout.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[North Edgeville mining site]] (Steel Mine(Zamorak mage) (Abyss mine)
|Level 7 wild, north of the [[Zamorak wizard]] that teleports one to the [[abyss]].
|
* [[Edgeville Home Teleport]]/[[Amulet of Glory]] to [[Edgeville]]
* [[Canoe]] to [[Edgeville]]
* [[Varrock Teleport]]
|[[File:SteelStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:SteelStar.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Lava Maze runite mining site]] (Wilderness rune mine)
|Approximately level 47 [[wilderness]], at the rune rocks north-east of the caged [[Greater demons]], north-west of the [[Lava Maze]].
|
* [[Wilderness Obelisk]]
* [[Lava Titan]] teleport to [[Lava maze]]
* [[Games necklace]] to [[Corporeal beast]]
* [[Canoe]] to wilderness
|[[File:RuneRockStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Rune rocks star.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Southern wilderness mining site]]
|Level 10 wild, north-west of [[Edgeville]]
|
* [[Amulet of Glory]] to [[Edgeville]]
* [[Paddewwa teleport]]
* [[Canoe]]
|[[File:SkeletonStarMap location.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Wilderness mine Star ingame.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|-
|[[Wilderness Volcano]]
|At the [[Wilderness Volcano]], just north of the south-east entrance, outside of the volcano's crater.
|
* [[Wilderness Obelisk]]s
* [[Games necklace]] to [[Corporeal beast]]
* [[Canoe]] to [[wilderness]]
* [[Earth altar teleport]]
|[[File:Volcano_Star_Map.png|160px|Click for larger image.]]
|[[:File:Star wildy volcano.png|Click for in-game view.]]
|}

===Mining===
Shooting stars come in sizes from 1 to 9. Players can find out how large the star is by examining it or prospecting it. Additionally, prospecting it will reveal the progress to the next level. (See ''Star sizes'' below for a list of level requirements and experience for each star size.)

[[File:Finding_a_star_message.png|thumb|Message received when being the first player to find a fallen star.]]The first person to '''attempt''' to mine the star (even if they do not have the required mining level) will be rewarded with [[Mining]] [[experience]] in the amount of 75 times your mining level. This is called a tag. You do not need a pickaxe to get the tag, though you cannot mine the star further without a pickaxe. This player's name will also be added to the Shooting Star Noticeboard in the house north of the [[Observatory]].

Each layer of the star is mined from 0% to 100%, at which point the outermost layer sloughs off and the star's size is reduced by one. The amount left to mine of the current layer can be determined by prospecting while mining. More people mining the star will get through these layers faster.

Players will receive stardust as they mine the star, receiving experience every time a piece of stardust is mined. Players can only own a maximum of 200 [[stardust]] at a time. [[File:Size9star.png|thumb|A Size-9 Crashed Star.]] Stardust can be banked, but the 200 maximum counts stardust in your bank as well. If 200 stardust has been reached, experience will still be received for mining in exactly the same manner as with lower amounts stardust.

Once the final layer (when the star is size one) is fully mined, a [[star sprite]] will be released, and players will not be able to mine any more. The star sprite in the remains of its star can be spoken to in order to exchange stardust for a reward (See ''Rewards'', below). [[Star sprite]]s will reward only once per day; a day is the 24 hour period beginning at 00:00 ([[Wikipedia:Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]). The star sprite will stay for ten minutes before eventually disappearing.

If the star is not fully mined and the sprite not released by time the next star falls, the rock vanishes without an opportunity to exchange star dust. However, stardust need not be exchanged at the star at which it was received, meaning that if a player mines some dust but didn't manage to break open the star, they could still exchange it with the star sprite in the next star.

====Notes====
*[[Mining#Temporary_boosts|Mining boosts]] can be used to reach a required level for mining a particular layer. For example, a [[Dwarven Stout]] will briefly raise [[mining]] one level, allowing someone with level 89 to boost to level 90 in order to mine a size 9 star. Invisible mining boosts cannot be used to do this, although will allow slightly improved experience rates.
*The Star fall cycle will reset during a system update and stars on the ground before the update will vanish.
*It is possible that the telescopes of two poh will show different timers. (For example, one might say its 10–12 minutes away while the other says 9–11 minutes). In this case the landing time is narrowed down to the time when the timers overlap (In this case in 10–11 minutes)
*At very infrequent intervals the star will fall in a different kingdom than the one named. This may happen on one world, or across many. Most instances of this glitch it has affected only a single fall, although it has lasted up to half a day.
*The following terms are very common amongst star hunters:
**Scoper: When working in a team, the person remaining at the telescope to tell everyone when the star crashed.
**Spotter: When working in a team, the people who stand at possible star landing sites and wait until the star lands at one of their spots. Once they have found the star they advise the Scoper and the other spotters.
**Tag: To first reach the star and receive the exp for it (see rewards).
**Teletubby: nickname for the star sprite.
**"To tub a star": To finish mining the last layer, releasing the star sprite.

====Star sizes====
The following table lists the star sizes, with the [[Mining]] level required to mine it. The Mining experience is gained per stardust.

The amount of stardust per star size is indicated in the table below. There is a precise amount of stardust in each size of the star. Once this amount has been received between the players mining it, the size will reduce (assuming potential dust is removed when players with 200 dust receive experience). Therefore, the time it takes to lower a star size depends upon the number of miners mining it and their respective mining levels; the more miners, the faster the star gets to the star sprite level.

Higher star sizes will give less total stardust than at lower sizes, so for the same number of miners, a high star size reduces to the next size faster than for a low star size.

:{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Star size
![[Mining]] level
!XP/stardust
!XP/stardust with [[Sacred clay pickaxe]]
!Number of [[stardust]]/star size
!Total XP per size
!Cumulative XP
|-
|9
|90
|210
|420
|15
|3150
|80271
|-
|8
|80
|145
|290
|25
|3625
|77121
|-
|7
|70
|114
|228
|40
|4560
|73496
|-
|6
|60
|71
|142
|80
|5680
|68936
|-
|5
|50
|47
|94
|175
|8225
|63256
|-
|4
|40
|32
|64
|250
|8000
|55031
|-
|3
|30
|29
|58
|439
|12731
|47031
|-
|2
|20
|25
|50
|700
|17500
|34300
|-
|1
|10
|14
|28
|1200
|16800
|16800
|}

==Rewards==
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[[File:Star sprite.png|thumb||The Star Sprite]]
* The first person who attempts to mine the star will receive experience equal to 75 times their Mining level.
* Stardust can be exchanged with a star sprite in a fully mined star for a reward determined by how much dust the player had with them, up to (for 200 stardust):
** 152 [[Cosmic rune]]s
** 52 [[Astral rune]]s
** 20 [[Gold ore]]s (noted)
** 50,002 [[Coins]]
*** The GE values for these items currently add up to: {{Coins|{{#expr:({{GEP|cosmic rune}} * 152) + {{#expr:({{GEP|Astral rune}} * 52) + {{#expr:({{GEP|gold ore}} * 20) + 50002}}}}}}}} coins.
** The ability to randomly receive additional ore when mining for up to 15 minutes of in-game time(The timer on the bonus pauses when logged out). The chance of getting an additional ore is 25% and even works on runite, as well as special ores such as [[red sandstone]] and [[bane ore]].
***The extra ore bonus stacks with the [[Varrock armour]] or [[Golden mining suit]], so it is possible to mine three ores from one rock (only up to [[Adamantite ore]]).
***It is possible to receive 4 ores at once while mining in [[Living Rock Caverns]], having the extra ore bonus active and wearing the Varrock armour.
* There is a chance that you mine [[gems]] ([[sapphire]]-[[diamond]]) from various layers of the star. Wearing a charged [[amulet of glory]] increases this chance. Wearing a [[Ring of Wealth]] occasionally doubles the gem yield.
** For example, when the message in the chat box is "You just found an emerald! Your ring of wealth shines more brightly!" two emeralds appear in the player's inventory. Oddly, it can be that nothing is found - let alone double - despite the fact that the player receives the message "Your ring of wealth shines more brightly!". This is when the gem randomizer hits a 'blank' and gives no gem, and the ring of wealth doubles this - effectively giving two nothings.
**[[Onyx]] and [[Dragonstone]] are '''not''' mined from stars, but players often claim to receive them at stars as a joke or hoax.

[[File:Recent Shooting Star Noticeboard.png|thumb|The Shooting Star noticeboard]]

===Squeal of Fortune spins===
On [[2 April]] [[2012]] the Squeal of Fortune was updated to allow players to receive a [[Spin Ticket]] from the Shooting Star D&D. However, a ticket can only be obtained from this D&D when it is the designated Distraction and Diversion of the week.

In addition to obtaining extra spin tickets for the Squeal of Fortune, players can receive [[D&D token (shooting star)|D&D tickets for shooting stars]], allowing them to exchange stardust with the sprite once more on top of the daily limit. Each ticket can be used once and players may only use one ticket per day, meaning the player can only exchange stardust with the star sprite up to a maximum of twice per day.

==Scoreboard==
In the [[Observatory]] professor's house is a noticeboard which lists the last five stars to be discovered on that world, how long ago they were, and who discovered them.

==Trivia==
* Stars used to land in bounty hunter worlds, but they would always land in the wilderness.
*On [[27 October]] [[2011]], as part of celebrations for [[ClusterFlutterer|measures against botting]], the experience received for mining a star was tripled for the day, and the reward for exchanging stardust was improved – near doubled – giving 100,002 coins, 302 cosmic runes, 102 astral runes and 40 noted gold ore for 200 dust. The experience received for finding a star was tripled, but the chance of receiving double ores was the same. There was a bug where stars would sometimes be invisible to some players which still remains unfixed.
*With the Dominion Tower (2 November 2011) update, the Uzer mine's location was moved but the Uzer star's landing location was not, leaving it in an unreachable location east of the desert strykewyrms. This was fixed a week later.
*You cannot obtain [[Strange Rocks]] from mining stars.

==References==
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*RuneScape [[RuneScape Forums|Game Guide]]
**[http://forum.runescape.com/forums.ws?75,76 Shooting Star]
*[[Clan Chat|RuneScape Forums]]
**Various threads to locate star landings (go to RuneScape forums [http://services.runescape.com/m=forum/forums.ws?75,76 Distractions & Diversions forums]) as well as [[Clan Chat]]s.

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[[Category:Distractions and Diversions]]
[[Category:Dailies]]

Shooting Star - Revision history

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