Shooting Star

Shooting Star is part of the Distractions and Diversions introduced on 2 September 2008.

Introduction
Shooting stars fall from the sky in RuneScape. If players are able to mine through the star, they might be able to see a Star sprite.

Requirements

 * Level 10 Mining; higher level useful.

Mining

 * Identify where and when a shooting star will fall. Using a telescope in a Player-owned house is useful.  The approximate area and time of the next landing will be provided.  Upgraded telescopes provide a more accurate time.
 * The first person to attempt to mine it will be rewarded with an instant chunk of Mining experience (about 6K) (Note that there is no Mining level requirement to claim this bonus.) Their name will also be added to the Shooting Star Noticeboard in the Observatory.
 * Shooting stars come in different sizes, and the outer layers are harder with larger stars. Players can find out how large the star is by prospecting it.
 * Each layer of the star is mined from 0% to 100% at which point the outermost layer sloughs off and the star will go down one level, so that a level five will become a four and then a three and so forth. The amount left to mine can be determined by prospecting while mining. More people mining the star will get through these layers faster, while with just two or three people it can take up to ten minutes per level.
 * Players can only carry a maximum of 200 Stardust at a time.

Star locations
The location of the stars are random, although they always land near a mine or bank.

Stars have been seen in:

Fremennik Province

 * The mine in Rellekka
 * The mine in Miscellania.
 * The mine ladder just a little northwest of Jatizso.

Gnome Stronghold
Next to the bank near the spirit tree.

Karamja or Crandor

 * Brimhaven gold mine
 * Crandor mine south
 * Mining area north of Shilo Village near Nature altar

Kharidian Desert

 * Outside Nardah bank
 * Mine north of Uzer
 * Mine north-west of the Agility Pyramid
 * Outside Al Kharid bank
 * Duel Arena
 * Quarry

Kingdom of Asgarnia

 * North-east of Falador
 * The mine west of Falador
 * Rimmington mine
 * Crafting guild mine
 * A little east of the four ladder entrance to the falador mining guild.

Kingdom of Kandarin

 * Coal Trucks
 * Outside Yanille bank
 * Near Monastery Mines

Kingdom of Misthalin

 * Lumbridge Swamp east mine
 * Varrock east mine
 * Varrock west mine

Miscellania

 * Miscellania mine

Morytania or Mos Le'Harmless

 * Outside Canifis bank
 * Outside Burgh de Rott bank

Piscatoris

 * South of the fishing colony (this is technically in the Kingdom of Kandarin, though the telescope says Piscatoris)

Tirannwn

 * Just South of the Tiny-Crystal Teleport destination

Wilderness

 * Bounty Hunter
 * Hobgoblin Mine
 * Mine north of Edgeville
 * Next to rune rocks north of Lava Maze (level 46 Wildy)

Star sizes
The following table lists the star sizes, with the Mining level required to mine it. The Mining experience is gained per stardust. Note that you can continue to mine past 200 stardust; you will not receive any more stardust, but you will still get mining experience.


 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! Star size !! Level !! XP/stardust !! XP for 200 stardust
 * 9 || 90 || 210 || 42,000
 * 8 || 80 || 145 || 29,000
 * 7 || 70 || 114 || 22,800
 * 6 || 60 || 71 || 14,200
 * 5 || 50 || 47 || 9,400
 * 4 || 40 || 32 || 6,400
 * 3 || 30 || 29 || 5,800
 * 2 || 20 || 25 || 5,000
 * 1 || 10 || 14 || 2,800
 * }
 * 4 || 40 || 32 || 6,400
 * 3 || 30 || 29 || 5,800
 * 2 || 20 || 25 || 5,000
 * 1 || 10 || 14 || 2,800
 * }
 * 2 || 20 || 25 || 5,000
 * 1 || 10 || 14 || 2,800
 * }
 * }

Rewards

 * Star sprites only offer to reward once per day.
 * To claim the reward, simply chat to the star sprite while it stands around in the remains of its star.
 * When you reach the star sprite you are rewarded according to how much dust you have with up to 152 cosmic runes, 52 astral runes, 20 noted gold ores, 50002 coins, and the ability to randomly receive additional ore when mining for up to next 15 minutes (similar to Varrock armour).
 * There is also a chance that gems can be found in the various layers of the star. The harder layers have been subject to the greatest heat and pressure, so players are much more likely to find one in the largest stars with the hardest shells.

Scoreboard
In the Observatory is a noticeboard which lists the last five meteors to be discovered, how long ago they were, and who discovered them.