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 angle of entry, speed of approach, and other details will be presented.
 * The estimate impact location and time becomes more accurate as time passes.
 * The first person to attempt to mine it will be rewarded with a hefty chunk of Mining experience (Note that there is no Mining level requirement to claim this bonus.)
 * 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.
 * Players can only carry a maximum of 200 stardust at a time.

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.
 * 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.