scoopable stars

[Kamiyama]

I know which stars I can scoop from:

OBAFGKM

But they aren't that simple on the galaxy screen. On my current course my fuel runs out at an M3 V star. Is that a type of M star, or something completely different?

Basically is the first letter in a stars class all that matters when it comes to scooping?

[Captain Sardonic]

Originally posted by Kamiyama:

Basically is the first letter in a stars class all that matters when it comes to scooping?

Yes.

[Mu77ley]

You can filter on the star types in the galaxy mpa, and then if a star isn't shown at a route point you know it isn't scoopable.

[Edelweiss ✿]

KGBFOAM

[Bjørn]

Originally posted by Edelweiss ✿:

KGBFOAM

KGB-foam... should be easy to remember, thanks :)

[Gin]

FOG KBAM is my preferred pnemonic.

[Dave1029]

You can scoop main sequence stars. The reason is they are still burning hydrogen fuel to power their cores. Red giants and White dwarves have already exhausted their reserves of Hydrogen.

[Ingestible Bulk]

Each identifier consists of three components:

Spectral class: A capital letter out of the sequence: O, B, A, F, G, K, M. (A helpful real-world mnemonic for remembering this is, "Oh Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me.") This mainly specifies the temperature ranging from O (hottest) to M (coolest). Other letters specify extensions to this classification system, namely: W, L, T, Y, C, S, D. A few of those classes have subclasses such as DA, DB and DC as subclasses of D.
Spectral subclass: Each letter class is then subdivided using a numeric digit with 0 being the hottest and 9 being the coolest.
Luminosity class: A luminosity class is added to the spectral class using Roman numerals.This classifies the stars by its spectral characteristics considering color and brightness. Those spectral characteristics provide information about the type of the star:
0 or Ia for hypergiants
I for supergiants
II for bright giants
III for regular giants
IV for sub-giants
V for main-sequence stars (most of the known stars belong to this class)
VI for sub-dwarfs
VII for white dwarf
Thus, G2 V means: The Sun is semi hot (G), it belongs to the hotter stars (2) in class G and it is considered as a so called main-sequence star (V).

[tinman44]

I think I actually just learned something

[Bjørn]

Originally posted by jeremylinaf:

I think I actually just learned something

Me too. Thanks for that post, xDuffManx!

[Ingestible Bulk]

Originally posted by Psilio:

Originally posted by jeremylinaf:

I think I actually just learned something

Me too. Thanks for that post, xDuffManx!

duffman loves astronomical education, oh yeah!

[Bjørn]

It was possible to scoop hydrogen fuel from gas giants in the previous versions of Elite, by the way. Hope to see that reintroduced!