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System halos

Postby Gorf » Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:19 am

What do the "glowing" halos around stars in the galaxy map represent? If you colour the map by star type, then disable the various star types, you can often see the glow without the star icon.

I thought it might mean there's something rare in the system, but after investigating a few I've still no idea what it represents...
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Re: System halos

Postby Gorf » Wed Sep 02, 2015 5:51 pm

To answer my own post - it seems like they are nothing more than particularly bright stars...
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Re: System halos

Postby Flip » Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:31 pm

Planetary nebulae could fit that description, in some cases.
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