I have been looking for the 4th star in this one system, but it doesn't seem to be anywhere. I am going 1000c but I don't see any tiny lights moving... How do you find stars?
How do you find stars?
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It's a challenge, especially when they are 500 thousand light years+ away, The best method is to simply not and save up for an advanced discovery scanner that find everything since it has infinite range.
Sargon
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Are you searching while in Supercruise? Otherwise the parallax wont be visible.
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Edit: Yes, 1000c in supercruise and I don't see anything moving other than the stars I have found, the system map tells me there is another unexplored star.
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The first 2 stars are right next to each other, (Binary) then there is another star about 35,000 LS away, but then there is a 4th star I can't find. If you want to take a look, it is the Youming System.
You have to be travelling in the right direction relatively offset to it - so you have to scan around 360° in both Azimuth and Elevation as your canopy only gives a small view.
Also look out for deep space USS then look offset to that location and see if you can spot said star moving against background.
Some are enormous distances from each other.
I quite like the challenge to find the elusive ones.
Also look out for deep space USS then look offset to that location and see if you can spot said star moving against background.
Some are enormous distances from each other.
I quite like the challenge to find the elusive ones.
Sargon
Banned
Try flying perpendicular to the two star's orbital plane. Then rotate in 30 degree increments while looking up.
The farther you get from the two known stars the more dimmer magnitude stars will show up. Making it easier for it to show.
If you're too close to the brighter stars, they will flood and hide dimmer magnitude bodies.
Think about this, In Alpha Centari, there is a gap that takes an hour to cover between the stars.
Proxima Centauri is quite a small star though, this star is fairly big, but I still can't find it. Plus you knew where is was because it had a station...
Some general advice, which can apply to planets as well (and probably isn't for the impatient or non-explorer, but they probably wouldn't bother trying to find the 4th star in the first place).
You can "target" the gravitic center of a system, which will provide clues to where things are (go to the galaxy map, and select the system you are in, then go back. "Deep space" will now be targeted). This works really well for two-star systems as the other star is generally right "behind" the deep space target (possibly many 100s of thousands of LY away though) and you can just start flying in that direction.
In a four star system this will be more difficult, but should still give a clue as to what part of the sky to look in, if you take into account where the other 3 stars are.
You can turn to one side or or the other, and look foir moveent near the edges. These points will be moving relative to the background faster than ones near the center of your screen.
You can watch your speed, if you are getting "near" something you will start slowing down, gradually change your direction until you start slowing down, or accelerating less quickly (being mindful of other objects in the system you already know about).
Note: your navigation system will slow you down (and warn you) when you get near "deep space" even though there is (probably) nothing there. This is a local effect though and once your navigation computer realizes you're not actually going there, you will speed back up again.
The system map will tell you how many stars are in the system, and what color/size they are) (however I just ticketed a bug where a blue-white star appears to be red until nearby). (I assume this is how you know there is a fourth star?) The galaxy map also shows the additional stars (and roughly where they are) if you zoom in far enough).
And generally all the stars (and planets) will be more or less near the same plane, but there are some systems where there are exceptions.
You can also fly at a right-angle to the plane of the ecliptic to get way "above" (or "below") the system, then do a 180 and look for moving things, possibly while turning back and forth, to get things which aren't fitting on your screen. Your scanner will tell you how you are currently oriented relative to the plane of the ecliptic (by the lines showing objects being above or below you) (and assuming there are enough objects, and they are sharing a plane).
You can "target" the gravitic center of a system, which will provide clues to where things are (go to the galaxy map, and select the system you are in, then go back. "Deep space" will now be targeted). This works really well for two-star systems as the other star is generally right "behind" the deep space target (possibly many 100s of thousands of LY away though) and you can just start flying in that direction.
In a four star system this will be more difficult, but should still give a clue as to what part of the sky to look in, if you take into account where the other 3 stars are.
You can turn to one side or or the other, and look foir moveent near the edges. These points will be moving relative to the background faster than ones near the center of your screen.
You can watch your speed, if you are getting "near" something you will start slowing down, gradually change your direction until you start slowing down, or accelerating less quickly (being mindful of other objects in the system you already know about).
Note: your navigation system will slow you down (and warn you) when you get near "deep space" even though there is (probably) nothing there. This is a local effect though and once your navigation computer realizes you're not actually going there, you will speed back up again.
The system map will tell you how many stars are in the system, and what color/size they are) (however I just ticketed a bug where a blue-white star appears to be red until nearby). (I assume this is how you know there is a fourth star?) The galaxy map also shows the additional stars (and roughly where they are) if you zoom in far enough).
And generally all the stars (and planets) will be more or less near the same plane, but there are some systems where there are exceptions.
You can also fly at a right-angle to the plane of the ecliptic to get way "above" (or "below") the system, then do a 180 and look for moving things, possibly while turning back and forth, to get things which aren't fitting on your screen. Your scanner will tell you how you are currently oriented relative to the plane of the ecliptic (by the lines showing objects being above or below you) (and assuming there are enough objects, and they are sharing a plane).
The system map says there is a 4th, unexplored, yellowish star. But I don't see it annnyyywhereee
Slight correction, the galaxy map used to show this. It looks like they've taken it out. (possibly a performance issue, or maybe it was too much of a clue?)
I'm at the center of "Deep Space" in Youming, if anyone wants to help me find it 
I find it helpful to put a acetate sheet on the central monitor and write over dots with a marker. If the dot moves, it's worth investigating.
A video part showing an example of spotting a "moving" *) star:
brumster100 Elite Dangerous - Is it the Game for Me? @15m55s
*) compared to the background while youself move fast in supercruise
brumster100 Elite Dangerous - Is it the Game for Me? @15m55s
*) compared to the background while youself move fast in supercruise
Still haven't found it, been here for 3 hours :l
I'm at the center of "Deep Space" in Youming, if anyone wants to help me find it
Are you still there? I can pop over and be there in 5 mins
Yup still here - the center of Youming is about 80,000 LS away from the main star
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