On 22Sep2021 0432, Alex Goodwin - alex.goodwin at multitel.com.au (via
tml list) wrote:
> IIRC, GT:FI also mentions that stars should receive a _bonus_ to their
> signature (above and beyond their size - eg Sol having +56, Rigel having
> +67 and Rho Cassiopeiae having +73) from their intrinsic luminosity.
> Assuming hyperspectral telescopes, I'd expect brown dwarfs to get no
> bonus, and active stars would get a bonus depending not on their
> _spectral_ class but their _luminosity_ class (M-class hypergiants
> getting a bigger luminosity bonus than B-class main sequence stars).
In that case, the luminosity bonus would be including the size bonus. So
spotting a star would be a roll vs senor quality (or character
perception) + luminosity bonus - range penalty. Now it's 'just' a matter
of getting those bonuses and penalties scaling right...

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