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===Quick and Dirty How-To ===

*~~Drop as many probes as needed to cover~~ the system~~. This can be as few as one Core probe, but larger systems may require more. Scan,~~ and ~~use the filter~~ to ~~limit your results~~ to ~~what~~ you ~~want to find.~~

*Look at the system scanner and determine if there are any Cosmic Anomalies to be found (Before Odyeesy expansion you had to drop probes and scan before you could determine if a system had any Cosmic Anomalies in it)

*~~Once you get a result, position~~ probes ~~to cover that result~~. ~~This may be as easy as moving them around a little~~, ~~or covering a sphere. Either way, keep in mind~~ results ~~from long range scans are ''very'' inaccurate sometimes~~.

*Drop your probes. Scan, and use the filter to limit your results to what you want to find.

*~~With luck, you will get one result. If~~ you get ~~circles, or more spheres, your initial guess was off and you need to reposition and try again. One way to easily cover~~ a ~~sphere-~~result, ~~is to put 4~~ probes ~~around the edges at enough range~~ to cover ~~the entire sphere~~. ~~Put~~ them ~~at whatever you want to call the top bottom~~, ~~left and right, looking down from above~~. ~~If this is impractical~~, ~~overlap the sphere as much as possible and try to narrow it down to a circle-result~~.

*Once you get a result, position probes to cover that result. This may be as easy as moving them around a little, or covering a sphere. Either way, keep in mind results from wide scans are ''very'' inaccurate sometimes.

*~~Once~~ you get ~~it down to~~ one result, ~~close probes in~~, ~~bring them~~ to ~~the same plane as the result, drop scan radius,~~ and ~~re-scan~~. 4 probes ~~with~~ enough ~~strength is all that is required~~ to ~~find anything~~. ~~One way to do~~ this is to ~~position the probes in~~ a ~~square around the~~ result~~, with 4 of the slide arrows touching the result-circle~~.

*With luck, you will get "one dot" result. If you get circles, or more spheres, your initial guess was off and you need to reposition and try again. One way to easily cover a sphere-result, is to put 4 probes around the edges at enough range to cover the entire sphere. If this is impractical, overlap the sphere as much as possible and try to narrow it down to a circle-result.

*~~Repeat the process of dropping range, positioning arrows on the result circle, and rescanning until~~ you get ~~your~~ result~~. If you hit the minimum probe range and still can't get 100%~~, ~~try repositioning your~~ probes ~~more carefully & one at a time. There are some sites that you may not be able~~ to ~~probe -- to get them, you can use Sisters launcher & probes~~, ~~rig your ship, buy hardwired scanning implants~~, and~~/or train higher levels of the relevant skills~~.

*Once you get it down to one result, close probes in, bring them to the same plane as the result, drop scan radius, and re-scan.

* ~~You can increase scanning strength~~, ~~in extreme cases, by placing a 5th probe~~ on ~~top of~~ the ~~signal~~, ~~carefully arranged between~~ the ~~other 4 probes.~~

*Repeat the process of dropping range, positioning arrows on the result circle, and rescanning until you get your result. If you hit the minimum probe range and still can't get 100%, try repositioning your probes more closely to the Anomaly (holding ALT and sliding the probes closer to the target works wonders). There are some sites that you may not be able to probe -- to get them, try to increase your "probe scan strength". You can use Sisters launcher & probes, rig your ship, buy hardwired scanning implants, and/or train higher levels of the relevant skills.

* Note that core probes ~~can go~~ to ~~half~~ the ~~range~~ and ~~therefore twice~~ the ~~strength of combat~~ probes. ~~When scanning difficult~~ sites, you may ~~need~~ to ~~switch~~ to ~~core~~ probes.

==Detecting Site Type With a Single Deep Space Probe==

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 ===Quick and Dirty How-To ===
-*Drop as many probes as needed to cover the system.  This can be as few as one Core probe, but larger systems may require more.  Scan, and use the filter to limit your results to what you want to find.
+*Look at the system scanner and determine if there are any Cosmic Anomalies to be found (Before Odyeesy expansion you had to drop probes and scan before you could determine if a system had any Cosmic Anomalies in it)
-*Once you get a result, position probes to cover that result.  This may be as easy as moving them around a little, or covering a sphere.  Either way, keep in mind results from long range scans are ''very'' inaccurate sometimes.
+*Drop your probes. Scan, and use the filter to limit your results to what you want to find.
-*With luck, you will get one result.  If you get circles, or more spheres, your initial guess was off and you need to reposition and try again.  One way to easily cover a sphere-result, is to put 4 probes around the edges at enough range to cover the entire sphere.  Put them at whatever you want to call the top bottom, left and right, looking down from above.  If this is impractical, overlap the sphere as much as possible and try to narrow it down to a circle-result.
+*Once you get a result, position probes to cover that result.  This may be as easy as moving them around a little, or covering a sphere.  Either way, keep in mind results from wide scans are ''very'' inaccurate sometimes.
-*Once you get it down to one result, close probes in, bring them to the same plane as the result, drop scan radius, and re-scan.  4 probes with enough strength is all that is required to find anything.  One way to do this is to position the probes in a square around the result, with 4 of the slide arrows touching the result-circle.
+*With luck, you will get "one dot" result.  If you get circles, or more spheres, your initial guess was off and you need to reposition and try again.  One way to easily cover a sphere-result, is to put 4 probes around the edges at enough range to cover the entire sphere.  If this is impractical, overlap the sphere as much as possible and try to narrow it down to a circle-result.
-*Repeat the process of dropping range, positioning arrows on the result circle, and rescanning until you get your result.  If you hit the minimum probe range and still can't get 100%, try repositioning your probes more carefully & one at a time.  There are some sites that you may not be able to probe -- to get them, you can use Sisters launcher & probes, rig your ship, buy hardwired scanning implants, and/or train higher levels of the relevant skills.
+*Once you get it down to one result, close probes in, bring them to the same plane as the result, drop scan radius, and re-scan.
-* You can increase scanning strength, in extreme cases, by placing a 5th probe on top of the signal, carefully arranged between the other 4 probes.
+*Repeat the process of dropping range, positioning arrows on the result circle, and rescanning until you get your result.  If you hit the minimum probe range and still can't get 100%, try repositioning your probes more closely to the Anomaly (holding ALT and sliding the probes closer to the target works wonders).  There are some sites that you may not be able to probe -- to get them, try to increase your "probe scan strength". You can use Sisters launcher & probes, rig your ship, buy hardwired scanning implants, and/or train higher levels of the relevant skills.
-* Note that core probes can go to half the range and therefore twice the strength of combat probes.  When scanning difficult sites, you may need to switch to core probes.
 ==Detecting Site Type With a Single Deep Space Probe==