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Challenge #276: Getting Star-ted

patrick_digan
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

I ended up with 2 solutions

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I did method 2 first which seemed like a lot of tools. Then I tried the buffer tool and it magically produced the output (although it may be .01 miles off due to buffering lol). 
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DaisukeTsuchiya
14 - Magnetar
14 - Magnetar
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PhilipMannering
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula

Also had a couple of methods, but the first made my star squiffy,

 

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balajilolla
8 - Asteroid
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Solution Attached

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MerlinB
6 - Meteoroid
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achillesjing
7 - Meteor

Here is my solution.

TonyA
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

I was a little surprised when I saw the sequence so I decided to go on a bit of a tangent.

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ggruccio
ACE Emeritus
ACE Emeritus

Since it was a spatial challenge, I had to see where the star was!

 

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Used 
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Used Poly-Build tool to assemble the framework for the star then used Summarize tool to Spatial-combine.

 

joelmiller66
9 - Comet
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Qiu
21 - Polaris
21 - Polaris

Wonder what would be the best way to do it if the labels are in random order.

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