What are the occupational hazards for mining the nebulae?
As a high mass star which have already burnt through all of the lighter elements and is now building up iron, the fusion reaction will no longer produce sufficient energy to counter its own weight. In mere seconds the star would quickly collapse and triggers one of the most violent and spectacular firework in the universe, that is the supernova. The rich materials will be scattered into space and given time new stars would emerge, this is the nebula and I was wondering:
What kind of danger would an advanced civilization encounter during mining?
At what stage of the nebula is good for mining?
And how do you mine nebulae?
Tech level is around Kardashev Type II and no Faster-Than-Light transportation.
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