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minus-squareascend@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoCurious how well it works with moon reflection
minus-squaretheunknownmuncher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 month agoTechnically still solar power, but with the moon as an additional mirror in the system.
minus-squarelurker2718@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·1 month agoA construction like this could never work with moonlight, not even theoretically. There is a nice xkcd about it: https://what-if.xkcd.com/145/
minus-squarestarman2112@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThe sodium probably gets hot enough to keep glowing overnight
At night?
Curious how well it works with moon reflection
Technically still solar power, but with the moon as an additional mirror in the system.
A construction like this could never work with moonlight, not even theoretically. There is a nice xkcd about it: https://what-if.xkcd.com/145/
The sodium probably gets hot enough to keep glowing overnight