• pearsaltchocolatebar
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    9 months ago

    Yeah, you just need a bunch of geared stepper motors and a big computer. The atmosphere is the reason it almost certainly won’t work

    • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      Could do it by hand, if you’re patient enough. Again: not like the satellite has much say in the matter. It’s gonna be at a specific point, at a specific time. You don’t even need to cover the mirrors, since the sun won’t be at the right angle for all of them to converge until that intended moment.