[Spaceships] SM+35 Toroid Station?

AlexanderHowl · 04-02-2019, 12:56 PM

Passive lighting is an issue. The best way would be to have an array of shades that rotate slower than the habitat and the have the habitat perpendicular to the orbital plane (the Sun being always 'above' the habitat). With the rotating shades, you can block out the sunlight for an artificial night. If you want, you can have an array of rotating mirrors behind the habitat to give more light during the 'day'.

04-02-2019, 12:56 PM	#29
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: [Spaceships] SM+35 Toroid Station? Passive lighting is an issue. The best way would be to have an array of shades that rotate slower than the habitat and the have the habitat perpendicular to the orbital plane (the Sun being always 'above' the habitat). With the rotating shades, you can block out the sunlight for an artificial night. If you want, you can have an array of rotating mirrors behind the habitat to give more light during the 'day'.