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If I was building a Dyson sphere I would launch multiple modular solar panels into orbit around the star. This is the cheapest scalable way to do it while I co
by brador 10y ago
If I was building a Dyson sphere I would launch multiple modular solar panels into orbit around the star. This is the cheapest scalable way to do it while I collect resources and send more as my energy needs increase.
The problem then is getting that energy out. I'd use lasers from my panels to my planet. That means my solar panel collective in orbit around the star will have to always point to my planet for maximum efficiency so I don't have useless panels since there's no way i'm building a battery at star energy scale on each panel.
The dimming you see would then be based on the orbit time of my planet around the star, since the panel half halo will always be pointing at my planet. Essentially geostationary around the star.