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They address this in the article: Only twice per year are the panels in shadow, at the equinoxes. Presumably all the rest of the time they're slightly above/bel

They address this in the article: Only twice per year are the panels in shadow, at the equinoxes. Presumably all the rest of the time they're slightly above/below the earth with respect to its orbit. It's the same reason the moon is lit nearly all the time.

mlyle 3y ago
> It's the same reason the moon is lit nearly all the time. The moon is 10x further away, so the Earth subtends/shades a much smaller angle.
- DennisP 3y ago
  A geostationary satellite gets eclipsed more than the moon but it's still in full sun 99.5% of the time.