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minus-squareDeath_Equity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·11 months agoThat is 300 ft, not 600-1,200 miles. The Sun puts more energy on a spy satellite than the array could do.
minus-squareSchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoThe extra distance from the satellite to the earth and back is negligible. It’s also countered by having thousands of sources vs a single one. It’s why you can be blinded by looking at the sun a mirror still, it’s not like the mirror becomes the new source and the calculation starts again….
in my defense:
That is 300 ft, not 600-1,200 miles.
The Sun puts more energy on a spy satellite than the array could do.
The extra distance from the satellite to the earth and back is negligible. It’s also countered by having thousands of sources vs a single one.
It’s why you can be blinded by looking at the sun a mirror still, it’s not like the mirror becomes the new source and the calculation starts again….