Timeline for Is there a way for a permanent Lunar eclipse, or another Object to always be in Earth's shadow?
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| May 27, 2021 at 18:30 | comment | added | IronEagle | Interesting, I like this. A "natural" source for corner reflectors would be some kind of spherical glass beads, which could form if the moon has some kind of wind or something. This would lead to the moon always being illuminated with a little bit of Earthshine, but a lunar eclipse would be terrifying - the moon would illuminate like the sun as it got close! | |
| May 27, 2021 at 11:25 | comment | added | Mike Serfas | That cartoon illustrates what happens if the red light strikes the lunar surface and is scattered in all directions. Nonetheless, NASA can see a laser strike a corner reflector on the Moon, because that sends the entire light signal back to the source. | |
| May 26, 2021 at 22:40 | comment | added | KerrAvon2055 | Interesting idea, however re your last point about St Patricks Day - no, see mandatory xkcd what if for why: what-if.xkcd.com/13 | |
| May 26, 2021 at 22:17 | history | answered | Mike Serfas | CC BY-SA 4.0 |