solar eclipse?

[epikphlail]

Since the new moon was added I was wandering if its possible to have a solar eclipse in the game. I\'ve never seen one myself in the game but if someone has it would be cool to know.

[Nibb31]

It was already possible even with a single moon, especially as the sun is a simple point of light and not a large disc. They are also quite frequent because all 3 bodies are on the same ecliptic plane. However, it doesn\'t necessarily cause a darkening of the scene because of the way Unity renders ambient light.

You can also experience an eclipse on the Mun, when Kerbin comes between the Sun and the Mun. Again, due to a Unity rendering glitch, the eclipse shadow is only rendered a few hundred meters around the camera, so it appears as a disc on the ground around your ship. I suppose an eclipse on Minmus is also possible, but much more rare because of the inclination.

[Ted]

I\'ve seen it happen as well, I didn\'t actually realise what had happened until the sun suddenly appeared ~15 degrees above the horizon.

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[Felix]

I\'ve seen it happen as well, I didn\'t actually realise what had happened until the sun suddenly appeared ~15 degrees above the horizon.

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Forget solar eclipses, I need the craft file for that plane RIGHT NOW.

[Ted]

Forget solar eclipses, I need the craft file for that plane RIGHT NOW.

Coming right up!

I must warn you though, it needs a few mods to work properly.

Firstly, I used MechJeb for the information about the orbit/surface, it\'s not necessary really.

The struts that are at the front of the plane are from the Probodobdyne Construction Kit.

Also, I edited the .cfg file for the torodial aerospike engine to give it a better burn rate, this plane should function just as well with other engines however.

Included were also triple parachutes and a stronger strut for strengthening several connections around the spaceplane, I took these out though as they weren\'t really necessary. They were part of the Kosmos pack and you can add them yourself if you want.

Hope you have fun with the plane, it handles quite well with SAS on or off (I\'d advise leaving it on though, aerospike engines are quite lethal) and can get you into a nice orbit.