Kepler-type science with Hullcam VDS and KerbalGalaxy 2?

[seanth]

I was thinking about Kepler space telescope data recently, and started wondering whether it would be possible in KSP to detect exoplanets in mods like Kerbal Galaxy 2 using mods like Hullcam VDS. It's immensely satisfying to use the cameras in Hullcam VDS to monitor Jool and it's moons. It'd be super cool if we could detect reductions in light coming from other stars in the game as their planets transit them.

It's definitely possible to see eclipses and partial eclipses of Kerbol by planets in the Kerbol system, but I'm not sure the game would allow the player to detect eclipses of other stars by their exoplanets.

Has anyone tried this? I don't think there is an existing tool in-game that would pick up the reduction in light. Maybe a new type of solar panel that is calibrated to show amount of energy produced (which would be vanishingly small) when pointed at other stars in KSP?