Solar Eclipse in KSP

[ThorGer]

I was wondering why my Ion Plane werent working so I looked at the solar panels and thought wtf: status: blocked by the mun.

Then i looked to the sun and the mun blocked the sun causing a solar eclipse.

Here a Picture:

And here in Real Life

it's still surprising what you can find in kerbal space program

[MmPMSFmM]

In Kerbal Space Program, Solar Eclipses are the ninth most common things you can see on Kerbin. first eight being KSC, Grass, Atmosphere, Ocean, Sand, Mountains, the Mün and Minmus (not necessarily in that order).

Solar Eclipses caused by Minmus... Well that's something else.

Edited April 24, 2013 by MmPMSFmM

[Holo]

In Kerbal Space Program, Solar Eclipses are the ninth most common things you can see on Kerbin. first eight being KSC, Grass, Atmosphere, Ocean, Sand, Mountains, the Mün and Minmus (not necessarily in that order).

Solar Eclipses caused by Minmus... Well that's something else.

That's actually caused a transit. It happens on Mars with Phobos and Deimos.

[FritzPixel]

The mun and the sun are on the same relative plane, so anytime they line up you'll see an eclipse. With real life eclipses they need to line up at the exact time their orbital inclinations cross as well, so it's much more rare. Space is cool!

Edited April 25, 2013 by FritzPixel

[MmPMSFmM]

... yeah... *facepalm*

[ProjectXMark1]

Pretty cool, never seen one myself. Maybe I'll get one on my drive-a-thon to the pyramid anomaly.

[ROFLCopter64bit]

I've seen one first-hand.

[Guest]

They're easy to come across, but always spectacular to see.

[1001sd]

I've seen one! It was night... Well, maybe it doesn't count

But I've seen one on a Mün transfer where Kerbin crossed in front of Kerbol, and I was near enough to the Mün that it makes sense.

Edited April 25, 2013 by 1001sd
I is capital :)

[Aviator172]

I have some cool pictures of a solar eclipse but there is no url for my pictures. Forum Fail...

[CheeseMonger]

soz i didn't get a picture but i saw one on my first day of ksp xd