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Comment Re:ok... (Score 1) 165

Make a sphere with a central axis. Place the fresnel lens on the surface of the sphere. Rotate the sphere about the center (where the focal point is.) No more formation flying, etc. Since you don't need any part of the sphere but the place where the fresnel lens is, just create a radius - lens at one end, focal point at the other end. Use a track to adjust the focal point distance from the foil. Rotate the entire assembly to re-point. No formation flying. Precision alignment all the time. Slow adjustment means good fuel economy.

from the article:

For one thing, the light comes to a focus far away from the foil sheet â" with distances measured in kilometres

So how big would that sphere be? A better idea maybe to place the whole setup on a planetary system such as the dark side of the moon or possibly mars or further. Of course it still has to be brought there and setup. This makes it more difficult and I agree with the last part of the article that it's not a matured enough yet.

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