Super-habitats

this is something i can see as buildable, but it still has the
problem of stability. Perhaps two rotating in opposition, connected
by a frame, with the mirrors on opposite ends, would stablize it and
keep them aligned with the mirrors.

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "Combs, Mike"
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> From: spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Darren
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> > If the cylinder is 15,000 Km long (distance between end-caps)
> > then extra light (more mirrors?) at the centre and less as you
> > get towards the end-caps might work.
>
> One of my favorite habitat mirror arrangements is this one:
>
> http://ssi.org/assets/images/Ch06p086.gif
> http://ssi.org/assets/images/Ch06p088.gif
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> But there's a reason why the cylinder is much shorter than in the
> examples of Island 2 and 3. Since light is radiating outward from a
> central reflector, you couldn't get too long with the cylinder
without
> the central parts getting significantly more sun than the ends.
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