A neverending solar eclipse | Dead Planets Society

Did you miss out on the recent total eclipse? Never fear, we’ve got a solution. We bring you the constant solar eclipse.
Chelsea Whyte and Leah Crane have decided not to destroy the Sun this time. Instead, they just want to block it from view at all times. But it’s all in the name of good - so everyone gets to experience the same “primal fear” Leah did when she first saw an eclipse.
What starts with a modest-sized sunshade in low-Earth orbit creating 5 second eclipses, quickly turns into moving entire planets at the risk of all life on Earth - obviously. With the help of astronomer Bruce Macintosh from UC Santa Cruz, they also create the biggest piece of art ever made and call on the help of the world’s knitters.
Dead Planets Society is a podcast that takes outlandish ideas about how to tinker with the cosmos - from punching a hole in a planet to unifying the asteroid belt to destroying the sun - and subjects them to the laws of physics to see how they fare.
Your hosts are Leah Crane and Chelsea Whyte.
If you have a cosmic object you’d like to figure out how to destroy, email the team at [e-mail]. It may just feature in a later episode…
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[@saruwatarisa]

the super villains watching this: *takes notes*

[@WideCuriosity]

Neither your hand, nor an umbrella are circular enough.
Edit: Only just started watching but... can you not stick a satellite up to orbit the moon and have it permanently looking towards the sun in the eclipse position ? You'll need your monitors as part of it too.
Alternatively, if you are insistent individuals must experience in person, sort out the moonbase for trips/stays on the moon, and block the sun from the moonbase with an orbiting circular satellite.

[@NewScientist]

A similar proposition is actually in the works, using two satellites aligned to create an eclipse on demand. You can learn about this project here - ruclips.net/video/UKtGyVTFdGQ/видео.html

[@WideCuriosity]

@@NewScientist Thanks, I will check it out.

[@Astrorenity]

Using Uranus for a solar eclipse does that mean we will be mooning the earth? 😅

[@jadijune9058]

Why do they keep laughing?Distractive.