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PlasmaJedi Aug 21, 2017 @ 9:58am
Is the eclipse happening in Sol?
Just curious...
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Nfected (Banned) Aug 21, 2017 @ 10:00am 
That would be cool if it was, but then again you could always fly between the moon and the sun for a similar (if not ghetto) effect
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TiberiuS Aug 21, 2017 @ 10:21am 
there are eclipses in ED... but this is the year 3303. So no, this week will probably be no eclipse on earth in ED ;)
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PlasmaJedi Aug 21, 2017 @ 10:51am 
Originally posted by Der Auslander:
That would be cool if it was, but then again you could always fly between the moon and the sun for a similar (if not ghetto) effect
LOL!!!

Well, has anybody checked? I don't have time to check myself.
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TiberiuS Aug 21, 2017 @ 10:55am 
Originally posted by PlasmaJedi:
Originally posted by Der Auslander:
That would be cool if it was, but then again you could always fly between the moon and the sun for a similar (if not ghetto) effect
LOL!!!

Well, has anybody checked? I don't have time to check myself.
It's not in synch with the real earth / moon / sun of 2017. And it's a little messed up apparently because FDev forgot to implement leap years or so. ^^
At least it was like that in 2014/15. Maybe they corrected the error, but still it's highly unlikely that a solar exlipse happens this week in Elite, too
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Lywelyn Aug 21, 2017 @ 12:21pm 
don't know, don't care ... and pretty sure the devs too.
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Edelweiss ✿ Aug 21, 2017 @ 2:35pm 
Like stated already, the game is in 3303, not 2017. Things are where they are in 3303. And this is space, you can go anywhere and make an eclispe at any time
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Zero Aug 21, 2017 @ 3:33pm 
well to be honest solar eclipses aren't that uncommon they occur yearly. the issue is your reference would be all weird since your in space, you'd need to place your ship between the earth, and the sun/moon.
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Wolf Aug 21, 2017 @ 3:42pm 
Originally posted by OP-1 Zero:
well to be honest solar eclipses aren't that uncommon they occur yearly. the issue is your reference would be all weird since your in space, you'd need to place your ship between the earth, and the sun/moon.
I wonder if you can see a shadow of the moon cast on the earth from space in sol :) i know you can... but im sure some ppl will go see now lol
Last edited by Wolf; Aug 21, 2017 @ 3:43pm
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Turd Ferguson Aug 21, 2017 @ 3:45pm 
Originally posted by wolf:
Originally posted by OP-1 Zero:
well to be honest solar eclipses aren't that uncommon they occur yearly. the issue is your reference would be all weird since your in space, you'd need to place your ship between the earth, and the sun/moon.
I wonder if you can see a shadow of the moon cast on the earth from space in sol :) i know you can... but im sure some ppl will go see now lol


Considering that a planet between 2 suns still has a dark side in the game...probably not.
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ZombieHunter Aug 21, 2017 @ 4:56pm 
ED does properly simulate eclipses. I was way out in the Formadine Rift and on one of a binary pair of rather large planets. As I was exploring the planet everything went pitch black. Not night time black like ED but pitch black. When I looked up I was treated to a beautiful eclipse. The planet's sister planet was just large enough to block out the sun but still show the corona of it. Was quite nice. This means that ED is firing rays from the sun to the planet and if enough rays hit the surface it will 'light' the planet else it will go dark. Pretty impressive.

Now I don't know if ED calculates LOS between all objects or just your 'camera' object. A good test is to see if other planets are showing shadows of planets that are eclipsing the star shining on the planet. If not then ED is only calculating LOS between the stars and you.

NMS does not show eclipses correctly. It will show the planet / sun portion but it does not affect the lighting on the planet you are on.

there are eclipses in ED... but this is the year 3303. So no, this week will probably be no eclipse on earth in ED ;)
Did FD advance the orbits of all celestial bodies to the correct time frame or did they use the current time frame? Advancing the system 100% would be nigh impossible b/c A) we don't have info on all of the objects in the galaxy and B) calculating all the possible gravitational interactions for a 1200 year time frame for all objects in the Milky Way would bring a supercomputer to its knees.

In 3303, the Earth would rotate slower and the moon would be farther away. Other planets in Sol would also have similar events occurring.
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