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From: weltyc%cieunix@RPICS.ARPA (Christopher A. Welty)
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Subject: Mirrors is space
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Date: Thu, 30-Oct-86 11:24:54 EST
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>...The
>drawback to the scheme is that the finite angular size of the sun makes
>the reflected footprint on the Earth rather large.

Couldn't you just make the mirrors slightly concave? 

					-Chris