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Kerbol eclipses are the most common on Duna since its moon [[Ike]] is in a near [[synchronous orbit]] letting Kerbals observe a Kerbol eclipse every day.
 
Kerbol eclipses are the most common on Duna since its moon [[Ike]] is in a near [[synchronous orbit]] letting Kerbals observe a Kerbol eclipse every day.
 
[[File:Kerbol Eclipse.PNG|frame|A Kerbol eclipse visible on top of a rocket with [[Minmus]] being visible from the insde of the blue circle.]]
 
[[File:Kerbol Eclipse.PNG|frame|A Kerbol eclipse visible on top of a rocket with [[Minmus]] being visible from the insde of the blue circle.]]
[[File:Duna Kerbol Eclipse New.PNG|frame|A Kerbol eclipse on Duna.]]
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[[File:Duna Kerbol Eclipse.PNG|frame|A Kerbol eclipse on Duna.]]

Revision as of 20:47, 12 January 2019

A Kerbol eclipse happens when the star Kerbol comes inline with the Mun effectively hiding Kerbol from Kerbals watching it.

Kerbol eclipses on other planets

It is theoretically possible to oobserve a Kerbol eclipse on other planets provided they have a moon or the planet itself is a moon a and its parent body is covering Kerbol.

Kerbol eclipses on Duna

Kerbol eclipses are the most common on Duna since its moon Ike is in a near synchronous orbit letting Kerbals observe a Kerbol eclipse every day.

A Kerbol eclipse visible on top of a rocket with Minmus being visible from the insde of the blue circle.
A Kerbol eclipse on Duna.