Fake Moon: What Do You Think?

Oct 23, 2018 By iridescent
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With China’s growing population and increasing urban space, the cost of electricity is rising in the cities.

As a solution, China’s government is planning to create an artificial moon to reduce the amount of electricity needed in urban areas. This artificial moon is a satellite, covered in a material that will reflect the sun’s rays.

The moon is scheduled to launch from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in 2020 and light Chengdu, a city located in the Sichuan Province. If the first one proves successful, more may be launched into space.

But for now, the artificial moon is still going through testing. While there are many benefits, such as saving 1.2 billion yen on electricity per year (the moon is predicted to be around eight times brighter), many scientists have spoken up an argued that creating more artificial light is harmful to the environment. As light pollution is a growing concern in our increasingly modern world (threatening and altering the breeding cycle of many species), the extra bright light may be even worse than the bright street lamps that we use now.

What do you think of China's plan? Is it a good idea?

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smalltiger August 23, 2020 - 5:20am
No
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THEBALOON2 January 5, 2019 - 6:15pm

very cool but might also take electricity making it. I did not know it was possible.

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carterreynolds November 9, 2018 - 7:53am

Wether this is a good idea or a bad idea depends on the factors. If the artificial moon has ways to prevent harming the environment, then yes. It would be a good idea. If not, then vice versa.

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Dixieshaw November 7, 2018 - 10:43am

thats actually really cool

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keca5547 October 30, 2018 - 7:29am

i dont think it is a good idea because if there is a fake moon it will damage to the nature of the wrold and make damage to nature so in my opinion i dont think it is actually useful to make a fake moon

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Chenhao October 24, 2018 - 11:00pm

Suprised that I didn't hear anything from any mass media in China, even cannot find anything about this fake moon .I don't think is a good plan because in the article the fake moon can save 1.2 billion yen each year, it's not a large amount of money, maybe cannot even buy a apartment in Nanjing. If we need the fake moon stay on one city, the position of the fake moon should be calculated very very accurate. If they actually did it, that will be a huge light pollution, and it will looks wired. If is only a dim light, support only a few light for the city, why we send it it to the space? If people cannot sleep in dark light, they will got many many illness with them.

I hope that the Sichuan goverment will hold a talking with representative and hold a voting for this before they send the fake moon on.

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Eva31131 April 5, 2019 - 11:26pm

I have searched for some information about the fake moon in other websites. It seems that it is not a very serious plan and maybe just a scientific fancy. It is difficult to make the plan come true. Although the scientists has the technology to put up a fake moon, I don't think the doctors have the technology to make the people who lives under light 24 hours per day healthy and it is impossible that everybody need it. But if the fake moon is only used in a small area as a tourist spot,it will be cool and attractive.by the way,1.2 billion yen goes to around 72 million yuan and you can buy a big house with it even in the inner area of the second ring road in Beijing.:-)

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mmdadanceforever November 29, 2018 - 9:37am

yes. and i think it would be like, "I want to save money, so let's make a giant bright street lamp!"

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Catherineye e e e e October 24, 2018 - 6:39pm

i think this plan is very good.because it good use the natural resources,at the same time ,the problem of light pollution was avoided .this plan that it has sovled the problem of China's population growth and demand increase.