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		arethuza on Feb 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 'Mathematically perfect' star system being investi... I think Culture style Orbitals are more elegant - no need for shadow squares to create day/night cycles.

wombatpm on Feb 28, 2024 [–]

Orbitals - The Tiny Houses of solar scale structures

ben_w on Feb 28, 2024 | [–]

Every megastructure is an invisible dot compared to the next size up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvKSRKT0nzM

arethuza on Feb 28, 2024 | | [–]

There is also The Ring in the Xeelee universe - which is millions of lightyears across:

https://xeelee.fandom.com/wiki/The_Ring

Mind you it might not count as it's a means of escape, not a place to live.

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