In other pages, we have already discussed the importance of the solar mirrors as the primary method of solar energy capture. For more information, see [[A realistic space-based prototype]] and  _From the Wikipedia article on [solar cookers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_cooker), which are essentially solar mirrors used for cooking._ The idea is to buy sheets of metallized mylar (which has a very high reflectivity of up to 98%), and then cut it into triangles that we can then arrange into a parabolic dish, like so:  The dish will need to be mounted on a wire-mesh frame designed carefully to make sure that it has the correct parabolic shape. We may need clear protective paint to add on top of the mylar to make it dust-resistant. See https://www.desmos.com/calculator/tw2phlg6mb